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Guyanese benefitted from almost GY$19 billion in oil and gas contracts during first half of 2021

During the first half of 2021, ExxonMobil Guyana and its contractors spent nearly GY$19 billion with more than 750 Guyanese vendors on goods and services ranging from food stuff to engineering. This has generated, either directly or indirectly, an...

Equinor begins production at one of the most profitable projects in its history

On Friday August 27, production started from the Troll phase 3 project in the North Sea. The project has a break-even price below 10 dollars and CO2 emissions of less than 0.1 kg per barrel oil equivalent. The new wells...

Maersk Drilling upbeat about Guyana campaign, rig now booked for second well

CGX Resources Inc., operator and joint venture partner with Frontera Energy Guyana Corp has exercised an option to drill one additional exploration well offshore Guyana. The work is expected to commence in the first half of 2022 in direct...

New ‘up-and-coming petro-power’ has opportunity to broaden trade, foreign policy partners

A potential new element in the changing face of geopolitics is emerging in the Southern Caribbean and this could present new opportunities for South America’s newest oil producing nation. So says Scott B. MacDonald, Chief Economist for Smith’s Research...

No major economy on track to meet 45% reduction in annual emissions by 2030 – WoodMac Analyst

Following the release of a damning report by the United Nations' (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which is essentially another stark reminder for world economies to raise their climate ambition, Wood Mackenzie has stepped into the debate...

Monster hurricane pushes Gulf of Mexico oil, refining output almost to zero

Seeking Alpha - Hurricane Ida Update More than 90% of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has shut down as Hurricane Ida plows toward the Louisiana coast, threatening an area that is home to 17% of U.S. oil production, 5%...

Drilling at Sapote-1 has begun, JHI confirms

The Stena DrillMAX has begun drilling the Sapote-1 prospect at the Canje Block, JHI Associates Inc. said on Sunday. The Sapote-1 well is designed to test Upper Cretaceous reservoirs in a stratigraphic trap.  The well is approximately 255 km northeast...

Explorers betting big on Kawa-1, confident of hitting pay in major comeback

Updated August 29, 2021 CGX Resources Inc. (CRI), operator of the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, believes the chance of finding hydrocarbons at the Kawa-1 prospect has increased since the company last drilled wells in the South American country back in...

Major drill campaigns happening at multiple blocks in busiest period yet for Guyana offshore

Rigs are on the hunt for commercial crude at three blocks offshore Guyana, all at the same time. Drill campaigns are underway at the Stabroek, Canje and Corentyne blocks in what is now the busiest period the offshore basin...

Guyana, India and oil in the Southern Caribbean

By Scott B. MacDonald – OilNOW India is one of the world’s major oil consumers and Guyana is an up-and-coming petro-power. In March 2021, HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd., a joint venture between state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Mittal Energy Investment, bought...

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Independent inquiry will determine responsibility for MV Barima tragedy –  Guyana PM

Prime Minister Mark Phillips said an independent commission of inquiry will determine responsibility for the MV Barima tragedy and...