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Ranger is deepest drill campaign ever conducted by ExxonMobil offshore Guyana

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The successful foray by ExxonMobil into the Ranger-1 reservoir offshore Guyana saw the deepest drilling exercise to date some 60 miles north-west of the prolific Liza field. The Ranger-1 well was drilled in a new area, encountering approximately 230 feet...
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Maka, Sapakara could be developed with 150,000 b/d FPSO

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The Maka Central-1 and Sapakara West-1 discoveries, the first of their kind offshore Suriname, are likely to be developed in coming years utilizing a high capacity floating oil production complex. The two discoveries are located approximately 20 kilometers (12...
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Supercomputers, high-speed internet key to operating oil fields

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Developing energy requires a big toolbox. It relies on detailed geological surveys to find the oil and gas, high-performance drilling platforms to access the reservoirs and, finally, the ability to transport the crude or natural gas responsibly. US oil...
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Venezuela’s oil exports sink to 17-year low, choked by U.S. sanctions

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(Reuters) - Venezuela’s oil exports plummeted in May to their lowest level since 2003 as U.S. sanctions choked exports and two Mexican firms that had acted as intermediaries for Venezuelan crude sales stopped receiving oil, Refinitiv Eikon data and...
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Noia writes Trudeau about ‘dire’ state of Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil sector

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(The Chronicle Herald) The association representing businesses involved in Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil sector is adding written words to spoken ones as it continues to press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to provide federal government help for the beleaguered...
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SBM Offshore donates 30,000 pieces of protective gear to CDC for COVID-19 response in Guyana

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Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore has provided 30,000 pieces of protective gear to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in Guyana to help with the agency’s national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press update on Wednesday, SBM Offshore said...
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Schlumberger in search of contractors to build office building, workshop in Guyana

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Schlumberger Guyana is moving to construct an office building and workshop to support the ExxonMobil operations at the Liza Development. The company is looking for highly qualified contractors to build these facilities which will be located at Houston Port,...
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Occidental Petroleum, Equinor removing non-essential workers in Gulf of Mexico

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Occidental Petroleum Corp and Norwegian state-oil company Equinor ASA are removing non-essential workers from some Gulf of Mexico facilities ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal, the companies said on Wednesday, according to a Reuters report. Gulf of Mexico operations are continuing...
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Oil falls below $40 on doubts early OPEC+ meeting will go ahead this week

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(Reuters) Oil prices erased gains on Wednesday, with Brent crude futures falling back below $40 a barrel, on doubts an early meeting of some of the world’s most powerful oil producers will go ahead as planned. OPEC and non-OPEC allies,...
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Under sanctions oil money could be frozen – Sir Ronald Sanders

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New oil producer Guyana is being urged to avoid sanctions from the international community over its March 2 elections at all cost since such measures could have far-reaching effects that would be damaging to the country’s growth and development. Several...
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New oil spill bill places full liability on companies for damages and clean-up 

Oil companies operating in Guyana would be liable for all damages caused by an oil spill incident they cause,...

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