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Minister hopes UG’s ‘Intelligent Radio’ brings back smart reporting

Intelligent Radio Studios is the newest station on the nation's airwaves. On Thursday, July 18, 2019, the University of Guyana (UG), with support from ExxonMobil Guyana, celebrated the revitalization of UG's campus radio programming. The University had established its...

Ratio Petroleum inks deal with Philippine National Oil Company

The Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) on July 12 inked a deal with Israeli firm ration Petroleum to “establish cooperation” for the exploration and development of oil and gas resources in the country, the Energy Department said. According to a...

Floating oil production platform sets sail for Guyana oil bonanza

The 120,000 barrels per day Liza Destiny FPSO has departed Singapore for Guyanese waters where it will begin oil production within months at the giant Liza field in the Stabroek Block. Christened on June 22, 2019 by Guyana’s First Lady,...

Guyana production could help fill ‘giant oil supply gap’ looming

Chairman and Chief Analyst at Wood Mackenzie, Simon Flowers says a giant oil supply gap is looming. If, as is expected, oil demand peaks at 110 million b/d in 2036, the inexorable decline of fields in production or under...

Guyana, TT American Chambers stage 1st HSSE conference in Georgetown

As Guyana prepares for first oil, the need for Health, Safety, Security and the Environment (HSSE) standards was further highlighted on Wednesday when the American Chamber of Commerce Guyana (AMCHAM), in collaboration with its sister organisation in Trinidad and...

IEA sees oil market oversupplied in 2019 on U.S. production

(Reuters) - Surging U.S. oil output will outpace sluggish global demand and lead to a large stock build around the world in the next nine months, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. The forecasts appear to predict the...

Massive discovered resource opportunities on offer in Brazil 2019 pre-salt bid rounds

The forthcoming three-round licensing bonanza of Brazil’s pre-salt acreage includes four massive discovered resource opportunities (DROs) sandwiched between two high-profile exploration rounds.  Timing for this round is set for November 6, 2019, industry analyst Wood Mackenzie said in a...

ExxonMobil partners with University of Guyana for roll-out of ‘clean energy’ machine

The University of Guyana’s (UG) Faculty of Agriculture on Monday commissioned a gasifier machine that will have the capacity to produce 10-12kWatts of clean energy and will be used for research in the production of other biomass materials. The project,...

One oil major walked away, 20 companies said no to Guyana exploration

The financial risk was high and the prospects of finding oil off the Guyana coast was low in the lead-up to the 2015 drill campaign that saw the largest discovery for that year being made at the Liza field....

Orinduik explorers targeting 220 million barrels of oil at Jethro-Lobe

Explorers in the 1800km2 Orinduik Block, situated in shallow water (70 – 1,400m), 170 km offshore Guyana, are targeting around 220 million barrels of oil at the first wildcat well currently being drilled – Jethro-Lobe. Orinduik is located adjacent to...

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Exxon identifies 600 million barrels of additional reserves in sanctioned Guyana projects

ExxonMobil Guyana has increased its estimate of reserves in its Stabroek Block development projects by 600 million barrels on...