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Exxon, Chevron slam brakes on shale as oil demand tumbles

(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp are slamming the brakes on oil output, as the top two U.S. producers plan for combined global shut-ins of 800,000 barrels per day in response to plunging crude prices and fuel...

Exxon posts quarterly loss of $610 million – Guyana helps boost liquids production

Exxon Mobil Corporation announced on Friday an estimated first quarter 2020 loss of $610 million, or $0.14 per share assuming dilution, compared with earnings of $2.4 billion a year earlier. Results included a $2.9 billion charge from identified items,...

Guyana receives almost US$5 million in first royalty payments

The first payments of royalty due to Guyana from oil produced for the months of January, February and March have been deposited into the country’s Natural Resources Fund (NRF) account held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. On...

Global oil glut reducing but just 400 million barrels of storage left – Rystad Energy

The global imbalance between oil supply and demand, which has built to 26.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in April due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is set to halve to 13.6 million bpd in May and fall further to...

ExxonMobil Guyana continues to take all precautions for COVID-19

As oil production operations progress at the Liza Phase 1 Development offshore Guyana, ExxonMobil, operator at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block, says it continues to take all precautions to safeguard the health of workers. LISTEN TO AUDIO CLIP https://youtu.be/Sh-MgChnM0w  

Venezuela’s PDVSA considers dramatic changes to revive oil production

New leadership at Petroleos de Venezuela SA is considering a major overhaul that could see the company streamlining its oil business and even forsaking decades of state monopoly, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg said in a...

Shell cuts dividends for the first time since World War II

Oil major Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday it will be cutting dividend to shareholders for the first time since World War II, following a dramatic decline in oil prices amid the coronavirus crisis. According to a CNBC report, the...

ExxonMobil, Stabroek co-venturers plug GY$60M into COVID-19 relief efforts

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Salvation Army and Rotary Guyana have received more than GY$60 million to support COVID-19 relief programmes. ExxonMobil Guyana and the Stabroek Block co-venturers, Hess and CNOOC, are providing funds as part of the programme established...

US oil surges 16% as inventories reportedly rise less than expected

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for June delivery surged 17.10%, or $2.11, to $14.45 per barrel, while international benchmark Brent crude traded 4.8% higher at $21.49, CNBC reported on Wednesday. The surge higher came after data from the American Petroleum Institute showed Tuesday that U.S....

Global exploration & production revenues will fall by staggering 1 trillion dollars – Rystad Energy

The devastating effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on global oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) companies is better understood by looking at the industry’s expected total annual revenues for 2020. A Rystad Energy analysis shows that global E&P...

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Letter-to-the-Editor: The Guyana Super League is redefining cricket in Guyana

As an aspiring cricketer and proud Guyanese, I’m excited to see how the Guyana Super League (GSL) is not...