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As much as 3 million barrels per day of extra oil can hit the market from April

The extra oil coming into the global market from April will be as much as 3 million barrels per day (bpd), Rystad Energy estimates. Two million bpd is what OPEC+ countries are realistically able to add next month based...

Stabroek co-venturer CNOOC makes ‘large-sized’ discovery in China

CNOOC Limited said on Monday that it has made a large-sized discovery Kenli 6-1 in Bohai Bay, which is expected to be the first large-sized oil filed in Laibei lower uplift. The Kenli 6-1 structure is located in Laibei lower...

CARICOM team exits Guyana as election crisis deepens

A high-level team from regional body CARICOM which arrived in Guyana over the weekend to supervise a full recount of votes has withdrawn after a person associated with the incumbent APNU+AFC coalition party secured an injunction from the court...

Over 200 OFS firms facing bankruptcy as COVID-19 slashes billions off market – Rystad Energy

Around 20% of Europe’s mid- and small-sized oilfield service companies, the vast majority of which are British or Norwegian, are set to become insolvent as the effect of the Covid-19 epidemic will hit the continent’s OFS market hard and...

TechnipFMC halts split over COVID-19, worsening market conditions

TechnipFMC reported Sunday that it has put its planned separation into two companies on hold. According to a report from Rigzone, TechnipFMC noted the COVID-19 pandemic, plummeting commodity prices and greater equity market volatility have created market conditions that...

Hess slashes US$800M off E&P budget…Guyana offshore drilling unaffected

Hess Corporation announced Tuesday a revised $2.2 billion capital and exploratory budget for 2020, an $800 million reduction from the previous budget of $3.0 billion. The company also announced a new $1.0 billion three-year term loan agreement. These actions further strengthen the company’s cash position and financial...

Exxon set to slash spending as market conditions worsen over COVID-19 pandemic

US oil major ExxonMobil is looking to significantly reduce spending as a result of market conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and commodity price decreases, the company said Monday. “Based on this unprecedented environment, we are evaluating all appropriate steps to...

Most extreme global oil supply surplus ever recorded is on the horizon – IHS Markit

Extraordinary conditions can lead to startling outcomes. IHS Markit says that is where the oil market now finds itself—in a truly extraordinary situation in what has been a transformative week for the global industry. There has been a dizzying...

Developing nations may lose up to 85% of oil and gas income this year

Developing nations’ oil and gas income will fall by 50% to 85% this year to a more than two-decade low if current market conditions persist, the International Energy Agency and OPEC said in a rare joint statement on Monday,...

ICJ hearings on Guyana-Venezuela border case postponed

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has indicated that the oral proceedings scheduled to begin on March 23, 2020 concerning the Arbitral Award of October 3, 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela) have...

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SBM Offshore Guyana throws support behind Mental Health Awareness Campaign

SBM Offshore Guyana has thrown its support behind a new national mental health campaign launched by the Office of...