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Traders expected in Guyana within days to bid on oil cargoes

At least half a dozen traders from Houston, Geneva and London are set to arrive in Guyana this weekend to bid on some of the first oil cargoes to be produced by the tiny South American nation. "After careful consideration,...

Global upstream investments set to decline in 2020

Rystad Energy is forecasting that overall global upstream investments in 2020 will decrease by around 4%. Investments in shale/tight oil are expected to contract the most next year by almost 12%. Rystad Energy believes that the lower oil price and...

Mexico’s major oil find could strangle foreign investment for years: analyst

(S&P Global Platts) Pemex's massive new oil discovery at the Quesqui field might paradoxically prove to be the worst news of 2019 for Mexico's energy sector, as it will be used to justify a shunning of badly needed private investment...

USAID $500K project to boost Guyana’s transparency efforts

The United States Agency for International Development announces a $500,000 USD Extractive Industries Transparency Project to promote transparency and good governance in Guyana’s extractive industries. According to a statement from the US Embassy in Georgetown on Friday, the aim of...

Safety first, then first oil – production imminent

From the first discovery announced in May 2015, to first oil, now potentially just days away; the tremendous work that has gone into bringing the Liza Phase 1 Development project to the point of production will soon pay off. The...

Oil fields above $60 break-even will be priced out – Stabroek remains viable

Energy projects that need oil prices above $60 per barrel in order to break even risk being uncommercial going forward, according to Rystad Energy. However, massive investments in exploration and sanctioning are still needed to meet growing global demand. As...

Venezuela increases oil output amid drive to keep world inventories low

(MercoPress) The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reported on Wednesday a gradual recovery in Venezuela's oil production with a figure of 912,000 barrels per day (bpd), 151,000 above October's output, as the Venezuelan Government continues to target February's...

Permian operators must drill more wells to maintain current production levels – IHS Markit

Oil and gas operators in the Permian Basin, the most prolific hydrocarbon resource basin in North America, will have to drill substantially more wells just to maintain current production levels and even more to grow production, owing to the...

SBM Offshore firms up contract with Petrobras for FPSO Sepetiba

SBM Offshore said on Wednesday it has signed contracts with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the 22.5 years lease and operation of FPSO Sepetiba (formerly known as Mero 2). These contracts follow the signing of the binding Letter of...

Saudi Aramco touches $2 trillion in value on second day of trading

(The Guardian) Saudi Aramco has touched a market value of $2tn a day after the Saudi state-backed oil company made its stock market debut. The shares rose almost 10% at the open on the second day of trade on Riyadh’s Tadawul...

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Venezuela risks more sanctions if unlawful election is held in Essequibo this May – Greenidge 

Venezuela risks triggering even more international sanctions if it proceeds with its unlawful elections in Guyana’s Essequibo region. The...