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Liza Unity floater will push Guyana’s total oil production to 340,000 bpd by 2022

Double the capacity of the Liza Destiny FPSO, the Liza Unity – the vessel that will begin producing oil at Guyana’s second offshore development - is SBM Offshore’s first generic Multi-Purpose Floater (MPF1) hull in its series of hulls...

Liza Phase 1 approaching 75,000 barrels per day

Oil production at Guyana’s first ever offshore development – Liza Phase 1 - is ramping up with daily output now around 75,000 barrels per day. “Liza Phase 1 production continues to ramp up. Current gross production is approximately 75,000 barrels...

Liza Phase 1 cost expected to be around US$1 billion below budget

Development cost for the 120,000 barrels per day Liza Phase 1 project offshore Guyana has been reduced by close to US$1 billion according to an official of Hess Corporation, a 30 percent co-venturer at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek...

Kosmos plugs and abandons Gulf of Mexico well after expending US$24M

Kosmos Energy (NYSE: KOS) (LSE: KOS) said Wednesday it has completed drilling the Oldfield exploration well (Kosmos 40%, Hess 60%) in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Oldfield was designed to test a sub-salt Miocene prospect located in Mississippi Canyon, targeting approximately 10 mmboe...

OPEC eyes deeper cuts to head off impact of coronavirus: source

OPEC members are considering deeper production cuts, or extending their existing deal, in response to a slump in prices caused by the outbreak of coronavirus in China, according to a source in the group, S&P Global said in a...

Guyana now has more oil than Mexico, Norway

Less than 5 years ago Guyana was listed as having no known oil resources. Now, with more than 8 billion oil-equivalent barrels estimated to be lying at the Stabroek Block, the country has surpassed Mexico, Norway and 77 other...

Maduro regime courting IOCs for PDVSA majority shareholding

The Nicolas Maduro regime has proposed giving majority shares and control of its oil industry to international corporations after decades of state control. According to an article published by Bloomberg on Monday, Maduro’s representatives have reportedly held talks with Russia’s...

MatPal Maritime Institute to host oil and gas career forum

Guyana’s MatPal Maritime Institute (MPMI) will be hosting a Career Forum to inform the public of training and employment opportunities within the oil and gas and maritime industry. The forum will take place on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at the Critchlow Labour College Auditorium in Georgetown. Following welcome and opening...

Hess plugs over 80% of its 2020 E&P budget into Guyana, Bakken

Hess Corporation on Tuesday announced a $3 billion Exploration and Production capital and exploratory budget, of which more than 80% will be allocated to high return investments including Guyana. In a press release, Hess said that the $3 billion budget...

Guyana deepwater off to spectacular 2020 start

The new year began in Guyana with the first oil lift followed by ExxonMobil’s 16th discovery and the addition of more than 2 billion barrels of recoverable oil resource at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block. All this good news come...

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MODEC launches new offshore training intake for Guyanese technical graduates

MODEC has launched a new intake for its Offshore Technical Trainee Program in Guyana. This initiative follows the launch...