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O&G project sanctioning faces up to US$131 billion in reduction this year

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The effect of the COVID-19 virus on global demand for oil and gas, along with an ongoing price war that has sent oil prices tumbling at an unprecedented rate, are poised to wreak havoc on new project development plans...
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Lankhorst bags mooring lines contract for 2nd Guyana FPSO

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Leading deepwater mooring rope manufacturer, Lankhorst Offshore, said it has been awarded a contract by SBM Offshore to supply the mooring lines for the Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) for ExxonMobil’s Liza oil field offshore Guyana. This...
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COVID-19 cases, deaths spike globally

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As Oil and gas producers around the world continue to step up measures to prevent or limit the spread of the coronavirus, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned the “pandemic is accelerating,” in a tweet on Monday. There...
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Thousands of O&G workers face lay-offs in Norway as COVID-19 spreads

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As the COVID-19 global pandemic rages on, Norway, holder of the world’s largest Sovereign Wealth Fund, is seeing a rapid increase in cases as foreign workers in the country’s oil and gas sector are sent home and others are...
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Can the North Sea oil and gas industry survive the downturn?

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The North Sea oil and gas industry has weathered several storms in its 50-year existence. But the events of the past few weeks mean the sector is entering uncharted waters. The coronavirus pandemic and collapse in OPEC+ production restraint...
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COVID-19, political instability could restrict Guyana’s growth and stall oil investments

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says commodity exporters in South America will face all round lower export revenues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic both from the drop in prices and reduction in export volumes, especially to China, Europe...
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Suriname aiming to become offshore oil producer in 5 to 6 years

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Suriname’s first major offshore oil discovery at the Maka Central-1 field in Block 58 could move to production in 5 to 6 years and expectations are high that multiple projects could come on stream within the same period. Reports indicate...
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Brazil’s Petrobras reduces on-site workforce by 50% amid virus efforts

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(S&P Global) Brazilian state-led oil company Petrobras slashed administrative staff by at least 50%, including at operations units such as refineries and production facilities, amid expanding efforts across Latin America's biggest country to limit social contact and avoid dissemination...
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Virus delays oil exploration offshore Bahamas

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(Tribune Business) An oil explorer has delayed the drilling of its first well in Bahamian waters until late May/early June to ensure the coronavirus crisis does not cost it “millions of dollars”. Simon Potter, the Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) chief...
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Bristow deploys helicopters for corona evacuations in UK

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Bristow Helicopters has successfully repatriated offshore workers in the oil and gas industry with suspected cases of the novel coronavirus – COVID-19 – using three specially-configured former search and rescue aircraft. Three suspected COVID-19 cases have been flown from offshore...
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‘Lil Red Community Centre’ commissioned through partnership with Food for the Poor Inc. and SBM Offshore Guyana

Residents of Little Red Village on Guyana’s Essequibo Coast now have access to a new community hub following the...

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