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ExxonMobil gunning for more oil at Yellowtail as Guyana foray continues

Twelve discoveries and more than 5 billion barrels of oil later, US oil major ExxonMobil’s story in Guyana is still being written and analysts believe that more oil lay in the chapters ahead. Fresh off of its 11th and 12th...

Lifetime engagement in Guyana means talking to everyone – ExxonMobil CEO

Just a few days before US oil major ExxonMobil announced its 11th and 12th discoveries offshore Guyana, Chairman and CEO Darren Woods made an appearance on a quarterly earnings call where he expressed full confidence in the advancement of the...

ExxonMobil strikes oil again offshore Guyana in 11th and 12th discoveries

US oil major ExxonMobil has once again struck oil offshore the South American country of Guyana, this time at the Tilapia-1 and Haimara-1 wells, making it the company’s 11th and 12th  discoveries in the Stabroek Block. Director of the Department...

TechnipFMC awarded large EPCI contract for Petrobras Mero 1 pre-salt field in Brazil

TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) (PARIS: FTI) said on Wednesday it has been awarded a large engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the Mero 1 pre-salt field, located in the Santos Basin, at 2,100 meters of water depth offshore...

Venezuela crisis: Major global powers ordered to stop trading oil and gold assets with Maduro

A coalition group of Latin American countries and Canada has urged the Venezuelan military to sever ties with President Nicolas Maduro, CNBC said in a report on Tuesday. It comes at a time when political tensions in Venezuela are reaching boiling point, with the oil-rich,...

TT’s position on Venezuela bad for Dragon Gas deal – Persad-Bissessar

Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and current Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says that government’s support for embattled leader of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro could jeopardise the recently signed Dragon Gas deal. Through this arrangement, it was envisaged that natural...

Bloomberg: Tiny Guyana could soon pump more oil than OPEC member Venezuela

Guyana, a country that currently produces no crude, could pump more than OPEC member Venezuela in five years, Bloomberg said in report on Monday. While U.S. sanctions on Venezuela threaten to accelerate an already steep slide in production, neighboring Guyana’s...

WoodMac expects ‘billion-barrel scale volumes’ from Guyana, Mexico and Brazil

After a difficult few years, the exploration sector is back in the black – and keen to stay there. New analysis from Wood Mackenzie shows that explorers’ success in 2018 reflects a disciplined approach that’s set to continue this...

Repsol to begin survey offshore Guyana this week

Spanish oil company Repsol will begin undertaking a geotechnical survey in the Kanuku Block offshore Guyana on Saturday. The survey activities are scheduled to continue until February 24. The MV Regulus will conduct the operation some 66 nautical miles from...

More advanced training in oil and gas needed – GRA head

Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia, believes that the staff at the agency must be exposed to advanced training in oil and gas as the South American country prepares for first oil within months. Currently, training...

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Hull for Guyana’s Jaguar FPSO arrives at Singapore yard

SBM Offshore said the multi-purpose floater (MPF) 5 has arrived at the Seatrium yard in Singapore. The hull is...