In what is being described as a reckless and illegal act, Foreign Minister of Guyana, Carl Greenidge, disclosed on Thursday that the Venezuelan navy attempted to land a chopper on a survey vessel contracted by US oil major ExxonMobil,...
Venezuela, once Latin America’s largest oil exporter, ended 2018 with a whimper as overseas sales dropped to the lowest in nearly three decades, Bloomberg said in a January 2 report.
Home to the world’s biggest crude reserves, the country exported...
Speaker of the National Assembly in Guyana, Dr Barton Scotland has chosen not to reverse his position on the vote of no-confidence which was carried on December 21, 2018, effectively bringing the life of the APNU+AFC coalition government to...
CNOOC Limited, a 25 percent stakeholder in Guyana’s prolific offshore Stabroek Block along with ExxonMobil (45 percent) and HESS (30 percent), announced on January 2, 2019 that its Egina Field, located in deepwater offshore Nigeria, has commenced production.
The company...
While there have been no reported injuries, a fire on January 2, 2019 at a Noble Energy site in Reeves County, Texas damaged three oil tanks which were still burning late Wednesday morning, a report from Upstream Online stated.
Three...
President of Guyana, David Granger, says his government remains committed to upholding the constitution and will be pursuing discussions with the opposition in 2019 to determine the way forward for the oil-rich South American nation.
The President made these remarks...
(Merco Press) Due to ExxonMobil’s run of success in oil exploration offshore Guyana, the country is on a path to becoming a Latin American powerhouse, Wood Mackenzie said. The super-major announced its tenth Guyana discovery this week, increasing the...
The exploration industry has fought its way back to profitability, and is now keen to stay there says industry analyst Wood Mackenzie in December 19 report. Explorers will continue their disciplined and cautious approach to ensure spending remains low...
Guyana's former Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud believes that the current trajectory that the country is on with regards to its oil and gas preparations will be maintained notwithstanding the recent collapse of the coalition...
As citizens of Guyana prepare for an early General Elections, the Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is suggesting that the political parties vying for office sign “a pact” to not accept campaign funding from oil companies.
“I think we should be...