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Exxon projects oil, gas will continue to take up majority of world energy demand in 2050

ExxonMobil released its Global Outlook 2050, which projects oil and gas will continue to take up a majority of energy demand.  Exxon projects that energy demand will rise in 2025 from 600 quadrillion British thermal units (BTU) to 664 quadrillion...

GYSBI on hiring spree: 76 new employees in one day, more incoming to fill oil sector labor deficit

Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI), in collaboration with Muneshwers Limited and its Joint Venture partners, has hired 76 individuals on the spot during a job fair held at the Everest Cricket Club. The event was part of a broader...

Shutdowns for pipeline hook-up cut Guyana crude output to 427,000 b/d in July

Crude oil production at the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block decreased significantly in July due to temporary shutdowns at the Liza field. Government data shows output at 427,000 barrels per day (b/d) in July, down 34% from 644,000 b/d in June. Monthly...

bpTT pursuing Coconut Gas development

bp Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) and EOG Resources Trinidad Limited (EOG) have announced a joint venture to develop the Coconut gas field, located off the southeast coast of Trinidad in the Columbus Basin.  The partnership, structured as a 50/50 joint...

Guyana surpasses Trinidad in hydrocarbon production 

Guyana now produces more hydrocarbons in the Caribbean region than veteran producer Trinidad and Tobago (TT).  Data from TT's Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries shows oil and condensate production of 50,246 barrels per day (b/d) in the first four...

Suriname’s first standalone gas project a possibility with promising finds at Block 52 

Block 52 off the coast of Suriname is showing some promise with discoveries made by Malayasian operator, Petronas. So much so that the company is mulling what could be Suriname’s first standalone gas development.  Petronas already hinted at a floating...

Guyana earned US$7.6 million per day from oil in first half of 2024

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund received US$1.38 billion (GY$288.35 billion) in revenue from oil sales and royalties in the first half of 2024. This amounted to approximately US$7.6 million (GY$1.58 billion) per day.  Payments were included for 15 million-barrel lifts of...

Ranger still holds ranking as Exxon’s deepest well drilled in Guyana’s Stabroek Block 

ExxonMobil has made over 30 discoveries in Guyana’s Stabroek Block, but none have managed to boot the Ranger-1 well from its rank as the deepest to ever be drilled. The Ranger discovery, made in 2018,...

Exxon to return portion of Stabroek Block to State: here’s what’s not included

ExxonMobil is set to relinquish a portion of the 6.6-million-acre Stabroek Block in October, as it moves on to the final phase of the exploration period. The petroleum agreement governing operations at this block dictates that Exxon should relinquish at...

How a Silicon Valley startup’s experiment in Guyana can inform U.S. health care

Innovative telehealth solutions are revolutionizing remote medicine in oil-rich Guyana, but their adoption in the U.S. is stifled by over-regulation. By Arick Wierson, Observer Despite all the astonishing advancements in medicine in the U.S. in recent years, policymakers and health care providers have yet to come...

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IEA warns of major drop in oil investment as clean energy gains momentum

Upstream oil investment is expected to decline by 6% in 2025, marking the first drop since 2020 and the...