ExxonMobil has increased holdings in Argentina after its subsidiary ExxonMobil Argentina Offshore Investments B.V. and an affiliate of Qatar Petroleum won three exploration blocks during Argentina’s first offshore bid round. The award adds approximately 2.6 million net acres to its...
Industry analyst Wood Mackenzie says the Liza Complex in Guyana is one of the largest and best deepwater projects in the world and is playing a key role in the exploration frenzy unfolding on the South American continent.
“A winning...
(Reuters) - Brent oil slipped to around $71 a barrel on Tuesday, pressured by expectations of higher U.S. inventories and concern about Russia’s willingness to stick with OPEC-led supply cuts.
Analysts on average expect U.S. crude stockpiles to have risen...
Reports that US oil major ExxonMobil was mulling the sale of oil and gas fields in Nigeria for up to $3 billion as the company focuses on Guyana’s Stabroek Block and investments in the US Permian Basin are untrue,...
The Liza Phase 1 Development has reached another incredible milestone—installation of the first subsea tree.
A subsea tree monitors and controls the production of a subsea well. Affixed to the wellhead of a completed well, it can also manage fluids...
The first shipment of pipes for the Liza field to be loaded directly from the Saipem shore base facility, sitting on the eastern bank of the Demerara River in Georgetown, took place over the weekend, marking a significant step...
(Bloomberg) China is the world's largest oil importer and Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world. For those two reasons alone, the economic relationship between our nations will inevitably grow. In fact, we hope for even...
FID is the Final investment decision to invest in a project, typically made by the board and executive committee of oil companies. At this point, major risks have been mitigated and concerns addressed. The project then moves to execution,...
(Bloomberg) -- "With great power comes great responsibility," said Uncle Ben in the famous Marvel Comic turned blockbuster film Spider-Man (2002). Chevron Corp.’s acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. gives it access to the popular Permian Basin, in addition to...
(Bloomberg) Secretary of State Michael Pompeo blamed China and Russia for spreading “disorder” in Latin America by funding failing development projects and supporting leaders such as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who the U.S. insists must step down from power.
Pompeo,...