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Guyana opposition leads as verification of votes from most populous district continues

The final results in what is being described as the ‘mother of all elections’ is now dependent on the verification of votes from the most populous district in South America’s newest oil producing country – Guyana. As of Wednesday evening,...

Exploration plans cover 31 wells offshore Guyana – region in need of jackups

South America is home to several regions of offshore expansion, with few basins currently displaying more growth potential than the Guyana Suriname Basin. Exploration in this area continues to impress and the list of oil and gas participants is...

Guyana oil production on track to surpass Newfoundland and Labrador – Rob Strong

South America’s newest oil producer Guyana is on track to ramp up production to more than 750,000 bpd by 2025 from multiple developments at massive oil fields located off the country’s coast at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block. Speaking...

Venezuela moves to seize shipping agents’ assets over debts to PDVSA: sources, document

(Reuters) - Venezuela’s judiciary has moved to seize the assets of six private shipping agencies over debts to state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) , according to a document seen by Reuters and two people with knowledge of...

Chevron plans $80B in dividends as shale production ramps up

(Bloomberg) - Chevron plans as much as $80 billion in dividends and share buybacks over the next five years, boosting distributions by 20% compared with the most recent pace of payouts as the U.S. oil giant ramps up production...

Guyana election is pivotal point in country’s outlook – Remi Piet

Senior Director of Americas Market Intelligence (AMI), political analyst Remi Piet said Guyana’s general and regional elections which took place on Monday in the South American oil producing nation could be a close one to call. Piet said the elections...

Ampelmann bags first Guyana project with SBM Offshore for Liza Destiny FPSO

Ampelmann has added Guyana as a new market to its global portfolio. In a contract with Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore, the company assisted the hook-up and commissioning of the FPSO Liza Destiny, currently spread moored offshore Guyana producing...

Hope for action from OPEC, central banks halts oil’s freefall

(Bloomberg) --Oil rebounded from its worst week since 2008 as the world’s central banks sought to stabilize financial markets, while hopes grew that OPEC+ will deepen output cuts following the coronavirus outbreak. Futures rose as much as 4.4% in New...

Tanker owner says to end shipping of Rosneft’s Venezuelan oil

(Reuters) - Mercantile & Maritime said on Monday it would terminate its shipments of Venezuelan oil for Rosneft after the United States imposed sanctions on the Russian oil firm’s Swiss trading unit. Washington imposed sanctions in February on Rosneft’s Geneva-based...

Exxon looking to move ahead with 4th development at Stabroek Block

ExxonMobil, operator at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block offshore Guyana is looking to move ahead with its fourth development in the South American country at the Hammerhead field. This latest development will follow the Liza Phase 1 and...

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Smith pushing for more Guyanese firms to benefit from O&G as second term as Chamber President begins  

In her second term as President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce (GCCI), Kathy Smith plans to increase the...