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High performance from Guyana as 2020 half-year discoveries hit lowest in 100 years

Global discoveries of conventional resource volumes reached just 4.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in the first half of 2020 with Guyana among just a few countries that recorded success during the period. Rystad Energy says this represents the...

‘The worst is behind us’: Analysts see continued recovery for global oil markets

After reaching historic lows in April, global oil prices could continue to chop higher in the coming months as COVID-19 shelter-in-place restrictions begin to lift, S&P Global Platts said in a recent report . Speaking at the Global Executive Petroleum...

Maersk Drilling bags exploration contract for one-well campaign in Suriname

Maersk Drilling has secured a contract for the semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer which will be employed by PETRONAS Suriname Exploration & Production B.V. for a one-well exploration campaign in Block 52 offshore Suriname. The contract is expected to commence in...

Guyana makes historic presentation to ICJ over border controversy with Venezuela

A battery of international lawyers with key support from Sir Shridath Ramphal presented Guyana’s case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday to show why that august body has jurisdiction to hear the case over the border...

Brazil’s Petrobras says Buzios oil field achieved a new daily production record in June

(Reuters) - Brazil’s Petrobras said that its platforms P-74, P-75, P-76 and P-77 located in the deepwater Buzios oil field, the largest in the world, achieved record production levels on June 27, totalling 664,000 bpd and 822,000 boed. The oil...

Shell’s US$22 billion write down ‘signals fundamental change’ – WoodMac

Speaking after Shell announced impairments of up to US$22 billion to its portfolio, Angus Rodger, a director with Wood Mackenzie’s upstream research team, said, “The major oil companies are going through a process of reassessing long-term oil price assumptions...

Guyanese recruitment firm gets TRACE certification

Guyanese-owned Strategic Recruitment Solutions Inc (SRSGY) has taken another step forward in meeting international compliance requirements by Completing TRACE Certified Due Diligence. TRACEcertification is a heavily benchmarked and comprehensive due diligence review, analysis and approval process establishing that an individual or...

BP’s decision to sell its global petrochemicals business will impact T&T – Former Energy Minister

The move by BP to sell its global petrochemicals business to INEOS for $5 billion as part of plans to “reinvent” itself into a more focused, integrated energy company will impact Trinidad and Tobago where it is the largest...

Brazil’s Petrobras to sell stake in Campo de Tartaruga oil field: filing

(Reuters) - Brazilian oil company Petrobras said on Monday that it had begun the process to sell the entirety of its stake in the Campo de Tartaruga field, located in shallow waters in Bacia de Sergipe-Alagoas in the state...

Transborders designates SBM Offshore exclusive operation & maintenance services contractor for FLNG facilities

Transborders Energy (Transborders) announce on Monday that it has entered into a FLNG Solution Partnership Agreement with Single Buoy Moorings Inc. (SBM Offshore) for co-pursuing the deployment of Transborders’ FLNG Solution on a range of stranded offshore gas resource...

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Study identifies major oil-generating sweet spot near Suriname’s Block 52

A new basin modelling study has identified an area near Suriname’s Block 52 as the strongest oil-generating sweet spot...