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Orinduik partners reviewing drilling strategy, budget plan for 2020 campaign

Eco Atlantic, together with its JV Partners on the Orinduik Block, Tullow Guyana B.V. (Operator, 60% Working Interest) and Total E&P Guyana B.V. (25% WI) are currently reviewing a post discovery drilling strategy and supplemental budget, for which Eco...

China’s CNOOC third-quarter capital spending surges 28%

CNOOC Ltd, the listed arm of China’s largest offshore oil and gas producer, on Thursday reported a 27.9% jump in capital spending in the third quarter amid Beijing’s push to boost oil and gas exploration and production. Reuters reported that...

‘One Basin Three Countries’ seminar opens in Suriname

As Guyana prepares for oil production in a matter of months, focus is continuing to be placed on the attractive Guyana-Suriname Basin, with the convening of the One Basin Three Countries Energy Conference for the Guianas which gets underway...

10-year plan is needed to ensure development from oil

With oil production slated to begin within months, Guyana’s former Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, says there is need for a ten-year cohesive, comprehensive plan to efficiently utilise the new-found wealth for the nation of...

New Zealand company wins contract for upgrade of Guyana’s taxation system as first oil nears

New Zealand technology company DataTorque has won a contract to improve revenue mobilisation and tax administration for the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) following a competitive tendering process. GRA’s Head of Information Technology (IT), Sese Jones, told OilNOW on Tuesday the...

Canada’s oil and gas sector wary of left-leaning parties in minority gov’t

(Reuters) - Canada’s energy industry saw its worst-case election result materialize on Monday as the Liberals failed to secure a majority government, leaving them in need of support from left-leaning parties that are opposed to new oil pipelines. Liberal Prime...

Kyanite Investment looking to acquire interest in Keppel Corporation

Kyanite Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. (KIH Pte Ltd.) has signaled its intent to make a partial offer to acquire 30.55% of shares in Keppel Corporation Limited at S$7.35 per share in cash. If the share purchase bid is a...

Trinidad investors welcomed in Guyana if entering through front door – Chamber President

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer believes that Guyanese businesses are at a disadvantage when compared to their Trinidadian counterparts due to their access to more capital and their lower hurdles to clear. But...

Decline in gas production could trigger recession in TT – Ramnarine

Former Minister of Energy in Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Ramnarine has sounded a grim warning saying his country’s economy was unlikely to grow in 2020 but proffered a raft of possible solutions including the reformation of the Supplemental Petroleum...

Rowan Jack up rig arrives for Repsol drill campaign at Kanuku Block

The Rowan/Valaris EXL II jack up rig has arrived in Guyana’s waters in preparation for drilling in the offshore Kanuku Block for Repsol, following its drilling campaigns in Trinidad over the past few years for petroleum giant BP. Services company...

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Longtail project to mark beginning of Guyana’s new gas chapter – ExxonMobil’s Routledge

ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge says the upcoming Longtail development will open a new chapter in Guyana’s energy journey,...