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(Part 2) Excerpt from an analysis done by Kristen Bindemann, Oxford Institute of Energy Studies There are two methods of contracting: bilateral negotiation and competitive bidding. When a contract is negotiated bilaterally, the firm, usually a multinational (such as ExxonMobil),...

Following on the success of the Liza, Payara and Snoek wells offshore Guyana, US super-major ExxonMobil and its partners Hess and CNOOC Nexen will soon commence a new drilling campaign hoping to further solidify its previous discoveries. On June 20, ExxonMobil...

A review of Guyana’s draft local content policy framework by members of the business community has identified several shortcomings which it believes put Guyanese business operators at a disadvantage. The review, done by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and...

Nigeria may need to spend as much $1.2B in refinery upgrades in order to reduce its dependence on the imports of refined oil products. Although the country produces 2 million barrels of oil per day, it is still forced...

TechnipFMC has entered into a three-year agreement with Woodside Energy in Australia for Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) and subsea services, including intervention, installation, and plug and abandonment services. According to a World Oil report, under the agreement, TechnipFMC will...

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Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman on Wednesday told the United Nations Ocean Conference in New York that as Guyana prepares for offshore oil production in 2020, the country is mindful of the risks to the ocean from...

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas announced Thursday, along with its Operating Partner, Tullow Oil, it has approved a circa 2,550 km2 seismic survey on the Company’s Orinduik Block offshore the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. The survey is anticipated to...

Oil prices slid nearly 5 percent on Wednesday after the U.S. government reported an unexpected increase in crude inventories, fanning fears that output cuts by major world oil producers have not drained a global glut very much. Crude stocks in...

A detailed plan will have to be developed by ExxonMobil, its development partners, contractors and sub-contractors, to address the training and employment of Guyanese, as the country gears up for first oil in mid-2020. A source familiar with the terms...