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ExxonMobil moving towards potential giant Liza Phase 2 development; could start by 2022

ExxonMobil Guyana said on Thursday it has submitted an application to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for environmental authorization as part of the company’s plans for a potential production concept for Liza Phase 2. “Given we receive all the permits...

Global demand continues to make Guyana’s oil discoveries profitable – Ambassador Quinn

British High Commissioner to Guyana, Gregory Quinn believes Guyanese need not worry about the threats of alternative and other types of green energy to its emerging oil and gas industry, since demand will “continue to make what has been...

Tullow plans to bring forward Guyana drilling to 2018

Tullow Oil plc said that preparations are underway for drilling offshore Guyana possibly in late 2018. This is according to an operational update the company issued on Wednesday. The company said that it is currently processing seismic data with a...

SOCU needs resources, cooperation to investigate O&G financial crimes – UK Expert

British financial crimes expert, Dr. Sam Sittlington has expressed reservations over the level of resourcing afforded to the Guyana Police Force’s Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) but believes the unit will be able to effectively investigate malfeasance and other...

Placing contract in public domain is ‘fantastic step in right direction’ – Brasington

Placing the petroleum agreement between Guyana and ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited in the public domain is a step in the right direction and provides a basis for healthy conversation about what it contains. This is the...

Over $20B in fixed assets, 3,500 employees; ExxonMobil marks 125 years in Singapore

(The Straits Times) This year marks the 125th anniversary of ExxonMobil’s presence in Singapore. Starting out in 1893 as a small trading company at Robinson Quay selling kerosene and lubricants, ExxonMobil has since become one of Singapore’s largest foreign...

UTEC secures major deal from Liza subsea contractor TechnipFMC affiliate

UTEC, a global survey company in subsea services group Acteon said it has won a contract from Technip Oceania Pty Ltd, part of TechnipFMC in Australia, to provide survey and positioning services on the Greater Enfield Project, offshore Western...

Hess Corporation expects significant returns on Guyana investment

The announcement by ExxonMobil Corporation on Friday of a 6th oil discovery off the coast of Guyana has further cemented the view that investment in exploration and production activities in the South American country will see significant returns. Even before...

TT’s economy to benefit from BP’s Juniper project in 2018 – Kevin Ramnarine

Former Minister of Energy in Trinidad and Tobago, Kevin Ramnarine, believes that during 2018 the country's economy will benefit from petroleum production by BP’s Juniper project; said to be the largest new project there in several years. BP has invested around...

PSC decries ‘lack of local content’ in ExxonMobil agreement

In wake of the release of the ExxonMobil contract on December 28, 2017, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has decried what it describes as a paucity of benefits for the business community and hopes that this can be addressed...

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Guyanese businesses can benefit by joining Exxon’s virtual Feedback Session slated for Dec. 13

By Clement Smith - OilNOW Guyanese businesses interested in tapping into the oil and gas sector or already operating in...