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CGX back in the game; looking to drill 6 wells over next 2yrs offshore Guyana

Canadian-based oil and gas exploration company CGX Energy Inc. will soon recommence exploration work offshore Guyana and aims to drill as much as 6 wells over the next two years. CGX had come up empty-handed on previous attempts to...

SBM proud to be building FPSO for Liza development, production in Guyana

SBM Offshore, the company awarded contracts for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Liza development and production in Guyana, is excited to be undertaking this project that would help catapult the South American country into...

Trump blocks Exxon from drilling for oil in Russia

(CNN) The Trump administration has denied ExxonMobil permission to bypass sanctions to drill for oil in Russia. "The Treasury Department will not be issuing waivers to U.S. companies, including Exxon, authorizing drilling prohibited by current Russian sanctions," Treasury Secretary Steven...

Guyanese job expectations high even as employment in oil & gas declines globally

With oil production set to begin in Guyana by 2020, expectations remain high across the population for more and better paying jobs, even as hundreds of thousands have been laid off globally as a result of declining oil prices...

Guyana to establish national oil company by 2018, petroleum institute in 2020

Major plans are being put in place in preparation for oil production in the South American nation of Guyana where recent large discoveries of high quality crude were made 120 miles offshore. The country’s natural resources minister, Raphael Trotman,...

Stolen oil & gas revenue benefits elite few – Transparency International

Money generated from oil and gas production finding its way into the pockets of corrupt officials is a key reason many countries rich in this precious resource, remain poor. According to Transparency International, over the next 20 years, it is expected...

EPA expects full consultation as Guyana gears up for oil production

With oil production set to begin in Guyana by 2020, the country’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it expects to be fully consulted on environmental management and sustainable use of the South American nation’s natural resources. EPA’s representative, Aminah Damon,...

Hess to plug US$475M into Stabroek block offshore Guyana this year

Hess Corporation will plug a total of US$475M into development and drilling activities on the Stabroek block, located 120 miles offshore the coast of Guyana this year. The now world-famous oil field is home to the Liza and other...

Exxon to carry out exploratory work in newly acquired Kaieteur block, drilling to begin at Liza-4 well

US oil major ExxonMobil will soon begin preliminary exploration work in the Kaieteur block, an area adjacent to the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, which the company recently acquired. Drilling will also commence at the Liza-4 well in the eastern...

BP starts up onshore compression project in T&T

BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) announced on Thursday the start-up of the Trinidad onshore compression (TROC) project - one of seven major upstream projects BP expects to bring online in 2017. Full start-up will take place over the next...

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LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. & GÖTEBORG, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF, ADR: BCHPY), the world’s first commercial...