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ExxonMobil to begin new hunt for oil at Sorubim-1 well in Guyana

On March 30, 2018, ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) and its joint venture partners Hess and CNOOC Nexen will commence drilling operations at the Sorubim-1 well within the Stabroek Block of the Guyana Maritime Zone. The...

India sets sights on Guyana’s oil basin

The Indian Government is showing interest in Guyana’s emerging petroleum industry; not only as a potential source of crude for its growing domestic demand but also for its own exploration activities. The Asian giant’s Plenipotentiary Representative to Guyana, High Commissioner...

Fr. Commonwealth SG leads Guyana defense in ICJ border case   

Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Sir Shridath Ramphal, will again lead the Guyanese legal team of defense lawyers in a border controversy case, this time against Venezuela - to be called shortly by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The confirmation was...

Guyana could sell oil to CARICOM at preferential rates

Guyana - the latest and soon-to-be greatest producer of oil in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) could sell the commodity to member states at preferential rates, similar to a special facility Venezuela set up in 2005 under the Petrocaribe agreement. Up...

It’s disastrous to tear-up ExxonMobil contract now – Oxford Prof.

Oxford University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Sir Paul Collier, has warned it would be disastrous for Guyana to "tear-up" its Production Sharing Agreement with US oil major ExxonMobil. The Professor met with senior members of the Guyanese media...

Guyanese urged to get out of poverty now before oil is left in the ground

This is Guyana's chance to get out of poverty and the country should take it, since in the coming years a good deal of the oil discovered in the offshore basin, will remain just there. This is the advice...

Ghana defends ‘direct negotiation’ with ExxonMobil; says company best-positioned for ultra-deep operations

Ghana’s Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko, says the Government signed an oil exploration contract with ExxonMobil to explore for oil in the Deeperwater Cape Three Points Oilfields because it has the capacity to deliver. According to a Ghana Broadcasting Corporation...

Ten applications for oil blocks pending

Around ten applications for oil blocks in Guyana are currently sitting with authorities but no firm decision on the issuance of new licenses has been made yet. OilNOW was told by Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman that no decision...

High-level caucus on petroleum set for today

Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has organised a high-level caucus for Cabinet Ministers to engage global thinkers and experts on natural resource management as part of the Government of Guyana's agenda to prepare for petroleum production in 2020,...

US bans transactions with Venezuela’s petro cryptocurrency

President Donald Trump on March 19 signed an executive order barring any U.S.-based financial transactions involving Venezuela’s new petro cryptocurrency, as U.S. officials warned that it was a “scam” by President Nicolas Maduro’s government to further undermine democracy in...

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ExxonMobil taps MODEC for second Guyana FPSO as Hammerhead project advances

ExxonMobil has awarded a limited notice to proceed to Japanese offshore engineering firm MODEC for the development of a...