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Lima Group won’t recognize Maduro regime; calls on Venezuela to desist from violating sovereign rights of neighbours

The Lima Group says it has no intention of recognizing the new Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela and called on the South American country to desist from violating the sovereign rights of its neighbours. In a joint statement issued on...

Venezuela becoming increasingly aggressive in push for more territory

Reports indicate that Venezuela has signaled its intention to remap its Caribbean oil and gas prospects which is a move that could further escalate rising tensions between that country and neighbouring Guyana, which has of late become an oil...

WoodMac estimates Pluma could contain 300 million barrels of oil

Industry analyst Wood Mackenzie estimates that ExxonMobil’s 10th discovery off the Guyana coast at the Pluma 1 well could add an additional 300 million barrels of oil to what is a rapidly growing resource base for the US oil...

Demand for land increases with oil and gas prospects

As the development of Guyana’s oil and gas resources continues, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) has seen an increased demand for land. “There is a lot of interest in…waterfront lands and many people have their own idea about...

Large-scale land, water remapping project to get underway in Guyana

As it embarks on a project to remap the entire country, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) is establishing a Hydrographic Surveying Unit to deal with a range of features including those related to offshore exploration. According to Chief...

BP detects 1 billion barrels of oil at Thunder Horse field

British energy company BP said Tuesday it has found 1 billion barrels of crude at the Thunder Horse field in the Gulf of Mexico after analyzing the results of breakthrough seismic imaging.  Elsewhere, two new discoveries near the Na Kika...

US$65M expended with more than 300 local suppliers during 2018 from Exxon operations in Guyana

ExxonMobil said in an update on Monday that throughout its activities in Guyana, the company continues to emphasize and promote direct benefits to local business. “More than 50 percent of the Guyana affiliate’s employees, contractors and subcontractors are Guyanese, a...

ExxonMobil begins drilling at Haimara; major development options seen at Turbot

US oil major ExxonMobil said on Monday that it has begun drilling the Haimara-1 exploration well offshore the South American country of Guyana - the first of two planned wells in January. The Stena Carron drillship is drilling the well,...

Liza Phase 1 moves into ‘peak execution’ – ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil said on Monday that work on the Liza Phase 1 development offshore Guyana is progressing and has moved into its peak execution phase ahead of expected startup in early 2020. “Drilling of development wells in the Liza field is...

Oversupply, faltering growth to weigh on oil prices in 2019: Reuters poll

(Reuters) - Crude oil prices look likely to trade below $70 per barrel in 2019 as surplus production, much of it from the United States, and slowing economic growth undermine OPEC-led efforts to shore up the market, a Reuters...

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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,...