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Liza crude will attract interest from refineries as far away as China – IHS Markit

Refineries in the US Gulf of Mexico (USGC) and China are expected to take particular interest in the crude being produced in the South American country of Guyana which IHS Markit expects will be discounted by $2 relative to...

Low to no growth expected in Caribbean – Guyana stands out – Dukharan

Despite low to no growth projected in some Caribbean countries for 2020, Guyana stands out as a pillar in the region due to the South American country commencing oil production in December 2019 which will mean a spike in...

ExxonMobil ups Guyana resource to more than 8 billion barrels; announces 16th oil discovery

Director of Guyana’s Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, today announced that ExxonMobil has made its 16th oil discovery offshore Guyana. The new discovery was made northeast of the producing Liza field at the Uaru well, on the Stabroek Block. This new...

IHS Markit: Guyana – the world’s newest oil producer

In an environment of oil supply glut, a new player entered the scene. Guyana, a nation bordering Venezuela and Brazil - two countries with large oil reserves - has established itself as an oil producer as of December 20...

Potential for giant oil and gas fields remains greatest on South America’s Atlantic margin

The presence of giant oil and gas fields in South America, stretching all the way from the Santos basin in the south to the Guyana-Suriname basin to the north, have long been known, with estimates of tens of billions...

Demand for oil will remain above 100 million barrels per day – Aramco CEO

The global demand for oil is expected to remain over 100 million barrels per day according to Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser, signaling good news for new producers such as Guyana. “There is good penetration from renewables and electric cars...

Oil was sick even before coronavirus hit

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Oil succumbed to the coronavirus this week because its immune system was compromised already. Amid headlines about quarantined Chinese cities and dozens of potential cases showing up in the U.S., Brent crude closed on Friday at $60...

‘Women in oil and gas’ summit set for June in Guyana

A three-day summit focusing on the role of women in Guyana’s emerging oil and gas sector is set to take place in June at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, under the theme: First Oil, First Step Focusing on Women. The event,...

Institutional mechanisms for Guyana’s natural resources wealth management

Rules One possible solution to the problem of overspending is to remove the government's discretion over how natural resource wealth is spent. Most Natural Resource Funds (NRFs) are set up with conditions on how and when money can be withdrawn...

Brent logs worst weekly loss in a year as China virus fears swell

(Reuters) Crude prices sank more than 2% on Friday and Brent logged its biggest weekly decline in more than a year as concerns that a coronavirus will spread farther in China, the world’s second-largest oil consumer, curbing travel and...

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Region Three’s gas development could guide future projects elsewhere – Routledge

Region Three’s success in using natural gas to support industrial development could influence similar investments elsewhere in Guyana, ExxonMobil...