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Guyana oil production will exceed 600,000 bpd over next decade raking in billions per year in profit – Norway-based analyst

Rystad Energy - an independent research and business intelligence company based in Norway - predicts that oil production in Guyana will exceed 600,000 barrels per day over the next decade, raking in billions of dollars in profit per year...

Local content expert says policy must capture capabilities of Guyanese workforce

Rene Roger Tissot, an energy and development economist specializing in local content policies and strategies says Guyana should have a plan in place to develop the capabilities of its people before commercial oil production comes on stream. One way...

Guyana discoveries help give China foothold in region but big spending remains tempered

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is a minority partner in ExxonMobil's major oil discoveries in Guyana and the company has nabbed licenses in Mexico's deep waters, giving China a foothold in the region's two most exciting frontiers. While...

TOTALTEC graduates urged to be uncompromising with safety

TOTALTEC Oilfield Services Guyana Inc. on Monday held a graduation ceremony for its first batch of oilfield operators who are now equipped with world class capacity to work in the oil and gas industry. The TOTALTEC Academy Oilfield Safety &...

Regulators should be politically and financially independent says head of Mexico’s ASEA

Executive Director of Mexico’s National Agency for Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection of the Hydrocarbons Sector, Carlos De Regules Ruiz Funes says Guyana has the unique ability of “getting it right from the start” but key to this is...

Guyana must strengthen legislative framework to fight corruption – Political Risk Analyst

It is of critical importance that with just two years away from ‘first oil’ the Government of Guyana focuses on strengthening its legislative framework so that it can effectively fight corruption. This is the advice being shared by Thiago de...

BP continues to build on success of 2017

(Forbes) At last week’s AGM held at Manchester Central Convention Complex, Bob Dudley, BP group chief executive took the opportunity to extol the company’s progress this year. The highlight was the start of seven major projects on time and...

Guyana expected to play key role in South America’s petroleum output over next decade

South America’s oil and gas output is expected to stay rather flat over the next five years, increasing to around 11.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) by 2025, says Norway-based Rystad Energy. The declining production from...

ExxonMobil aiming to curb gas flaring by 25% in less than 2 years

US oil major ExxonMobil said on Wednesday it intends to cut back on natural gas flaring by 25% and methane emissions by 15% in less than two years. The announcement is part of the company’s greenhouse gas reduction measures which...

Except for Venezuela Latin America O&G outlook stable says Moody’s

The outlook for the Latin American oil and gas industry is stable, Moody's Investors Service says in a new report. Over the next 12 to 18 months, favorable economic and regulatory environments will support solid operating results for the...

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TT Energy Chamber flags long-term decline despite short-term gains in oil production

The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago is urging serious reform in the country's energy sector following the release...