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UNDP expert due back in Guyana Monday for local content talks – Trotman

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A UNDP expert advising the Guyana government on its draft local content policy framework is due back in the country on Monday and will embark on a series of consultations with stakeholders. Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, said...
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Opposition Leader calls for release of ExxonMobil, other contracts

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Guyana’s Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, is calling on the government to publicly disclose the contents of all contracts, including the agreement between the South American country and US super-major, ExxonMobil. At a press conference Friday at the Office of the Leader...
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ExxonMobil prepared to “follow the law” on contract disclosure – Brasington

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As discussions continue in Guyana on the issue of making the terms of the Production Sharing Agreement between ExxonMobil and the Government of Guyana public, the US super-major says it is fully prepared “to follow the law” in keeping...
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Guyana-Suriname Basin ranked 2nd most prospective in the world for oil

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An estimated 13.6 billion barrels of oil and 32 trillion cubic feet of natural gas could lie in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, making it the 2nd most prospective, underexplored offshore oil basins in the world, according to the United States...
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ExxonMobil says Harvard climate study “inaccurate, activist-funded”

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ExxonMobil Corporation said on Wednesday a Harvard University study that concluded the US super-major misled the public on climate change  was "paid for, written and published by activists leading a five-year campaign against the company.” The Harvard researchers examined 187...
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Stones: World’s deepest offshore oil & gas project

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Stones is the world’s deepest oil and gas project, operating in around 2,900 metres (9,500 feet) of water in an ultra-deep area of the US Gulf of Mexico. The project started production in September 2016 from a Floating Production,...
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Private sector urged to expand knowledge, hold unified position on O&G

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Guyana’s private sector is being urged to expand its knowledge base and adopt a unified position for the country’s emerging oil and gas industry. OilNOW sat down with former High Commissioner of Canada to Guyana, Pierre Giroux prior to his...
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Mining giant BHP to sell US shale assets

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(BBC) Mining giant BHP Billiton will sell its US shale assets after pressure from shareholders to offload the underperforming business. The miner said a number of parties are interested in the assets and it is "actively pursuing options to exit". Shareholder...
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Ghana, Equatorial Guinea to sign LNG deal

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ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo plans to sign an agreement to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Equatorial Guinea during his three-day visit to the Gulf of Guinea due to begin on Monday, his office said. Though an...
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The type of crude affects the price

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Crude oils have various attributes that make them more or less attractive to refiners. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the U.S. marker crude traded at Cushing Oklahoma, for example, is quite different than Western Canadian Select (WCS) produced and traded...
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Guyana pushing for oil companies to further reduce waiting period for payment to local contractors

The 45-day timeline for Guyanese contractors to be paid by oil companies is still seen as too lengthy, so...

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