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Brazil to decide in first half on Total’s Amazon River basin drilling

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(Reuters) - Brazil environmental agency Ibama will decide on French oil firm Total’s application to drill in the environmentally sensitive Amazon river basin before the end of May, and possibly as soon as the end of March, an agency...
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Aker Energy buys Hess Ghana business, expects first oil in 2021

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Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Roekke’s Aker Energy plans “significant” oil exploration and production in Ghana after a $100 million deal to buy Hess Corporation’s (HES.N) business there. Hess holds a 30 percent interest in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Reuters reports...
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Encouraging indicators for oil & gas in Jamaica says PCJ

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(Jamaica Observer) The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) says a geological study recently conducted by CGG Robertson of the United Kingdom has revealed further “encouraging” signs for possible petroleum potential on and off-shore Jamaica. “The investigations, which were carried out...
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Amendments being made to Petroleum Commission bill

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Further amendments are being made to the bill being proposed for the establishment of Guyana’s Petroleum Commission – the regulatory body that will have oversight of the oil and gas industry. The move, which would possibly see the reducing of...
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ExxonMobil US$300,000 support kick starts Iwokrama Science Programme

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ExxonMobil Guyana’s US$300,000 (G$62M) contribution to the Iwokrama International Centre back in November has paved the way for the re-launching of the entity’s Science Programme. The first meeting for the Iwokrama Science Committee was held on February 12-13 where the...
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15 Guyanese receive training to work on Noble Bob Douglas Drillship

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A total of 15 Guyanese recently completed courses in Basic Safety Training (BST) and Ship Security Awareness (SSA) as part of the requisite training and certification needed to qualify them to be employed on the Noble Bob Douglas Drillship. The...
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Guyanese oil spill responder wants marine laws revised

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Gaico Construction and General Services - a Guyanese company investing in marine vessels, skimmers, booms and other oil spill response equipment - wants the Guyana Government to immediately overhaul its marine laws ahead of oil production. GAICO’s, Chief Executive Officer,...
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Final draft local content policy framework document with Guyana authorities

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The final draft document outing Guyana’s local content policy framework has been handed over to authorities and an implementation plan is expected to be crafted soon. Author of the document and Policy Advisor to Guyana’s Natural Resources Ministry, Regional Energy...
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Bigger investments in Guyana highest learning institution needed – VC

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The University of Guyana (UG) is appealing for bigger investments in order to effectively ‘prepare thousands of Guyanese’ for the country's emerging Oil and Gas (O&G) sector. So says the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Ivelaw Griffith, who this past week...
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CGX contract outlines 53% profit oil, 1% royalty for Guyana

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The petroleum agreement between the Government of Guyana and Canadian-based CGX Resources Inc. (CGX Energy) stipulates 53 percent profit oil and 1 percent royalty for the South American country in the event the company makes a discovery and moves...
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