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The second half of the year should see sustained increases in oil and natural gas exploration activity worldwide, according to analysts, Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI) said in an August 14 report. Another 35-40 high-impact exploration wells should be completed by...

(S&P Global Platts) Independent explorer Tullow Oil has made a significant oil discovery in its block in Guyana, which could hold over 100 million recoverable barrels, it said Monday. The company is "confident of the commercial value" of this prospect...

Fifteen stories high and over 20 km wide, full of oil. That is the description given by Gil Holzman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas - junior partner in the 1800 km2 Orinduik Block...

(Energy Voice) Shares in Tullow Oil soared almost 20% on Monday after the exploration and production firm announced an oil discovery offshore Guyana. The London-based company said Jethro-1 was the first discovery on the Orinduik licence and was made up...

Following the announcement on Monday by Tullow Oil that it had made its first discovery offshore Guyana, private sector stakeholders have renewed their calls for the requisite legal and regulatory framework to be urgently put in place if the...

On Monday 12 August, UK-based Tullow Oil announced it had made a “significant and high-value oil discovery” off the coast of Guyana. Commenting on the announcement, Rystad Energy exploration analyst Palzor Shenga said, “After dominating the list of major...

ExxonMobil’s discoveries at the Yellowtail and Tilapia wells in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana were the largest made in the first half 2019. Westwood Global Energy Group, in a report published on August 12, said high-impact exploration drilling activity increased substantially...

Oil has been discovered outside the prolific Stabroek Block offshore the South American country of Guyana. Tullow Oil announced on Monday that Evaluation of logging data confirms that Jethro-1 is the first discovery on the Orinduik licence and comprises...

Guyana’s President, David Granger has made it clear that his APNU+AFC coalition administration respects the sanctity of contracts. This is a position the Department of Energy (DE) embraces, with its Director confirming to OilNOW on Friday that revisions to...

The introduction of a contingent system of taxation is not the only possible response to the existence of exploration risk. The state could reduce the perceived risks by financing a programme of geological research. The fruits of this research...