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Exxon will not take final decision on Mozambique LNG project this week

Exxon Mobil will stop short of taking a final investment decision (FID) on its massive $30 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique when it attends an event there on Oct. 8, a source familiar with the matter...

Guyana could avert Dutch Disease with sound economic plan

Warning bells have been ringing in the South American country of Guyana ever since ExxonMobil made its first world class discovery at the Liza field back in 2015. With every discovery since then – 14 to date by Exxon...

Strict rules will ensure NRF not treated as slush fund by any gov’t – finance minister

Guyana’s finance minister, Winston Jordan, says ‘strict rules’ governing the administration of the fund that is being set up to manage oil income will ensure that no government can misuse the billions of dollars in revenue the country is...

Sale of Asia Pacific assets will see ExxonMobil raising $5B

Wood Mackenzie has identified the five most likely disposal candidates after ExxonMobil signalled the start of its Asia Pacific divestment programme. Together, these opportunities are worth US$5 billion, and could contribute a third of the Supermajor's global divestment target. Having...

Suriname’s state oil firm signs production-sharing deal with Columbus

(Reuters) - Suriname’s state-owned oil firm said on Friday it had signed a production-sharing agreement for the onshore Weg Naar Zee (WNZ) block with Britain-based oil and gas exploration company Columbus Energy Resources. In a statement, the company, Staatsolie Maatschappij...

Chevron farms into Shell’s Mexico deepwater blocks

US supermajor Chevron said on Friday it signed an agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to buy a 40% stake in three deepwater blocks on the Mexican Gulf. The deal which was approved earlier this week by Mexico’s oil regulator, the...

The fear of Dutch Disease from Guyana’s petroleum development

One of the possible harms of an oil export boom is that the rise in oil earnings leads to increased public and private spending, which in turn leads to a sharp appreciation of the real exchange rate, and then...

Seven Bourbon Rhode crew members still missing

Search operations carried out since September 26 by the CROSS French West Indies-Guyana and the French Navy have resulted in the rescue of three survivors of the Bourbon Rhode shipwreck, as well as the recovery of four bodies. Bourbon...

Hess $275M deal to help fund Stabroek investment

Hess will receive approximately $275 million in cash and approximately 115 million newly issued units in Hess Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: HESM) as part of a proposed transaction announced on Friday by HESM. Hess said cash proceeds from the transaction will help to fund its project...

Over 75% of BIT graduates capture jobs in Guyana’s emerging O&G industry

The Board of Industrial Training (BIT), which administers and delivers technical and vocational educational training in Guyana, says it will continue to tailor its programmes to keep in line with the transformative changes that are taking place in the...

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First drilling equipment departs for Suriname’s GranMorgu project

TechnipFMC has reported further progress on Suriname’s GranMorgu offshore oil project following the delivery of critical subsea equipment. The company...