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Guyana taxation body boosting systems in preparation for oil & gas

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is working closely with the US Treasury Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) to create a platform that can allow higher systems of transparency and accountability, as the country continues its preparation for the oil...

Liza Destiny has potential for significant long-term local content – Exxon Country Manager

Operations of the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel will potentially provide the highest sustainable long-term employment opportunities for Guyanese over the lifetime of the project. ExxonMobil, through its contractor; SBM Offshore, is in fact targeting a...

Keppel delivers 5th FPSO for MODEC; to be deployed offshore Brazil

Keppel Offshore & Marine's wholly owned subsidiary Keppel FELS Brasil's BrasFELS shipyard in Brazil has delivered the Cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes MV29, a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, to repeat customer MODEC Offshore Production Systems (Singapore)...

How does an oil and gas company measure and state its production?

Oil and gas exploration and production companies, or E&P companies, use three basic formats for measuring and reporting oil and gas production: (1) Oil production is measured and reported in barrels, or “bbl.” Production rates are typically reported in terms...

Economist urges Guyana not to use oil money for “make-work jobs”

Trinidadian Economist, Dr. Roger Hosein, is urging Guyana not to use oil revenue to create “make-work jobs” especially at elections time when politicians look to induce voters in order to secure their support.  The act of the State intervening...

Total to acquire Maersk Oil

Maersk Oil will become part of a leading global oil and gas operator with a long-term investment interest in the sector. Total will take over Maersk Oil’s entire organisation, portfolio, obligations and rights with minimal pre-conditions. Planned development schedules...

Exxon bets on Brazil; buys 10 oil blocks in auction

(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp vastly expanded its presence in Brazil on Wednesday, winning 10 blocks in the country’s 14th round of bidding for oil exploration and production rights, helping the cash-strapped nation fetch a record 3.8 billion reais...

Exxon adds 22,000 acres to Permian Basin resource

Exxon Mobil Corporation announced Wednesday that it has added 22,000 acres to its Permian Basin portfolio since May through a series of acquisitions and acreage trades. Located in the highly prolific, stacked oil pay zones of the Delaware and...

Keppel snags FPSO conversion contract for Liza Destiny

Keppel Shipyard Ltd. has been awarded a contract by Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore for the conversion of the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) which will be deployed to the Liza field, 193km offshore Guyana in 2019. The...

Supermajor Total in new Option Agreement with Eco for 25% interest in Orinduik Block

Toronto, Ontario (FSCwire) - Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM: ECO, TSX-V:EOG), is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Eco Atlantic (Guyana) Inc. has entered into an option agreement  on its Orinduik Block, offshore Guyana, with Total E&P...

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Second local catering consortium to launch this year – Local Content Head

By mid-2025, a second local catering consortium is anticipated to launch, targeting Guyana’s oil and gas industry. Dr. Martin...