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...
A Trinidadian Economist is urging Guyana not to make the same mistakes the twin island republic has made in the management of revenue generated from petroleum production, and the neglect of other sectors of the economy.
Dr. Roger Hosein, an...
The recent visit to ExxonMobil’s Houston, Texas campus by a team of Guyanese officials was part of ongoing dialogue, project updates and capacity building related to offshore deep-water activities being undertaken by the US super-major in the South American country.
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(Reuters) Total is buying Maersk Oil in a $7.45 billion deal which the French oil major said would boost its earnings and cash flow, and bolster its dividend prospects.
Danish company A.P. Moller-Maersk is selling its Maersk Oil division to Total to focus...
The absence of a well-articulated vision that outlines how oil revenue will be spent to transform Guyana and improve the living standards of its small population of 750,000 is a matter that needs urgent attention. This is the view...
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) said on Sunday it was “deeply concerned” that unauthorized persons (including women and children) have been observed in close proximity to equipment at its Belema Flow Station and Gas Plant, and nearby communities, at...
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is looking to work closely with ExxonMobil’s Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) in Guyana, as part of its push to build capacity across the private sector for the oil and...
Among the options Guyana should consider in preparation for its emerging oil and gas industry is the development of prescriptive and outcome-based frameworks, which, according to a consultant on regulation and standards in the industry, will outline clearly how...
ExxonMobil Guyana has confirmed that Noble Corporation has been contracted by the US super-major for an offshore campaign in the Stabroek Block, located 120 miles offshore the South American country.
The 2013-built Noble Bob Douglas drillship will commence operations at...
Guyana officially submitted its candidature application to the International Secretariat of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Oslo, Norway, on Friday. The application was submitted by Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, in the presence of members of...