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New helicopter base under construction for Bristow in UK

Construction has begun on a new HM Coastguard search and rescue (SAR) helicopter base at Lydd Airport in the UK which will be operated by Bristow Helicopters. The £7.8 million project will create a new focal point for the region’s...

ExxonMobil, Hess and Statoil farm into Suriname blocks

Suriname state oil company Staatsolie and the consortium consisting of ExxonMobil, Hess and Statoil have reached an agreement regarding a PSC for Block 59 offshore Suriname. At the same time, an agreement was reached with Statoil for Block 60. The...

ExxonMobil says it is eager to partner with Guyanese businesses

ExxonMobil announced today the establishment of the Centre for Local Business Development in Georgetown, Guyana, and signaled its commitment to work with the country’s business community. The centre will assist small and medium-sized Guyanese businesses with building their capacity and...

ExxonMobil confirms award of contracts to SBM for Liza project in Guyana

ExxonMobil has formally confirmed the award of contracts to SBM Offshore for the next phase of the Liza project in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct, install, lease and operate a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel...

Guyana: Managing Local Content Expectations

The need for, and introduction of requirements for local content in Guyana’s emerging oil and gas industry, continues to engage the attention of stakeholders and the public at large. Even as a draft local content policy framework is being...

Qatar’s emir meets ExxonMobil’s CEO

(Reuters) The emir of Qatar met with ExxonMobil Corporation’s Chairman and CEO Darren Woods in Doha on Saturday for talks on "cooperation," state news agency QNA reported, following a rift between four Gulf states and Qatar that has raised...

Total-ExxonMobil & Energean get approval for offshore oil exploration in Greece

Greece has approved an application by a consortium of ExxonMobil, France’s Total SA, and domestic oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum, to drill for oil and gas off the island of Crete, Reuters reported on Friday. Greece has also approved another application,...

Over 15 Canadian companies looking to partner with Guyana for oil & gas opportunities

A team from the Guyana Oil & Gas Association (GOGA) met with over 15 companies in Canada this week which are looking to partner with Guyana’s private sector for opportunities in the country's emerging oil and gas sector. The...

McDermott awards major Trinidad & Tobago contract to PJ Valves

PJ Valves (PJV) and PJ Piping (PJP), the specialist manufacturers and suppliers of valves and piping components for the global energy industry, have been awarded a major contract by McDermott International Inc. to supply valves and piping elements for...

Guyana lagging in institutional capacity

Speaking with OilNOW, Anthony Paul, Principal Consultant, Energy and Strategy, Association of Caribbean Energy Specialist Ltd cited a Rapid Analysis that was commissioned by UNDP in 2015 to determine the readiness of Guyana for oil production. The results of the...

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ExxonMobil taps MODEC for second Guyana FPSO as Hammerhead project advances

ExxonMobil has awarded a limited notice to proceed to Japanese offshore engineering firm MODEC for the development of a...