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Maersk, partners sanction $3.4B North Sea project

Maersk Oil said on Friday that the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC) has approved an investment of approximately 21bn DKK in the full redevelopment of the Tyra gas field. The announcement follows the Danish Parliament’s approval to implement legislation to...

Chapman elected ExxonMobil Senior VP; Verity appointed President of chemical company

Exxon Mobil Corporation’s (NYSE:XOM) board of directors has elected Neil Chapman to the position of senior vice president and member of the corporation’s management committee. As successor to Chapman, the board also appointed John Verity as president of ExxonMobil...

Contract disclosure: Exxon, Natural Resources weigh in

ExxonMobil Guyana said on Thursday it remains committed to transparency while the country’s Minister of Natural Resources signaled government’s intent to eventually release all contracts for oil exploration and production. The country’s Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, told reporters at...

IDB/IDA begins funding Guyana O&G development programme

The Guyana Government has set aside an allocation in its annual national expenditure, to go towards the building of institutional capacity in the Oil and Gas sector as well as the advancement of its legal and regulatory frameworks. The multi-year...

ExxonMobil, TT Energy Chamber and MNR to partner on spill response lecture

Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources in collaboration with the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago and ExxonMobil will hold a public lecture on Sunday December 10, 2017 on oil spill readiness. The lecture is to be held in the Queen’s College Auditorium...

ExxonMobil contract to be released in December – Minister of State

After several months of controversy surrounding the full disclosure of the contract between Guyana and US oil major ExxonMobil, the country’s Minister of State said Thursday the document will be made public in December. Speaking to reporters at his post-Cabinet briefing,...

Local content expert back in Guyana for discussions; policy expected by year-end

Advisor on Guyana’s Local Content Policy Framework and UNDP expert, Anthony Paul, is back in the South American country for another round of consultations as work continues on the document that would serve to guide how companies operate in...

ExxonMobil close to signing deal with Mauritania for O&G exploration

(Reuters) ExxonMobil Corp. is close to signing a deal to explore for oil and gas offshore Mauritania, its first foray into the West African country, Mauritania’s oil, energy and mines director said on Wednesday. An ExxonMobil spokeswoman declined to comment...

Brazil draw down largest signature bonus in history at 14th bidding round

The 14th Bidding Round of blocks for exploration and production of oil and natural gas, held on September 27 by Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), marked the reestablishment of the sector in the South...

Guyana opposition says deliberate attempts being made to delay SWF legislation

The Government of Guyana will be looking to embark on a fresh round of consultations in the coming year for the establishment of a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) – a move which the political opposition sees as a delay...

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Suriname’s National Debt Chief resigns amid enhanced financial scrutiny of NDP government 

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - Malty Dwarkasing has resigned as Suriname’s Administrator-General of the National Debt Office. Dwarkasing submitted her resignation...