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Investors moving ahead with plans for “GY$100 per share” modular refinery

Investors are moving ahead with plans to set up a modular oil refinery in Guyana with an initial capacity of 6,000 barrels per day and shares available locally at 100 Guyana dollars each. The key stakeholder behind this project is...

Manufacturing group tours ExxonMobil business development centre

Officials from the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) on Tuesday were given a tour of the ExxonMobil Centre for Local Business Development, located on South Road, Georgetown, Guyana. President of GMSA, Shyam Nokta, in brief remarks said the manufacturing...

Liza Phase 1 Development Fact Sheet

The Government of Guyana announced on June 15, 2017 that it had approved the ExxonMobil Liza Phase 1 development plan and had issued a Production License to the company. ExxonMobil outlines the Liza Phase 1 project development description as follows: ...

Oil to Soil: O&G services company farms into agriculture

A company specializing in the provision of manpower resources and a range of other services to the oil and gas industry is investing big in agriculture development in Guyana. The JSL International Group of Companies has to date invested a...

No basis for renegotiating ExxonMobil contract says Guyana’s Finance Minister

Guyana’s Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, says there is absolutely no basis for a renegotiation of the contract between the country and US super-major ExxonMobil, for oil production set to begin in 2020. The South American country is expected to...

Liza Phase 2 targeted for 2023; proposed natural gas project being discussed

The ExxonMobil Liza Phase 2 development project in Guyana could start as early as 2023, following the commencement of Phase 1 scheduled for mid-2020 which will bring first oil for the South American country. Discussions are also ongoing for a...

Smart start needed for oil production; not perfection – Regulatory Consultant

Guyana must think smart and utilize the little time it has available to create a robust regulatory framework, before commercial oil production begins in 2020, advises regulatory professional and risk consultant, Peter Wilkinson. He said based on the time remaining...

14 Guyanese to receive oil & gas training for jobs on multiple offshore projects

Fourteen Guyanese will soon be undergoing rigorous training in Trinidad and Tobago to acquire skills for the oil and gas industry, after which they will be deployed on a number of offshore projects. This initiative is the start of what...

SBM says work on development of FPSO for Liza project “progressing well”

SBM offshore, the company contracted by ExxonMobil to install, lease and operate a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO) for the Liza project in Guyana, says work is progressing well on schedule. At the end of 2016, SBM Offshore...

ExxonMobil looking forward to results from new drilling campaign at Turbot field

The ExxonMobil team in Guyana is said to be in high spirits as a new oil exploration campaign is set to begin at the Turbot-1 well located 107 nautical miles offshore the South American country. The US super-major has...

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Decision reached in arbitration over Hess’ stake in Guyana’s Stabroek Block

A decision has been reached in the high-stakes arbitration between ExxonMobil and Hess Corporation over a prized oil asset...