2017 was a very exciting year in Guyana’s emerging oil and gas industry.
We have compiled a list of the top 3 stories for every month in the course of the year. Take a look;
April
- Certified welders, other skilled workers will be needed as Guyana becomes major oil producer
- Exxon to train, boost capacity of Guyanese businesses for oil & gas opportunities
- CGX back in the game; looking to drill 6 wells over next 2yrs offshore Guyana
May
- BREAKING: Setting up oil refinery in Guyana not feasible – Haas
- BREAKING: Guyana appoints Deputy Director for new Petroleum Department
- Guyanese can register business interest with ExxonMobil online
June
- Guyana must put ego aside and hire professionals to negotiate with ExxonMobil – Attorney-at-Law
- JUST IN: Guyana to earn 2% royalty from Liza field production; project deemed “technically sound”
- Guyanese private sector “walking and sleeping” on oil & gas opportunities
July
- BREAKING: Exxon discovers more oil at Payara; pushing total to 500 million barrels
- 11 Guyanese to work offshore on Stena Carron drill ship
- Halliburton looking to open office in Guyana
August
- Trinidad squandered US$77B in oil revenue between 1999 & 2016 – TT Economist
- Guyana-Suriname Basin ranked 2nd most prospective in the world for oil
- 14 Guyanese to receive oil & gas training for jobs on multiple offshore projects
September
- Guyana set to earn close to 1 million US dollars per day from profit oil, royalties
- Bank account for every baby, free education and better infrastructure; Guyanese vision for oil money mixed
- Suggesting all blocks for petroleum exploration were issued is “dangerously wrong” – Ram
October
- Liza 1 discovery was intentionally “downplayed” in lead-up to Guyana elections – former minister
- Exxon makes 5th oil discovery offshore Guyana
- All eyes on Suriname as success offshore Guyana raises prospects for the basin
November
- Guyana urged to guard against Trinidadian takeover of oil & gas sector
- Who’s who in the Oil and Gas sector in Guyana
- Mangal’s public utterances disingenuous; should tender his advice to President – Persaud
