Guyana's Oil Ledger

Yellowtail produced 134,000 b/d in September

Oil production at ExxonMobil's Yellowtail development offshore Guyana averaged 134,000 barrels per day (b/d), increasing from 75,000 b/d in the previous month, government data shows. Yellowtail, ExxonMobil’s fourth project offshore Guyana, started production on August 8 and is ramping...

Guyana oil fund gets another US$133 million from oil sales in September

Guyana received payments for two cargoes of crude oil in September 2025, totaling US$133 million (approximately GY$28 billion). The shipments, lifted from the Payara and Liza 1 projects, reflect the continued strength of the country’s oil production profile and...

Yellowtail boost lifts Guyana’s oil output to 685,000 b/d in August

Oil production offshore Guyana averaged 685,000 barrels per day (b/d) in August, up from 664,000 b/d in July, driven mainly by the start-up of the Yellowtail project. The new development, which began production on August 8, averaged 75,000 b/d...

Guyana oil fund swells past US$3.6 billion

Guyana received nearly US$213 million (GY$$44 billion) in oil revenues in August, according to the latest Natural Resource Fund (NRF) report published by the Bank of Guyana. The inflow reflects payments for an estimated three cargoes, each about one...

Guyana’s oil output holds steady at 664,000 barrels per day in July

Oil production offshore Guyana held steady in July, ahead of the Yellowtail project's start earlier this month.  ExxonMobil produced an average of 664,000 barrels per day (b/d) in July, nearly unchanged from June. Total monthly output reached 20.58 million barrels,...

Exxon-led group pays Guyana over US$77 million in royalties for Q2 crude

Guyana collected US$77.9 million (GY$16.2 billion) in royalties from ExxonMobil, Hess (acquired by Chevron) and CNOOC, for crude produced and sold offshore during the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest Natural Resource Fund (NRF) report.  This brought royalty...

Guyana’s June oil output slipped slightly as new FPSO set to lift capacity

ExxonMobil Guyana’s oil production dipped slightly in June, averaging 664,000 barrels per day (b/d) down from 667,000 barrels in May, even as two of the three producing projects reached near-optimal output levels. The Stabroek Block, operated by ExxonMobil, yielded a...

Guyana gets another US$191 million from oil sales in June

Guyana earned just over US$191 million (GY$40 billion) from the sale of three oil cargoes (each about a million barrels) in June, bringing total crude oil sales for the year so far to approximately US$1.05 billion (GY$219.7 billion).  The June...

Guyana’s May oil output hits new high as Liza 2 and Payara ramp up

Guyana’s offshore oil production reached a new milestone in May 2025, averaging an all-time high of 667,000 barrels per day (b/d). The surge represents a 9.17% increase over April’s output of 611,000 b/d, and brought total crude production for...

Guyana’s 2025 oil revenues cross US$1 billion mark

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) has surpassed the US$1 billion mark in crude oil revenue deposits this year through May 2025, as robust production from the ExxonMobil-led Stabroek Block continues to provide money for the government’s national development priorities. The most...

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TotalEnergies ready to spend ‘tens of millions’ for seismic, geophysical surveys in Guyana’s S4 Block – Exploration VP 

With the Petroleum License signed, TotalEnergies is gearing up to expend “tens of millions” in seismic and geophysical surveys...