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Guyana’s rapid offshore production growth is unfolding against a more cautious global exploration backdrop, with Westwood Global Energy Group reporting that high-impact exploration drilling fell to its lowest annual level on record in 2025. In its State of Exploration 2026...

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – Surinamese businesses seeking to participate in the country's growing offshore oil and gas sector can accelerate their development through strategic partnerships with experienced international companies that support knowledge transfer, capacity building, and preparation for industry demands....

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – The GranMorgu development could continue producing beyond its planned operating life, according to Artur Nunes da Silva, General Manager of TotalEnergies Suriname. Speaking during day 2 of the Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Summit, Nunes da Silva...

Halliburton Guyana is seeking industrial support services for its onshore and offshore operations, opening an expression of interest for companies capable of providing welding, fabrication and related maintenance work in support of its energy services business. In a notice published...

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – SBM Offshore says the GranMorgu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit will be the largest FPSO it has delivered to date, as construction advances in China for Suriname’s first offshore oil development. Pierre Gaté, Country Entry...

Guyanese private sector bodies are warning that repeated controversy over Guyana’s border with Suriname is beginning to erode confidence in cross-border energy cooperation, after a map shown at the Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Summit (SEOGS) 2026 depicted the...

Private sector energy ties between Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname have been strengthened with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at boosting local content, investment promotion and regional cooperation. The agreement was signed by the Energy Chamber...

TotalEnergies is preparing for a second wave of exploration offshore Suriname, with a multi-well campaign expected to start next year, Daniel Larranaga, VP, Exploration Americas, TotalEnergies, said on day two of Suriname’s flagship energy conference in Paramaribo. Larranaga said Suriname...

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – Suriname's growing offshore oil and gas sector must focus on proving worker competence rather than relying solely on training certificates if it is to maintain high safety standards, according to OPITO's Senior Vice President for Strategic...

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – ExxonMobil Guyana's proposed 35-well offshore drilling campaign is aimed at evaluating existing discoveries that could become future developments, rather than searching for new resources, according to Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat. The minister spoke exclusively with OilNOW,...