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Exxon to move into new US$160 million Guyana HQ this year – Routledge

ExxonMobil Guyana is preparing to transition into its new headquarters, a US$160 million state-of-the-art facility located at Ogle, East Coast Demerara, in 2024.  During a press conference on February 9, ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge said there is “a lot...

Guyana oil production could reach almost 1.5 million bpd by 2027

Although ExxonMobil has said it is targeting 1.2 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) by 2027 at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, this output could actually edge closer to 1.5 million bpd based on current trends, and projections...

Guyana oil exports to generate US$16.8 billion in 2024 

Guyana’s oil exports will generate US$16.8 billion in 2024, according to Ministry of Finance projections. This represents a steep increase from the US$11.6 billion generated from oil exports in 2023. The 2024 scenario would see oil accounting for 90% of...

Exxon mulling options for Guyana’s 7th Stabroek Block project; potential gas development in play 

Could Guyana’s seventh Stabroek Block development be based on another oil discovery, or perhaps, the first offshore gas project? Operator ExxonMobil has not decided. Why? According to its President, Alistair Routledge, “We have more than one horse in the...

Liza field downtime to only last weeks, will not affect Exxon’s production targets  

ExxonMobil will be taking the Liza field offline to hook up the pipeline for Guyana’s Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project in the latter half of the year, but this is only expected to last weeks.  “I would say it's going to be...

Jagdeo hopes to wrap up audits of 24 years of Stabroek block expenses by yearend 

Mid-2024, the Guyana government plans to contract an auditor to verify expenses claimed by the Stabroek block consortium for the period 2021-2023. This will add to two ongoing audit processes for expenses for the periods 1999-2017 and 2018-2020.  Vice President Bharrat...

Guyana oil fund gets US$137 million in royalties, oil sales in January

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (‘oil fund’) received US$137 million in deposits in January 2024, representing royalties and oil sales. The fund received GY$13.26 billion (approximately US$64 million) in quarterly royalties. The next quarterly payment of royalties is expected in April....

TotalEnergies boosts Nigeria gas output with Akpo West tieback

TotalEnergies has initiated production at the Akpo West field, located on the PML2 license in Nigeria.  This field, positioned 135 kilometers offshore, is connected to the Akpo floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, operational since 2009, which reported a...

Stabroek block co-venturers to publish 2023 financials in Q224

ExxonMobil, Hess, and CNOOC will publish financial reports of the 2023 earnings of their Guyana affiliates in the second quarter of 2024, said ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge during a Feb. 7 press conference.  He was asked to provide a...

US$13 million FPSO facility simulator commissioned, boosting O&G training in Guyana

Eight months after the sod was turned at Port Mourant, Berbice, Guyana's Technical Training College Institute Inc. is finally a reality.  The first phase of the state-of-the-art facility was commissioned on Feb 9 - an initiative largely led by SBM...

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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...