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Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. said that it, along with its partners, on South Africa’s Block 3B/4B are applying for environmental authorisation to undertake exploration activities. The block lies in water depths averaging approximately 1,000 metres, in the...

Tullow Oil said it is proceeding with plans to farm down interest in assets, including those offshore the new oil producing South American country of Guyana.  The Africa-focused explorer said in an annual report that it had to pursue the...

The excitement surrounding Guyana’s 2022 auction has caught up to investment firm Westmount Energy Limited and all eyes are on South America’s rising oil star.  “...the launch of the 2022 Guyana Licensing Round, under less benign fiscal terms, may bring...

Without a doubt, the world needs to lower carbon emissions to prepare for a cleaner, greener future. But asking the global oil industry to essentially stop pumping will set economies back by years.  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...

ExxonMobil’s fourth floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel - ONE GUYANA - has entered drydock at the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore, SBM Offshore announced on March 24.  “This marks a key milestone in the project, this phase will include...

The MADAM KALINA and A’RINRA are the newest editions to Edison Chouest Offshore’s (G-Boat) local fleet. Now, the company has a total of 22 vessels operating in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek Block.  The total Guyanese staff complement has ballooned to over...

For six consecutive years, Stabroek Block operator ExxonMobil has been supporting the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) - the biggest party in sport - which has seen Guyana raking in big bucks just last year alone.  Exxon was also the exclusive...

The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) arm of Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a hearing on March 22 on appeals filed to challenge the Agency’s decision to not require a separate Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a proposed 300...

Halliburton will be using its DecisionSpace® 365 Well Construction applications powered by iEnergy® Hybrid Cloud to plan, design, and construct safe, cost effective, and productive wells for Hess Corporation - the 30% stakeholder in Guyana’s prolific Stabroek Block.  Halliburton said...

The Stabroek Block’s Liza projects continue to demonstrate consistently high oil production levels. In February, the daily production rate jumped 5% to 390,000 barrels per day (b/d) from 372,000 b/d in January.  The February production rate represents the highest of...