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Exxon, GGI partnership helping UG build long-term pipeline for Guyana’s future energy workforce

Building Guyana’s future energy workforce will require more than producing graduates. It will require identifying talent early, aligning university programs with industry needs, and creating pathways that move students from the classroom into technical and leadership roles. That is the...

ExxonMobil directs US$935,000 to Trinidad training, research and scholarships

ExxonMobil allocated US$935,000 to training, research and development, and scholarships for Trinidad and Tobago nationals during its first contract year on Block TTUD-1. The funding formed part of US$3.66 million paid directly to the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries...

Chevron licenses chemical technology for wider deployment in oil recovery

Chevron is opening the door for wider use of a technology it developed to help oil producers extract more crude from existing wells. The company announced on July 8 that its research arm, Chevron Technical Center, has signed a licensing...

Study identifies major oil-generating sweet spot near Suriname’s Block 52

A new basin modelling study has identified an area near Suriname’s Block 52 as the strongest oil-generating sweet spot along the Guyana-Suriname margin. GeoExpro published the study results on July 9, 2026. The research was conducted by Kenneth Shipper and...

Rebundling by local contractors limiting opportunities for smaller oil and gas businesses, former GCCI President says

Businessman and former Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President Timothy Tucker has warned that Guyana’s efforts to broaden participation in the oil and gas sector through local content measures could be undermined by the continued re-bundling of...

GOAL expands access to oil and gas qualifications for Guyanese

Guyana’s oil production has surpassed 900,000 barrels per day, driven by output from the Stabroek Block developments operated by ExxonMobil Guyana and its co-venturers.  With the industry’s expansion, the notion that Guyanese must look overseas for oil and gas training...

Staatsolie gets fourth open acreage proposal in less than a month

Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. has received the fourth proposal under its Open Acreage model, extending a run of offshore proposal activity as Suriname works to advance its oil production ambitions. The state oil company announced on July 7, 2026, that...

Shell says Merlin-1X well delivered its most promising offshore Namibia results to date

Shell says its Merlin-1X exploration well offshore Namibia has delivered the most promising subsurface results recorded to date in Petroleum Exploration Licence No. 0039 (PEL 0039), strengthening the company's assessment of the Orange Basin's resource potential. In a statement released...

EPA, MARAD say Wales Gas-to-Energy pipeline inactive, dispels reports of rupture

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) have rejected reports that the natural gas pipeline supplying Guyana’s Gas-to-Energy facility at Wales, West Bank of Demerara, has ruptured, stating that the line is not currently operational. In...

MODEC to launch Guyana development programs for offshore workforce

MODEC Guyana will launch two workforce development programs on July 20 as part of its effort to strengthen local technical and professional capacity for Guyana’s offshore oil and gas industry. The company said the launch will provide details on its...

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Guyana pledges responsive policy approach to keep energy sector attractive, fair

Guyana intends to continue refining its legal, fiscal and regulatory framework for the energy sector, according to Director of...