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Danish survival skills trainer to open first Guyana facility in JV with Atlantic Marine

RelyOn Nutec, a Denmark-based provider of rescue and safety training services, is set to open its inaugural facility in Guyana, targeting the first quarter of 2024. This development comes as part of a joint venture with Atlantic Marine, a...

SLB, Northern Lights, Microsoft to collaborate to advance carbon capture and storage

SLB and Northern Lights Joint Venture (NL) have marked a milestone in the carbon capture and storage (CCS) sector by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Microsoft. This collaboration aims to optimize integrated cloud-based workflows for the operation...

Commonwealth Group stands with Guyana, calls on Venezuela to respect border status quo

The Commonwealth Ministerial Group on Guyana (CMGG), which held an emergency meeting on December 11, has reaffirmed its support for Guyana in the territorial controversy with Venezuela. The meeting, convened by Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland KC, was in response...

Plagued by challenges, CGX promises first oil offshore Guyana by 2030

CGX Energy and Frontera Energy, partners in the exploration of the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, have announced their strategic plan to commence oil production by 2030. This announcement came during a public technical presentation on December 11, 2023, where...

Guyana receives US$90 million for 14th oil lift this year

In November, Guyana’s oil fund received payment for the 14th lift of profit oil amounting to approximately US$90 million (GY$18.77 billion).  Profit oil payments for the year accumulate in excess of US$1.1 billion. Government expects three more. Royalties, not received...

69 Lindeners graduate from programmes supported by Exxon, Hess & CNOOC

The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) has funded electrical installation and welding and fabrication programmes through the Linden Technical Institute (LTI) in partnership with the Ministry of Education, the Council for Technical and Vocational Education Training (C-TVET) and LearnCorp International. The...

‘We are not going anywhere’, says Exxon on its Guyana operations

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil reaffirms it has no intentions of leaving Guyana. “We are not going anywhere,” ExxonMobil Guyana said on Monday, December 11. Having discovered over 11 billion barrels of oil-equivalent offshore Guyana, and producing since 2019, ExxonMobil said “Our...

Exxon focusing on developing oil resources in Guyana; no financial backing in play for border controversy  

ExxonMobil remains focused on developing the vast hydrocarbon resources offshore Guyana in keeping with the government's objective of moving these projects forward in a timely manner. The U.S. multinational says it is not playing a role in providing financial...

South America’s newest producer sits among top nations for oil reserves per capita – IMF report highlights 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has underscored Guyana's significant position among countries with the highest levels of oil reserves per capita worldwide, presenting a promising economic outlook compared to its historical trajectory. Commercially recoverable petroleum reserves in Guyana now exceed...

Keel-laying done for SBM Offshore’s fifth Fast4Ward vessel

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has reportedly completed the keel-laying process for the fifth Fast4Ward floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) hull, just seven months shy of the initial steel cutting for the vessel. The FPSO was constructed based on SBM...

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Jennifer Geerlings-Simons makes history as Suriname’s first female President amid offshore oil plans 

PARAMARIBO-SURINAME: Suriname’s National Assembly convened on Sunday to elect the country’s next president in an important parliamentary session. In...