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Noble to cut emissions from Guyana operations by 12%

Noble Corporation said it is implementing new energy efficiency upgrades to enhance sustainability on drillships operating offshore Guyana.  “CO2 emissions will be slashed by over 5,700 tons/year for each rig, amounting to a 12% reduction. This initiative includes advanced technologies...

Chevron reports 64.4% decrease in Q423 earnings amid record production, increased investments

Chevron announced total earnings of US$2.25 billion in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023, reflecting a 64.4% drop from the US$6.35 billion reported in the same period in 2022. Chevron in its Feb. 1 financial report said the decline was...

Norwegian company gets US$11.7 million contract from Petrobras for offshore survey in Brazil

Norwegian company, Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS), has announced a contract award from Petrobras for a fully pre-funded multi-client survey offshore Brazil. The contract, valued at approximately US$11.7 million, is significant for EMGS as it is the first data acquisition...

China’s CNOOC makes it clear Guyana assets not in any “disputed” area

Zhou Xinhua, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CNOOC, said its developments in Guyana are not in any “disputed” area.  The top official of the 25% Stabroek block stakeholder responded to a question about Guyana’s border controversy with Venezuela...

NV Havenbeheer Suriname invites proposals for port exploitation in Paramaribo

NV Havenbeheer Suriname, the Suriname Port Management Company, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the exploitation of available land and port facilities in the Dr. Jules Sedney Port of Paramaribo, Suriname. It said that the objective of the...

Exxon registers 18% hike in Guyana, Permian production, despite 54% drop in annual net profit

ExxonMobil (XOM), the U.S. mega major, disclosed a 54% decline in its annual net profit, reporting US$36 billion for 2023. Despite maintaining oil and gas production levels consistent with 2022, upstream oil and gas price realizations contributed to the...

Liza field will go offline later this year for hook up of gas pipeline – Exxon

Downtime for ExxonMobil’s Liza field is expected in the second half of 2024, said Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Kathy Mikells, to facilitate Guyana’s Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project.  “At some point in the second half, we are working on the Gas-to-Energy project...

Hess reports 17% dip in net income in Q423

Hess Corporation recorded a decline in net income for the fourth quarter of 2023. The net income stood at US$413 million, or $1.34 per share, a 17% decrease from US$497 million, or $1.61 per share, in the fourth quarter...

Jagdeo not surprised Venezuela violated Barbados agreement

Guyana’s Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, is not surprised that the Nicolas Maduro regime has violated the Barbados agreement, which outlines requirements for free and fair elections in the South American country. After all, Maduro does not accept the sanctity...

Despite anti-fossil fuel push, Jagdeo ‘strongly’ expects U.S. to grant Guyana loan for gas project

In the face of environmental activism, Guyana's Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo remains 'strongly' optimistic about securing a US$660 million loan from the United States EXIM Bank for the country's Gas-to-Energy project. This project aims to transform Guyana's energy sector...

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ExxonMobil wins Upstream Operator of the Year for Guyana and Permian excellence

ExxonMobil has been named Upstream Operator of the Year at the Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards, earning recognition for...