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Exxon awaiting final terms for new PSC to decide on Guyana bid round

ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge said Thursday that the company has registered for the offshore licensing round the government launched in December. “We’re always interested in new acreage,” he said during a media conference in Georgetown. “And clearly, we’ve had...

Shell’s Pensacola prospect could be among North Sea’s largest gas discovery in decades

With flow tests completed at Shell’s Pensacola gas prospect in the North Sea, Deltic’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Graham Swindells said it is shaping up to be one of the largest discoveries there in decades. Deltic is Shell’s partner on...

Changing Stabroek PSA after more than US$30B investment would hurt investor confidence – Routledge

ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge defended the stability of the Stabroek Block production sharing agreement (PSA) during a media conference in Georgetown on Thursday. “We’ve made now over US$30 billion worth of investment to the country based on the contract...

APA’s new flow test at Suriname well adds ‘substantial resources’ – Christmann

APA Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) on Wednesday announced the successful drilling and flow testing of the Sapakara South-2 (SPS-2) appraisal well, the second appraisal well to test the previously announced discovery. The well is located approximately 4.6 kilometers (3 miles)...

Guyana government makes first 2023 withdrawal of US$200 million from oil fund

Already well into its massive 2023 development plan, the Guyana government has withdrawn US$200 million from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF). Senior Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh made the announcement Thursday afternoon. The Minister said that pursuant to Section 16 of...

TotalEnergies made US$20.5 billion profit in 2022, bogged down by Russia-exit

European major, TotalEnergies, reported a profit of US$20.5 billion to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The company said this includes nearly US$15 billion in provisions related to Russia, for an adjusted net income of US$36.2 billion. Return on equity was...

A timeline of Exxon’s oil development projects in Guyana

With more than 30 discoveries made offshore Guyana, ExxonMobil has a clear line of sight for the addition of six floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels by 2027, a goal that is expected to see oil production exceeding...

Unintended negative consequences could come from windfall taxes – Exxon Head

Counterproductive. That is how ExxonMobil describes windfall taxes. And it is sticking to this position, so much so that it filed a lawsuit against the European Union (EU) back in December to challenge its introduction. The EU windfall tax allows...

First Guyanese oil service company to get ISO 29001:2020 certification

GO-NDE Inc. – a partnership between Trinidad’s Non-Destructive Testers Limited (NDT) and Guyana Oil and Gas Support Services Inc. (GOGSSI) has become the first Guyanese oil service company to be ISO 29001:2020 certified. ISO 29001 is an international standard that...

BP extends Stena IceMAX contract for drilling in Gulf of Mexico

BP has extended its contract for utilisation of the mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) Stena IceMAX, Stena Drilling said Tuesday. This extension shall see the MODU mobilise to the United States Gulf of Mexico in direct continuation of the initial...

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Capping stack now just weeks away from arriving in Guyana – Exxon 

The arrival of a capping stack in Guyana is imminent, ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge said. The government mandated...