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Norway firm forecasts five more FPSO awards for Guyana in five years

Norway-based energy research and business intelligence company, Rystad Energy, expects there to be five new awards for floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels over the next five years for Guyana.  This was stated in a January 2024 whitepaper South...

Eco Orinduik Block partner could secure 75% stake ahead of campaign targeting 700 million barrels

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas' Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gil Holzman says its future partner in the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana could secure as much as 75% stake in the acreage.  Eco is the sole owner of the block but...

MAN Energy to deliver compressor trains for Equinor’s Brazil-bound Raia FPSO

MAN Energy Solutions said it was commissioned by MODEC to deliver eleven RB-type compressor trains for a Brazil-bound floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.  Offshore Frontier Solutions Pte. Ltd. a MODEC Group company, was started in partnership with Toyo...

Feb. Data: Production steady at Exxon’s Stabroek Block projects

Data from Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources indicates that in the month of February, ExxonMobil’s Liza 1 and 2 developments demonstrated the steadiest output at their respective peak ranges since production began. Payara was also stable with just a...

Chevron CEO says ExxonMobil discussions over prolific oil field offshore Guyana “ended abruptly”

(Bloomberg) – Chevron Corp.’s discussions with Exxon Mobil Corp. and China’s Cnooc Ltd. over a prolific oil field off the shores of Guyana ended “abruptly” a few weeks ago, Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth said. Chevron held constructive talks with...

Blue Water Shipping opens applications for 2024 Trainee Program, opportunities exist for four Guyanese

Blue Water Shipping has announced the opening of applications for its highly anticipated 2024 Trainee Program, offering invaluable opportunities for aspiring logistics professionals in Guyana. With a focus on developing talent within the country, the program aims to equip...

Venezuela launches offshore seismic data initiative with UK firm Geoex MCG

Venezuela has initiated a process to bolster its offshore exploration efforts by partnering with Geoex MCG, a UK-based subsurface data specialist, to conduct extensive seismic data acquisition across the country’s gas-rich offshore waters. Geoex MCG Ltd announced the signing of...

Woods says Exxon not trying to buy Hess in dispute over Guyana assets

Speaking publicly for the first time on ExxonMobil’s pursuit of an arbitration case that could block Chevron's purchase of Hess, CEO Darren Woods said Exxon’s objective is to establish it has rights over Hess’ Guyana assets, not to buy...

Saipem field development ship conducting installation for Exxon’s next big oil project

The Saipem FDS2 vessel is engaged in installation activities offshore Guyana, in support of ExxonMobil’s massive Yellowtail development project, according to an update from Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department.  The vessel is expected to operate through 2024 in anticipation of production...

Guyana opposition official believes Exxon discovered as much as 30 billion barrels 

In the wake of ExxonMobil's recent revelation of yet another oil discovery in the Stabroek Block, an Alliance for Change (AFC) party official has expressed the belief that the company has discovered way more oil and gas than is...

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What happens to the parts of Guyana’s offshore blocks that contractors give back?

When ExxonMobil drilled the Liza-1 well in 2015, it confirmed the first major offshore oil discovery in Guyana —...