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Stabroek Block partner discovers ‘hundred-million-tonne-class’ oilfield in China’s Bohai Sea

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced Wednesday that it has made a major oilfield discovery at the Qinhuangdao 29-6 asset in the shallow Neogene formations of the Bohai Sea. This marks the seventh consecutive discovery of a hundred-million-tonne-class oilfield...

A crash course on Guyana’s oil fund

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund is the country’s sovereign wealth fund. It is the legal vehicle through which revenues from oil production are collected, saved, and transferred into the national budget. All government earnings from offshore petroleum production flow first...

ExxonMobil Guyana wins city chamber’s Corporate Citizen Award

ExxonMobil Guyana has won the Corporate Citizenship Award from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), the company’s President Alistair Routledge said on Tuesday in a LinkedIn post. “ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd exemplifies ethical leadership, strong corporate governance and meaningful...

Trinidad regulator clears EOG to explore two offshore gas wells

EOG Resources has received environmental approval to drill two offshore gas wells off the coast of Trinidad. The Environmental Management Authority of Trinidad and Tobago has issued a Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) to EOG Resources for the drilling of...

Cyberattack and U.S. seizures deal double blow to Venezuela’s oil exports

Tanker loading in Venezuela has slowed sharply in recent days as U.S. enforcement actions against oil shipments collide with a cyberattack that has disrupted operations at state-run oil company PDVSA, compounding pressure on the country’s crude exports, Reuters reported...

Trinidad PM says CARICOM’s ‘zone of peace fakery’ risks enabling dictator Maduro

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Sunday accused the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) of engaging in what she called “zone of peace fakery”, warning that opposition to a U.S. military presence in the region risks emboldening Venezuelan “dictator”...

Government’s partnership with Nations University’s School of Technology forges socioeconomic opportunities for Guyanese

Guyana’s rapid economic expansion, driven by oil and gas, agriculture, construction, mining and infrastructure growth, has created an unprecedented demand for certified welders.  Over the last year, the Government of Guyana’s (GoG) partnership with Nations University’s School of Technology City...

Guyanese must be primary owners of gas-linked Wales projects – Jagdeo

Guyanese investors must be the primary owners of a planned fertilizer plant and a gas bottling and logistics company at Wales on the West Bank of Demerara, with the government prepared to underwrite investor returns, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said on...

Exxon seeks Guyanese university students for internship program

ExxonMobil is seeking Guyanese undergraduate students in their third and fourth years of study to join a three-month internship program aimed at building local skills. The program, which runs from June to August, is open to Guyanese citizens pursuing degrees...

NOV wins ExxonMobil Guyana contract for heated subsea system at Hammerhead

U.S. oilfield equipment maker NOV Inc. announced that it won a third-quarter contract from ExxonMobil Guyana to supply an actively heated flexible pipe system for the Hammerhead field development offshore Guyana. NOV said the scope of work includes the design,...

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Middle East tensions could lift Guyana’s oil revenues, but capacity risks remain – Orinoco Research

Rising geopolitical instability in the Middle East could increase oil revenues for Guyana while also exposing capacity constraints across...