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Guyana oil fund closed first quarter with US$2.36 billion

Guyana's Natural Resource Fund closed the first quarter of 2024 with US$2.36 billion (approximately GY$492 billion), according to a March report from the Bank of Guyana. The Fund’s overall balance, in March, registered a negligible shift from the US$2.36 billion...

SBM Offshore seeking supplier for crew flight services between Guyana and Suriname

SBM Offshore's subsidiary, Guyana Deepwater Operations Incorporated (GDO), is seeking a supplier to provide flights between Guyana and Suriname to connect crew members with KLM International flights to Amsterdam, Netherlands. The scope of service outlines key areas including the provision...

Guyana government estimates ICJ ruling could come by end of 2025 – Jagdeo

The Guyana government estimates a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) could come by the end of 2025, in the case concerning the Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela).  “The timeline… with Venezuela fully participating...

Guyana/Venezuela border controversy: Switzerland tells UN Security Council countries must abide by international law

Switzerland advocated for orders of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to be respected, during a special April 9 meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the Guyana/Venezuela territorial controversy. According to the official X account (formerly Twitter)...

Early look into next week’s Local Content Summit agenda

The forthcoming Local Content Summit, slated for April 16, 2024, at the Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre, is gearing up to be a watershed event in the discourse advancing Guyanese participation in the oil and gas sector. Under the...

Touchstone reports avg. net sales volumes of 7,015 boe/d in Q1 2024

Trinidad-focused energy company Touchstone Exploration reported average net sales volumes of 7,015 barrels of oil-equivalent per day (boe/d) in the first quarter of 2024.  It said Cascadura contributed average net sales volumes of 5,389 boe/d. This consists of net natural...

BP anticipates production increase amid declining oil and gas prices

Energy behemoth BP informed investors on Tuesday that its oil and gas production likely surged in the first three months of this year, even as prices for these commodities experienced a downturn. The oil major disclosed that production is projected...

CNOOC’s Petroleum Engineering, Geoscience scholarships back for Guyanese students

Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited are looking for the next cohort of students to take advantage of scholarship opportunities to study Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering in China.  According to a Ministry notice, the scholarships are...

Petrobras replicates Guyana, Suriname success with second discovery at Potiguar Basin

Petrobras has struck oil in a well located in Brazil’s Potiguar Basin, during a campaign it embarked on in earnest to repeat exploration successes off the coasts of Guyana and Suriname. Announcing the find in an April 9 release,...

Heritage Petroleum commissions offshore oil well S-938

Heritage Petroleum Company Limited has unveiled its latest offshore oil well, S-938. Situated within the Soldado East Field, the said S-938 well is poised to make a substantial contribution to the company’s revenue with an expected average daily rate of...

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Suriname president urges youth to pursue skills for opportunities in emerging oil and gas sector

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – Suriname's President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons has urged young people who have left school to return to education...