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Saipem and Oil Spill Response Ltd. announced Monday that they have extended an existing partnership to include utilisation of Saipem’s FlatFish underwater drone robotic technology. The drone will be used for environmental monitoring and inspection of asset integrity. The existing contract between Saipem...

CGX Energy Inc. said Monday that the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) gave conditional approval for the agreement it made to farm out a majority stake in the Corentyne Block to Frontera Energy Corp. The agreement remains subject to certain confirmations from the...

The Trinidadian government had expressed openness to revising Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) to stimulate new investment in the twin-island Republic. The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago had called for this to be done. Upping its plea to the administration,...

CGX Energy Inc. said the maturation date for a US$19 million convertible loan it took for Guyana projects has been moved. The loan outstanding to Frontera Energy Corp., was previously announced on April 16, 2021 and May 28, 2021. With original...

CGX Resources Inc. said Monday that its joint venture with Frontera Energy Corp. was granted an environmental permit for drilling of the Wei-1 exploration well by Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The company also confirmed its definitive agreement with Maersk...

TotalEnergies and Eni (operator) have made a significant gas discovery at the Cronos-1 well, in Block 6, offshore Cyprus. This discovery follows the Calypso-1 discovery made on the same Block in 2018. Located at approximately 160 km southwest of the Cyprus...

President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge, said in a recent interview that there are over 900 highly trained people in total, stationed on the Stena Carron, Stena DrillMax, Noble Bob Douglas, Noble Tom Madden, Noble Don Taylor and Noble...

Norway-based Rystad Energy expects a rebound of high-impact drilling after what was described as a “disappointing” 2021 with success rates plunging to record lows. Rystad Energy classifies high-impact wells through a combination of factors, including the size of the prospect,...

In the past five years, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has found that more than 100,000 new vehicles were registered in Guyana with 1,176 vehicles occurring every month. In one of its recent project documents, the financial institution said...

Trinidad and Tobago’s Touchstone Exploration Inc. received its Certification of Environmental Clearance (CEC) to move ahead with its Cascadura gas project from the Ortoire block offshore. Touchstone has an 80% operating working interest in the Ortoire block, with Heritage Petroleum Company...