Oil majors raked in big bucks in 2022. It was a great year for oil and gas profits.
ExxonMobil Corp made a whopping US$55.7 billion in earnings for the full year, up from US$23 billion in 2021 – a US$32.7...
Next up on ExxonMobil’s Stabroek Block development list is Yellowtail - one of the largest ever sanctioned. Coming in at US$10 billion, the project is running ahead of schedule; with the production vessel 45% complete and preparatory works progressing...
Noble Corporation said it has been awarded a contract for utilisation of the Noble Discoverer offshore Colombia.
The award, made by Ecopetrol, is for the drilling of the Orca North-1 well in Q4, 2023.
The rig is currently under contract for...
Singapore-based engineering firm Dyna-Mac Holdings Ltd. has announced that it has secured several firm contracts from its repeat customers, totaling a provisional sum of US$203.3 million (S$270 million).
The contracts include the construction of Topside Modules for a Floating Production,...
Trinidad’s Touchstone Exploration said its average production for the first quarter of 2023 more than doubled compared to the same period last year.
In its announcement, Touchstone said it produced 2,139 oil-equivalent barrels per day (bpd), representing a 53% hike...
Development drilling continues at ExxonMobil Guyana’s Liza site in the Stabroek Block with the Noble Tom Madden drillship.
Guyana’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) said activities commenced on May 6 and will end on June 30 with 29 additional support vessels.
The well...
TechnipFMC said it has been awarded a major (>US$1 billion) contract for an integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI™) project by Equinor Energy do Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Equinor ASA (Equinor).
TechnipFMC Guyana team cops ExxonMobil safety award...
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Guyana and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will pave the way for a Country Engagement Framework for green, resilient and sustainable infrastructure to support economic diversification and doing business.
The deal was recently inked...
As the need for an energy transition becomes increasingly apparent, a paradoxical trend has emerged. Several developed countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Norway, are expanding their petroleum exploration and production activities, raising concerns about hypocrisy, as...
Civil Society Activist and Head of Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI), Frederick Collins filed an objection on May 11 in Guyana's Appellate Court against an appeal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
His objection is intended to block the EPA's...