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Exxon selling Canada assets for US$1.47 billion

ExxonMobil said it will be selling Canada assets later this year for a total cash consideration US$1.47 billion. Exxon’s affiliates in Canada, Imperial Oil and ExxonMobil Canada, entered into an agreement with Whitecap Resources Inc. for the sale of XTO...

Refiners eye Guyana, Azerbaijan, Gabon for supplies

India is facing severe pressure from triple-digit oil prices and a rising import bill which is prompting one of the world’s top three largest oil importers to look beyond traditional exporting regions, such as the Middle East, for term...

Caribbean’s top three state-owned energy companies enter pact in Suriname

Paramaribo, Suriname – On Tuesday, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago (TT) further deepened the partnership between their energy sectors with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. and TT state-owned energy companies – Paria Fuel...

Guyana to resume national climate resilience strategy this year

When Guyana first earned money for the conservation of its forests, it was determined to make sure the proceeds promote the same climate consciousness that sprouted the Guyana-Norway Partnership. So, it used the resources to compile a Climate Resilience Strategy...

Ramps says will meet Local Content Secretariat’s reasonable demands

Ramps Logistics says it will accede to document requests made by the Local Content Secretariat, in its bid to be placed on Guyana’s Local Content Register. It said this in a statement after receiving a letter from the Secretariat’s Director,...

Massive 30 billion barrels of oil now estimated offshore Suriname – Staatsolie VP

Paramaribo, Suriname – Suriname’s recent oil finds in Block 58 put the South American nation’s recoverable resource count at over five billion oil-equivalent barrels. But that number is merely a tiny fraction of what is believed to be held...

Oil finds in Guyana, Suriname position countries to become “new force” in global energy sector

Paramaribo, Suriname – Over the last two years, South American neighbours – Guyana and Suriname have been foisted into the limelight due to the exciting oil and gas discoveries being made in both offshore territories. To date, Guyana’s proven oil and...

Saipem awarded US$1.2B in Middle East contracts

Saipem says it was awarded several contracts for operations in the Middle East, totaling some US$1.25 billion. It did not name the clients. The first group of contracts concerns extending onshore drilling contracts in the Middle East. They are worth...

Suriname has ‘proud track record’ honouring contracts – oil Minister

Minister of Natural Resources for Suriname, David Abiamofo, said the nation is extremely proud of its track record in honouring contracts, including production sharing contracts. He made the comment during an interview with energy analyst from Americas Market Intelligence Arthur...

Payara development work progressing, will push output above 580,000 bpd

Preparations are underway for ExxonMobil’s third oil production project offshore Guyana at the Payara field. The Maritime Administration Department said in a notice the developmental area is situated approximately 102.27nautical miles (189.4 kilometers) from the Coast of Guyana and covers...

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Capping stack now just weeks away from arriving in Guyana – Exxon 

The arrival of a capping stack in Guyana is imminent, ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge said. The government mandated...