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ExxonMobil eyes US$30B in low-emission projects as Guyana sets example in cleaner oil production

ExxonMobil plans to invest up to US$30 billion in low-emission initiatives from 2025 to 2030. Nearly 65% of that spending targets emissions reductions for third-party customers. The investments depend on supportive policies, regulations, and continued advances in technology and markets,...

Exxon executive affirms stability in Guyana outlook regardless of arbitration outcome

ExxonMobil’s Senior Vice President Neil Chapman said Thursday that operations and investment plans in Guyana remain “100% aligned” among the Stabroek Block partners, despite an ongoing arbitration that could impact the ownership structure of the prolific offshore asset. “Zero change,”...

How Suriname compares to Guyana: Lessons from a neighbor’s oil journey

Just across the Corentyne River, Suriname is watching. It has seen Guyana go from oil discovery to oil power in less than a decade, GDP booming, rigs multiplying and an international attention growing. But where Guyana surged ahead, Suriname...

Guyana will become one of top five LatAm oil producers this year with startup of Yellowtail FPSO – Wood Mackenzie

Guyana is on track to become one of the top five liquid-producing countries in Latin America (LatAm) in 2025, according to Amanda Bandeira, a Research Analyst at Wood Mackenzie. “Production keeps growing, and exploration drilling is intensifying again in the...

What should Guyana make of Maduro’s renewed partnership with Russia?

  Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and Russian President Vladimir Putin have publicly reaffirmed support for their nations with a strategic partnership agreement.  As reported by Reuters, Russia and Venezuela agreed to deepen cooperation in energy, including joint initiatives within OPEC+, the Gas...

Exxon targets tripling Guyana output capacity in five years

ExxonMobil Corp plans to triple its oil production capacity in Guyana over the next five years, as part of a global strategy to concentrate capital on low-cost, high-return assets, a senior company executive said on Thursday. Speaking at the 41st...

bpTT and EOG deliver first gas from Mento Development offshore Trinidad

bp Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) has announced first gas from the Mento development, a 50/50 joint venture with EOG Resources Trinidad Ltd. EOG is the project operator. Initial gas is being produced from the discovery well. Drilling of the remaining...

Shell to increase stake in Nigeria’s Bonga oil field

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has signed an agreement to acquire TotalEnergies’ 12.5% stake in the OML 118 Production Sharing Contract offshore Nigeria. The deal, announced by Shell on May 28, will raise Shell’s interest in OML 118...

Snapshot: Exxon’s first Stabroek Block tie back development tapping three oil fields 

ExxonMobil’s Uaru development is the first Stabroek Block project to utilize a subsea tieback connecting three fields - Uaru, Mako, and Snoek oil fields - to a single production facility. Tiebacks, by industry definition, transport hydrocarbons from seabed wells to...

ExxonMobil enters exclusive talks to sell French refinery to North Atlantic

ExxonMobil has entered exclusive negotiations with Canadian fuel retailer North Atlantic for the sale of its 82.89% stake in its French subsidiary Esso, including the 240,000 barrels per day Gravenchon refinery in Normandy. The deal also includes a 100% stake...

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Spain-bound tanker departs Guyana with second Yellowtail cargo – OilX

The Nordic Zenith tanker has departed ExxonMobil Guyana’s ONE GUYANA floating production vessel with the second cargo of crude...