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Guyana will be “gift that keeps on giving” – Analyst 

Guyana’s value to ExxonMobil will be felt for decades to come, according to an Analyst at Seeking Alpha, a crowd-sourced content service provider that publishes news on financial markets.  In his latest piece on April 12, the analyst examined Exxon’s...

Petrobras eyes more gas production with two new FPSO charters 

Aiming to boost Brazil’s natural gas supply, the state-owned Petrobras issued tenders for two production platforms for its Sergipe Deepwater Project (SEAP), in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, about 100 km off the country’s coast.  Besides expanding Brazil’s availability of natural gas,...

Here’s a factsheet about Guyana’s draft model oil contracts

Guyana’s ongoing offshore licensing round offers 14 blocks - 11 in the shallow water, and three in the deep. The draft model contracts will govern new licenses to be issued to winning bidders, and existing deals outside of the...

Guyana among world’s most powerful countries looking to produce as much oil and gas as it can

The rapid development of oil and gas resources is not only high on Guyana’s agenda but that of some of the world’s most powerful nations. In fact, Guyana ranks sixth on a list of 30 big oil-producing countries pursuing new...

IMF significantly increases Guyana’s growth forecast for 2023, 2024

Guyana’s growth forecast from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been given a considerable boost. While the institution’s 2022 Article IV report had estimated Guyana’s real gross domestic product (GDP) would grow 25.2% in 2023, this has been revised...

Arrests climb to over 30 in PDVSA billion dollar oil scandal: 67 warrants issued – Venezuela AG 

The PDVSA billion dollar oil scandal runs deep with the arrests now at 34, according to Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek Saab. Venezuelan authorities have also issued 67 arrest warrants, 30 of which are for public officials and financial operators...

220,000 bpd Prosperity FPSO arrives in Guyana waters

Guyana’s third oil production vessel - Prosperity, has arrived in the country's waters.  Operator ExxonMobil in a Tuesday morning release said the Prosperity will kickstart production from its Payara field in the Stabroek Block later this year.  "The arrival of the...

Exploration remains high-risk; Hess, CNOOC hit jackpot with Guyana farm-in – Westwood

Energy market research and intelligence company Westwood Energy says exploration for hydrocarbons remains a high-risk business with only one in every three high impact exploration wells drilled between 2017 and the end 2022 resulting in a potential commercial discovery. “The...

Exxon looking for more warehouse facilities to support Guyana operations

Stabroek Block operator, Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), plans to put in place a contract for the provision of managed warehouse facility and services as its operations expand in the South American nation.  In a public request for...

Chinese shipyard delivers 4th Fast4Ward hull to SBM Offshore, starts work on #5

Chinese shipyard, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS), said it completed and delivered the fourth generic Fast4ward® Multi Purpose Floater (MPF4) Hull to SBM Offshore on April 5.   MPF4 adopted SBM Offshore’s proprietary generic hull design following the previous three...

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Europe took all of Guyana’s Golden Arrowhead oil cargoes lifted in September

Europe received all four cargoes of Golden Arrowhead crude oil lifted from ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail project in September, according to...