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Hess Corporation, a 30% stakeholder in Guyana's Stabroek Block, has assured the market that the co-venturers stand ready to comply with the relinquishment provisions in the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). The company also told shareholders that the 20%...

Development drilling at ExxonMobil Guyana’s Payara field continues in preparation of the Prosperity floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel’s arrival from Singapore. MarineTraffic estimates the vessel will arrive in mid-April. According to Guyana’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), the development activities...

A recent report for one of ExxonMobil’s proposed well-campaigns for the Stabroek Block has placed the spotlight on the key reason behind the nation’s dwindling fish stock. Though there are concerns that the oil industry is a contributing factor,...

Guyana intends to open public consultations to afford oil companies a chance to review and make inputs in the new model Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) it is currently drafting.  Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo made the disclosure during his presentation...

When it comes to the question of energy security with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Former Science Adviser with the Caribbean Climate Change Centre, Dr. Ulric Trotz, believes it would be better to pursue a ‘PetroCARICOM’ agreement rather than a...

As its maiden licensing round gets underway, Guyana’s Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said the country could launch another as soon as next year to keep the momentum of its oil and gas development.  Dr. Jagdeo told Bloomberg on March...

Chariot Limited said it has completed front end engineering and design (FEED) of the key components of its flagship Anchois gas development offshore Morocco, after initiation in June 2022.  In conjunction with the subsurface development studies, this FEED work confirms...

Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) issued a notice to mariners, which pegged March 6 as the resumption date for drilling operations at Wei-1 by CGX Energy.  After successfully drilling the first prospective geologic horizons in the Upper Maastrichtian, CGX put...

Though respectful of the public’s right to know how much oil companies are spending and recovering to cover their investments, there are some categories of information that just cannot be disclosed due to their proprietary nature, says Vice President...

QatarEnergy announced a light oil discovery in the Jonker-1X deep-water exploration well drilled in the PEL-39 Exploration License, offshore Namibia. This is the third discovery made at the prospect. It said the Jonker-1X well was drilled to a total depth of...