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Coal prices soar to highest level in more than 200 years

Coal prices are soaring, hitting $462 per tonne on Thursday, up from $186 on February 23 and likely to pass $500 this year, Rystad Energy said following its new research. While most of Europe and the wider world have focused on how...

Oil price boom will delay Latin America’s energy transition – AMI

As oil producers in the Latin America region mull a balancing act between petroleum extraction and sustainability, Americas Market Intelligence has predicted that the all-time high oil price brought on by the Russian invasion of Ukraine will delay the...

CGX raises US$35 million for new well on Corentyne Block, other activities in Guyana

CGX Energy Inc. and Frontera Energy Corporation announced on Friday that they have entered into a financing agreement for a US$35 million loan that will enable CGX to continue to finance part of its share of costs related to...

Ratio Energy Co-founder, “Father of Leviathan gas field” bestowed with Honorary Doctorate

Haifa University has bestowed geologist and Co-founder of  Ratio Energy, Eitan Aizenberg with an honorary doctorate for his contribution and groundbreaking work in the field of geology, which has made a valuable contribution to the State of Israel. In 1992,...

Guyana received GY$23 billion in profit oil, royalty as of Feb. 2022

As of February 28, 2022, Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) received GY$23B in profit oil inclusive of royalty payments from Q4 2021. Bank of Guyana records show that for January 2022 the royalties collected totaled, GY$3,354,340,000 while profit oil payments...

Exxon, EPA could have agreement in place by month end for US$2B environmental assurance

ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) on Wednesday told reporters that in the very unlikely event a major accident such as an oil spill occurs at the offshore Stabroek Block, the consortium has the technical and...

ExxonMobil has grievance mechanism in place for feedback from the public – Persaud

Public concerns or complaints related to ExxonMobil’s operations in Guyana can be recorded and addressed through a Community Grievance Mechanism. The company’s Media and Communication Manager, Janelle Persaud, pointed out to reporters on Wednesday that the Mechanism’s purpose is for...

Rubio among those criticizing Biden administration over Venezuela visit

When senior officials from the Joe Biden administration -- including the National Security Council's director for the Western Hemisphere, Juan Gonzalez, and the US special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, Roger Carstens -- were dispatched to Caracas over the...

Guyana now facing real possibility of US$200 million per oil lift

Between December 2019 when oil production started in Guyana, and the end of 2021, the country had received around US$608 million from a total of 9 oil lifts averaging 1 million barrels each, and royalty payments. But what Guyana...

Economist says refinery for Guyana should be considered as oil prices skyrocket

With the oil price at an all-time high and set to go even higher, Richard Rambarran, a lecturer of economics at the University of Guyana, Tuesday urged Guyana to consider establishing a modular refinery to meet at least its...

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CNOOC sees production boost in China, Canada and Guyana in first quarter

China’s CNOOC reported a total net production of 180.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in the first quarter...