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ExxonMobil Guyana produced 10.78 million barrels of crude in November 2022, according to public data from the government’s Petroleum Management Programme. Total production averaged 359,490 barrels per day (bpd). This comprised output from the Liza Phases One and Two projects...

Quanten Consortium Angola LLC, Environmental Solutions Inc. and SPEC Energy DMCC are the latest US-based companies bidding to build Guyana’s 30,000 barrels per day modular refinery. Quanten said it focuses on developing “transformational projects” in emerging markets with interventions that support deep,...

Subsea 7 S.A. on Friday said it was awarded three contracts by Aker BP for work offshore Norway. The awards included a major contract (over US$750 million) for Yggdrasil field development project (formerly NOAKA), a large contract (US$300-500 million) for Skarv Satellite Project and a substantial contract (US$150-300 million) for...

OPEC – the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries – forecasts a hike in the world oil demand in 2023 by at least 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) year-on-year, according to its latest Oil Market Report. OPEC said that Organisation...

As Guyana continues efforts to build out a robust regulatory and legislative framework for the oil industry, it would also be wise to keep its eyes on policies and programmes that target inclusionary growth. United States Ambassador to Guyana,...

Come 2023, Consultancy Group Wood Mackenzie expects there to be a significant acceleration of global gas-led activity. In its latest ‘5 THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN 2023’ report, WoodMac anticipates a rapid or modular monetisation of gas assets. It...

Brazil’s Petrobras plans to place 18 floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels offshore Brazil in the next five years, according to its 2023-2027 Strategic Plan. The vessels’ capacities will range from 70,000 to 225,000 barrels of oil per day...

Italian contractor Saipem is looking for local welders to assist with its operations offshore Guyana. According to a notice posted by Country Manager, Gianluigi Della Rosa to LinkedIn, the selected welders must be able to operate an electrode holder, welding...

Come January next year, Guyana will be dispatching new bilateral requests to Brazil’s new President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as it looks to foster closer relations through the creation of a deepwater harbour connecting the two countries. Guyana’s President,...

Tullow Oil said it signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for offshore exploration licence CI-803 in Côte d’Ivoire. Tullow will operate the licence with 90% equity. The remaining 10% is held by PetroCi. CI-803 covers an area of 1,345 square kilometres...