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By 2030, electric vehicles will avoid demand for 5 million barrels of oil per day, or more

The electric vehicle market is set to continue its growth, with sales projected to reach 14 million this year alone, up from 10 million in 2022. This growth is part of a historic transformation of the auto industry, with...

Ex-PDVSA VP with close links to El Assami charged in $$b oil scandal

Ysmel Serrano, ex-Vice President of Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA is the latest top-ranking official to be slapped with charges as investigations progress into the billion-dollar oil scandal. He served in the post and acted as trade chief between 2017 and...

Liza Unity to produce 250,000 bpd by year-end – Hess COO

Guyana’s Liza Phase 2 Project and its accompanying Liza Unity production vessel are expected to undergo a series of maintenance and debottlenecking activities that will push production from 220,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) to 250,000 bopd by...

OPEC, IEA trade words as oil price jumps again

Oil price jumps have led to a recent public spat between the International Energy Agency (IEA) and oil group Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).  OPEC lashed out at IEA after its Executive Director Fatih Birol in a Bloomberg interview...

Guyana issues Uaru production license; Hess follows Exxon with FID

Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) announced approval of the Uaru Field Development Plan and the issuance of the Uaru Petroleum Production License, on April 28.  Hess Corporation, a 30% stakeholder in the project, said it made a final investment...

Exxon nets highest Q1 earnings in history – Woods

ExxonMobil Corporation announced first-quarter 2023 earnings of US$11.4 billion, or US$2.79 per share assuming dilution - a drop from US$12.8 billion in the last quarter. The result aligned with its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 8-K filings, triggered by...

Clear line of sight for Stabroek Block to hit 1.3 million bpd by 2027

With regulatory approvals granted for Exxon’s fifth Guyana development - Uaru, next up on the list is number six - Whiptail.   This development is expected to tap Exxon’s Whiptail, Pinktail and Tilapia discoveries, taking production offshore the South American country...

Exxon hits dry hole at Stabroek Block’s Kokwari-1 well

Hess Corporation said on April 26 that the Kokwari-1 exploration well in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana did not encounter commercial quantities of hydrocarbons. Hess’ Chief Operating Officer (COO), Greg Hill noted that Kokwari was a higher-risk carbonate play that...

Stabroek Block investments in Guyana now above US$40 billion as partners FID Uaru project

ExxonMobil Guyana announced on Thursday that it has made a final investment decision (FID) on the Uaru development, its fifth such project offshore the South American country. Exxon is the operator of the Stabroek Block, where the project will...

Guyana grants environmental permit for Exxon’s fifth deep water project Uaru

Guyana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moments ago approved ExxonMobil's fifth Stabroek Block development, Uaru. This will take production above one million barrels per day. The new permit has these key updates as noted in the EPA's release: Flaring Like its predecessors,...

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ExxonMobil hires Saipem for limited work on proposed Longtail project in Guyana

ExxonMobil Guyana has awarded a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) to Italy’s Saipem, related to its proposed Longtail project...