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TotalEnergies comes up dry again at Suriname’s most promising block

APA Corporation, a 50% stakeholder in the offshore Block 58, provided updates on operations, Monday. The most recent exploration well drilled by operator, TotalEnergies, is non-commercial. Titled Awari, the well is situated in the previously untested northwest portion of Block...

UPDATE: CGX Wei-1 well to be drilled by January 31

CGX Energy Inc’s Wei-1 prospect is expected to be drilled no later than January 31, 2023 the company said in an update on Monday. Barring delays, the new timeline has been accepted by the Guyana government and CGX outlined its...

Exxon plans to target reservoirs at 18,000 ft in Stabroek Block next year

ExxonMobil is expected to spend the next year and a half looking for the most optimal oil-rich reservoirs trapped some 18,000 feet deep in the Stabroek Block. This was recently revealed by co-venturer on the concession, Hess Corporation. Specifically, the...

Food supply to FPSOs could generate up to US$30M annually for Guyanese consortium – Dr. Pertab

Efforts by authorities in Guyana to establish a consortium of caterers for three of the nation’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels operating at the Stabroek Block could see between US$25 million and US$30 million being earned by...

Massive education drive underway in Caribbean’s biggest oil producing nation

Before Guyana’s Stabroek Block hits the one million barrel per day (bpd) production mark in the next few years, the government is embarking on a massive education exercise for its people. This is to ensure citizens are equipped with...

Regulator greenlights Guyana’s landmark Gas-to-Energy project

Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday approved the landmark Gas-to-Energy project, based on an environmental impact assessment (EIA) submitted by ExxonMobil Guyana. “The Environmental Assessment Board reviewed and declared the Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Assessment related to...

Guyana to see “major upgrade” to Stabroek Block’s 11-billion-barrel resource count – Hess CEO

Hess Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), John Hess, said the market can look forward to a “major upgrade” to Guyana's Stabroek Block resource base which stands at 11 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources. During his recent participation at the...

Ann Nerry FPSO bound for Petrobras’ Campos Basin; on track for 2023 start-up

Brazil’s newest addition to its offshore oil platform fleet – the Anna Nery – has left the BrasFELS Shipyard, in the city of Angra dos Reis (RJ), en route to the Campos Basin for its expected 2023 start-up. The new...

Liza Destiny FPSO crew recognised for achieving one year without ‘hurts, cuts or bruises’

ExxonMobil Guyana announced Saturday that it is celebrating 365 days of ‘No Hurts’ aboard the Liza Destiny floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel operating in the Stabroek Block. “That’s NO injuries; No cuts, NO bruises, NO physical body damage...

UK firm confident Exxon, Tullow will hit jackpot at several Guyana blocks soon

Since 2019, UK energy investment firm, Westmount Energy Limited has participated indirectly via its investee companies in the drilling of exploration wells on the Kaieteur, Canje, and Orinduik Blocks. While those efforts have not produced a commercial, standalone discovery,...

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From chemistry to cargo: How Natina Singh became ExxonMobil Guyana’s first Operations and Logistics Superintendent

When Natina Singh began her academic journey in chemistry, she never imagined she would one day be managing logistics...