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Exxon, YCG partnership facilitating training, mentorship for youths

Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG) said on Monday its long-standing partnership with ExxonMobil Guyana continues and will see another group of young men and boys from South Turkeyen and surrounding communities benefitting from technical training and mentorship. Last year’s programme was...

Rapidly growing Guyanese logistics company credits success to emerging oil industry

Guyana Logistics and Support Services (GLASS) Incorporated was established in 2011 and serviced the mining industry for some time. However, the business experienced some ‘dormant years,’ according to the company’s Human Resources and Manpower Services Manager, Romona Rahat, who...

ExxonMobil projects have pumped more than $87.2 billion into local economy – Report

While ExxonMobil’s GY$1.8 trillion Yellowtail project is poised to generate significant revenue flows for Guyana, previously sanctioned projects have already pumped billions of dollars into the local economy while enhancing the country’s upstream petroleum industry. According to the Yellowtail Environmental...

Canje Block partner recognised for full compliance with transparency body

Mid-Atlantic Oil and Gas, a Junior partner in the Canje Block offshore Guyana, continues to support the efforts of the Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) through the work of its local body, GYEITI. The Guyanese-owned company has been submitting all...

QatarEnergy inks deal with ExxonMobil for offshore license in Canada

QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with ExxonMobil to farm into an exploration license offshore the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. The transaction has received all necessary consents from the Canada- Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB). According to...

Port of Vreed-en-Hoop investors plug GY$5 million into birding study

Guyanese consortium NRG Holdings Incorporated, developers of the massive Port of Vreed-en-Hoop Project, has provided GY$5 million to the Guyana Marine Conservation Society to fund a ‘Birding Study’. The donation was received by the Conservation Society on October 15,...

IEA sees Guyana adding big volumes as world braces for oil market turbulence

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2021 report that under its base case 'Stated Policies' (STEPS) scenario, global oil demand exceeds 2019 levels by 2023 then levels off at 104 million b/d...

How exploration adapts in the transition – Low-carbon tech also needs geoscientists

By Simon Flowers – Chairman, Chief Analyst & author of The Edge at Wood Mackenzie For over a century, exploration was at the sharp end of the rise of the oil and gas industry. The allure of discovery and huge...

Reservoir activities in Guyana, other key LATAM locations boost Schlumberger performance

U.S. oilfield services company Schlumberger reported on Friday that it started the second half of 2021 with strong results, delivering another quarter of sequential revenue growth, a fifth consecutive quarter of margin expansion, and a solid free cash flow...

S&P Global and IHS Markit merger receives conditional approval

S&P Global and IHS Markit say they have received a conditional Phase 1 approval for their $44 billion merger from the European Commission (EC), marking another significant step toward the combination of these highly complementary companies. "The European Commission's decision...

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Fabricio Bloisi Appointed CEO, Prosus and Naspers

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prosus N.V. (AEX: PRX) today announced that the Boards of Prosus and Naspers (JSE:NPN) have unanimously approved the...