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Almost 50% of Suriname’s offshore acreage under contract – Staatsolie

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PARIMARIBO, SURINAME - Almost 50% of Suriname’s offshore acreage is now under contract, according to its state oil company, Staatsolie.  Managing Director, Annand Jagesar, provided the update during his welcome address as the 5th Suriname Energy Oil and Gas Summit...
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PETRONAS secures deepwater Block 66 in Suriname with new contract

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PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - Staatsolie has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V. (PSEPBV) and Paradise Oil Company N.V. (POC) for Block 66.  The agreement was signed on June 17, 2025, on the sidelines of the ongoing...
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ExxonMobil drilling Hamlet-1 well in gas-rich southeastern Stabroek Block

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ExxonMobil has started drilling the Hamlet-1 exploration well in the southeastern section of Guyana’s Stabroek Block. This area near the Suriname border has yielded more natural gas than oil in previous discoveries. The Guyanese government is prioritizing the development of...
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Explorers reassess Suriname’s Demerara Shelf amid Macaw-1 drilling

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As TotalEnergies continues drilling the Macaw-1 well in Suriname’s Block 64, attention is shifting to the Demerara Shelf and what the activity there might mean for future exploration. According to Henk Kombrink, Editor-in-Chief of GEO ExPro, oil companies are now...
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South America must redesign petroleum regimes to balance transition and investment – Energy Advisor 

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PARIMARBO, SURINAME- Jay Park, Managing Partner of Park Energy Advisory Ltd., has called for urgent reforms to petroleum fiscal regimes across South America to meet the competing demands of the energy transition, affordability, and energy security. Speaking at the AIEN...
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Battery system arrives in Guyana for delayed Gas-to-Energy project

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LNDCH4, the U.S. joint venture building an integrated natural gas processing facility at Wales, announced on Friday the arrival of a 30-megawatt backup battery energy storage system (BESS), a critical safeguard designed to ensure uninterrupted power delivery from the...
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SEOGS 2025: A new dawn for Suriname’s energy future

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The Suriname Energy, Oil & Gas Summit and Exhibition (SEOGS) 2025 returns this week with its largest and most comprehensive edition yet, bringing together regional and international energy leaders, policymakers and technical experts for four days of strategic dialogue...
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No oil blocks, gas deal to be issued before Guyana’s September elections

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Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday that no new oil block contracts or agreements for a major gas project involving U.S. firm Fulcrum LNG will be signed before the country’s General and Regional Elections scheduled for September...
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ExxonMobil, Shell lead high-impact exploration over five-year period as NOCs surge in 2024

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ExxonMobil and Shell were the most active high-impact oil and gas explorers between 2020 and 2024, according to energy intelligence firm Westwood Global Energy Group, even as national oil companies (NOCs) surged ahead in 2024 to dominate both drilling...
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Look beyond the barrels for the success of Guyana’s oil industry – Ali 

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President Irfaan Ali has urged Guyanese to measure the success of the oil industry by more than just the number of barrels produced. “We cannot squander this moment by counting barrels only,” Ali said during a business launch event...
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