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Schlumberger seeking EOIs to extend integrated lab facility in Guyana

Oil field services company Schlumberger plans to upgrade its Fluids Laboratory in Guyana to improve overall efficiency and service delivery. This is according to an advertisement placed in the local press requesting the submission of Expressions of Interest (EoIs). The...

Oil dips over delta variant concerns

(S&P Global Platts) Crude oil futures fell in mid-morning trade in Asia on August 2 amid concerns over the resurgent spread of COVID-19, after the weekend brought a slew of reports of rising cases in China and parts of...

First Payara Development well spudded, overall project 45% complete

The hull for the Prosperity FPSO, Guyana’s 3rd oil production vessel, is complete and will enter the Keppel shipyard in Singapore following the sail away of the Liza Unity later this month. The Prosperity FPSO will be producing oil...

Petrobras to supply free cooking gas to low-income Brazilians

(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday evening that state-controlled company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, known as Petrobras, has 3 billion reais ($575.5 million) to fund free LPG bottles to low-income people that cannot afford them. Liquified petroleum gas...

No recordable incident in over 660 days for crew on Liza Destiny FPSO – Exxon Production Manager

The team on the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel has gone over 660 days with no recordable incident. Production Manager at ExxonMobil Guyana, Mike Ryan, says this is an indication that the team is working in...

India’s oil minister opens bid round, Exxon among investors invited to tap huge potential

(S&P Global Platts) India's oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri opened the bid phase of the third round of Discovered Small Fields (DSF-III) on July 30 and invited foreign investors like BP and ExxonMobil to tap huge potentials offered by...

EPA approves additional 60-day period for flaring, payment increased to US$45 per tonne

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Guyana has approved an additional 60-day period for flaring of associated gas on the Liza Destiny FPSO for the period July 25 to September 22, 2021. This is to be conducted at a...

Close to 100 percent of gas now being reinjected on Liza Destiny FPSO

The full gas compression system on the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel is now operating, ExxonMobil said in an update on Friday. OilNOW understands that the team continues to perform maintenance and optimization activities with the...

Exxon reports $4.7B in earnings, plans to increase spending on key projects including Guyana

Exxon Mobil Corporation announced on Friday estimated second-quarter 2021 earnings of $4.7 billion compared with a loss of $1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2020. Second-quarter capital and exploration expenditures were $3.8 billion, bringing the first half of 2021...

WoodMac projects multi-billion-dollar revenues for Guyana as discoveries grow

The announcement this week by U.S. oil major ExxonMobil that it has discovered more oil off the coast of Guyana further enhances the outlook analysts have had for the new oil producing country. Additional volumes being discovered at the...

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Petrobras production hiked 3.7% in Q1 

Petrobras' average production of oil, natural gas liquids (NGL) and natural gas in the first quarter of 2024 reached...