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Yellowtail Permit requires high credit rating from Exxon’s insurers to cover potential pollution damage – Bharrat

Even as Guyana forges ahead with multiple discoveries and approvals for offshore oil and gas production operations, authorities remain keen on ensuring the South American country has a robust system in place to minimise the impact these activities are...

Liza projects at full capacity as background flare achieved offshore Guyana

ExxonMobil Guyana’s Production Manager, Mike Ryan, announced full production capacity has been reached at both Liza projects offshore Guyana. Exxon was able to safely install a new gas compressor aboard the Liza Destiny floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel...

Guyana soaring up the oil and gas scale with 33 finds in seven years – Vickram Bharrat

ExxonMobil now has a total of 33 oil and gas discoveries in Guyana’s massive Stabroek Block with the latest made at the Seabob and Kiru-Kiru wells, according to the government of Guyana. This, according to Guyana’s Minister of Natural...

Exxon makes two more Guyana discoveries in incredible 2022 drill campaign

Stabroek Block operator ExxonMobil and its partners have made a double discovery – now a total of seven discoveries for the year 2022. The discoveries were made at the Seabob and Kiru-Kiru wells, southeast of the Liza and Payara developments. The...

Guyana to be only country in region with critical oil spill capping equipment on hand – Bharrat

A key provision in ExxonMobil’s permit for the massive Yellowtail project offshore Guyana requires the company to have a capping stack maintained, tested, and stored in country. And this, according to Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, would make...

Guyana’s emissions intensity outperforming 75% of global oil & gas producing assets

Rystad Energy’s Senior Vice President and Head of Latin America and the Caribbean, Schreiner Parker, said the emissions intensity from Guyana’s offshore operations is among the best performing in the world. He said it is outpacing 75% of global oil...

Lending from banks increase as confidence in Guyana economy now at all-time high

The South American nation of Guyana has been benefitting from an influx of foreign and local investments in traditional and newer sectors. As a direct effect, an economic boom is currently underway, propelled by massive oil and gas resources...

‘Venezuela aggression against Guyana a threat to entire continent’ – PM tells union

Guyana's Prime Minister is working to rally support in the region against Venezuela's claim on its territory. In his address to the Presidential Forum for the Progress and Integration of South America (PROSUR) Summit, Phillips told the union that the...

The main shore base behind Guyana’s massive oil discoveries has seen tremendous growth

ExxonMobil’s massive oil discoveries in Guyana led to the creation of the Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) back in 2017 to service the rapidly increasing operations offshore. It was the brainchild of four companies – Muneshwer's Limited, TOTALTEC Oilfield Services,...

Guyana among potential ‘energy super basins’ of the world – WoodMac

With the energy transition in full swing, emphasis is being placed on making the global upstream industry more sustainable. To do this, the focus has to be on abundant oil and gas resources in locations with access to low-cost...

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Staatsolie approves commercial field for Sloanea-1 gas discovery in Suriname’s Block 52

Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. has approved the Commercial Field for the Sloanea-1 gas discovery in Block 52 offshore Suriname....