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Delay in Suriname FID shows TotalEnergies hesitant to fully commit to country – AMI analyst

When it comes to answering the question of a final investment decision on the TotalEnergies-operated Block 58, Suriname’s wait has been long. And the country will have to wait at least a few months more, until 2023, for the decision. This...

Touchstone eyes three onshore blocks in T&T’s current bid round

ā€œIt’s probably the best package we have ever seen in Trinidad.ā€ Those were the comments from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of Trinidad’s Touchstone Exploration, Paul Baay as he signalled the company’s interest in grabbing up at least...

UK waives visa requirement for Caribbean’s biggest oil producer

British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller, announced in Georgetown on Tuesday that the visa requirement for Guyanese to visit the United Kingdom has been lifted indefinitely. It allows a Guyanese visitor to stay in the UK for six months,...

Next phase of construction for CGX’s Berbice Deep Water Port to begin this month

Grand Canal Industrial Estates Inc. (GCIE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian oil explorer CGX Energy Inc., said it has selected GAICO Construction and General Services Inc. to continue critical works on a portion of its Berbice Deep Water...

Guyana expected to withdraw US$207 million more from oil fund this year

Guyana’s Central Bank disclosed on Monday that 65% of the US$607 million that was approved by the National Assembly to support the 2022 budget was transferred to the Consolidated Fund. The remainder – some US$207 million – is expected...

Equinor starts up Peregrino Phase 2 project offshore Brazil

Equinor said first oil was produced at the Peregrino Phase 2 project on October 10 at 20:00 local time, using the Peregrino C platform. The project consists of the new platform with drilling facilities and living quarters tied into the...

Guyana rakes in biggest quarterly windfall from oil production

Guyana’s Central Bank – the operational manager for the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) – disclosed on Monday that third-quarter inflows amounted to GY$102.82 billionĀ (US$493.18 million). This comprised of profit oil totalling GY$92.18 billion (US$442.12 million) and royalties totalling GY$10.64 billionĀ (US$51.06 million). The receipts of...

Almost US$1 billion in oil revenue could be plugged into Guyana’s 2023 budget

Guyana’s updated Natural Resource Fund Act outlines a clear and simple formula for the calculation of withdrawals allowable from the Fund each year. Based on this formula, using US$1.247 billion expected from oil in 2022, approximately US$998.5 million is projected...

Guyana won’t become next Dubai without foreign expertise, development of entrepreneurial talent – Int’l Advisor

By unlocking significant oil resources in the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block, one consultant after another has often said Guyana is poised to become the next Qatar or Dubai of the region. But such a promising future cannot come to pass...

Petronas, TotalEnergies, Shell ink PSC for ultra-deepwater block offshore Malaysia

Malaysia's Petronas has signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with TotalEnergies, Petronas Carigali, and Shell for Block 2K, an ultra-deepwater block off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Petronas said that Block SB 2K, with a depth of up to 3,000...

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Eni, Repsol deal targets 645 mcf/d domestic supply at Venezuela’s Perla field ahead of 2031 exports

Eni and Repsol have reached an agreement with Venezuela to increase domestic gas supply from the Perla offshore field...