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By Arthur Deakin – OilNOW It is no longer a secret that Guyana is one of the most attractive investment opportunities in the world. The country has discovered 9 billion barrels of recoverable oil, and that is likely only half...

Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured yet another contract for a South America-bound floater. The company announced on Monday that it was hired for the turnkey delivery of P-78, one of the largest Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO)...

As an increasing number of developments come on stream offshore Guyana, large amounts of associated gas will be produced alongside high volumes of oil. Following the already producing Liza phase 1 project is phase 2, targeting 220,000 barrels of oil...

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) remains keenly interested in sourcing crude from “geopolitically relatively stable geographies” such as Norway, Brazil and Guyana, as it embarks on a strategic growth path that will aim to maintain focus on its core refining...

(S&P Global Platts) Brazil's National Petroleum Agency expects the number of exploration wells drilled off the country's coast to nearly quadruple in 2021 to 19 wells as oil companies ramp up activity and the coronavirus pandemic wanes, the regulator's...

(Reuters) Dubai's non-oil private sector recorded its biggest expansion in one and a half years in April, a survey showed on Monday, a sign that the emirate's economy is closing in on its pre-COVID-19 growth trajectory. The seasonally adjusted IHS...

Guyana is endowed with considerable untapped natural resources, including minerals, agricultural lands, forests and water, which oil revenues could help develop. Enabling the growth of high value-added sectors in which Guyana has a comparative advantage based on its natural...

Suriname’s Shallow Offshore Bid Round closed on April 30 with international oil companies showing interest in just 3 of the 8 oil blocks that were on offer. According to state oil company Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V., a total of 10...

The ‘Zoom Rooms’ project recently launched by the University of Guyana (UG) and funded by ExxonMobil’s Greater Guyana Initiative is benefitting hundreds of UG students who now have easier access to virtual classes necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Zoom Rooms...

Stena Drilling, operator of the Stena Carron and Stena DrillMAX rigs on contract with ExxonMobil for operations offshore Guyana, is seeking contractors to supply a range of services from the second quarter of this year. “Food Services may be required...