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Saipem secures US$720 million offshore contracts, including a major Guyana project

Italian engineering firm Saipem has been granted a Limited Notice to Proceed (LNTP) from ExxonMobil Guyana Limited for subsea structures, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) work at the proposed Hammerhead oil field development in the Stabroek Block.  The project site...

Venezuela’s opposition criticizes Chavez’s handling of Essequibo claim, opposes military intervention

Venezuela’s opposition has criticized the late President Hugo Chávez for abandoning the country’s territorial claim to Guyana’s Essequibo region.  “Hugo Chávez irresponsibly abandoned the active reclamation of the Essequibo for purely political reasons,” Edmundo González Urrutia, “President-Elect” of Venezuela and...

Guyana continues to defy expectations, says U.S. market intelligence firm

Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) has once again placed Guyana in a category of its own, labeling it as “great” in its 2025 economic forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean.  The ranking underscores Guyana’s exceptional economic expansion, driven by its...

More than 85% of Latin America’s new deepwater oil output will come from Guyana, Brazil – Norway firm

Guyana and Brazil will continue to play a dominant role in Latin America’s oil production growth by 2030, according to Norway-based energy research and business intelligence firm, Rystad Energy.  The region is set to add over four million barrels per...

Guyana receives seven bids for phase 2 of Gas-to-Energy project

Guyana on Monday received seven bids for the second phase of its landmark Gas-to-Energy project, which includes the design, construction, and operation of a 300-megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant and a natural gas liquids (NGL) facility with a...

2025 Local Content Summit to focus on collaboration, investment, and growth

The 2025 Local Content Summit aims to equip local businesses with the tools, knowledge, and partnerships needed to thrive in the oil and gas sector. Hosted under the theme ‘Collaborate. Invest. Build. Shaping Guyana’s Future Together’, the event will...

MODEC partners with STEMGuyana to support learning pods

MODEC has partnered with STEMGuyana to support its Learning Pods initiative, ensuring continued access to after-school education in Math, Science, English, and Technology for children in underserved communities. MODEC has pledged GYD$2,788,041 to fund the program in 2025. This support...

CNOOC says Payara project in Guyana helped lift 2024 overseas output by 10.8%

China’s state-owned offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC Ltd. said on Thursday (March 27) that its overseas production surged by 10.8% in 2024, driven in part by the commissioning of new projects, including the Payara development in Guyana. In its...

US Secretary of State acknowledges impact of tariffs on Chinese-built vessels is a major concern for the region

The proposed tariffs on ships built in China may negatively impact Guyana and the Caribbean, a concern frequently raised with Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the United States, during his visits to the region last week. During a joint...

bpTT approves Ginger Gas Development, announces Frangipani discovery

bp Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) made the final investment decision (FID) on the ginger gas development and confirmed a gas discovery at its Frangipani exploration well. The company announced on March 27 that Ginger will be its fourth subsea project...

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SBM Offshore’s Blue Ammonia FPSO design wins ABS approval

SBM Offshore has received approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for a new floating production,...