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Oil prices touch multi-month highs

(Reuters) -Oil prices touched multi-month highs on Monday on expectations OPEC and allied producers may cap output at current levels in February and on hopes that coronavirus vaccines may help curb the spread of the virus and drive a...

Gas to power project: outsiders always say it’s too expensive, you can’t do it

The proposed gas to power project in Guyana can potentially have the single most transformative impact on the new oil producing country, promising significant benefits to the population. Most notable is that there are no technical barriers that prevent...

Canada Guyana Chamber looking to ramp up activities in 2021

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Canada Guyana Chamber of Commerce (CGCC), Ms. Natalia Seepersaud, said the organisation will be looking to ramp up its activities in 2021 as pandemic restrictions ease and more focus is placed on business-to-business...

Venezuelan oil exports slump to 71-year low in 2020

(Bloomberg) Venezuelan oil exports plummeted this month as U.S. sanctions have left some of the South American country’s cargoes stranded in Asia and competition with fellow OPEC+ members is set to heat up. A linchpin of the Venezuelan economy, the...

Trinidad made list of errors to avoid; then committed all – Dr. Hosein

In an effort to ensure it did not suffer the fate of many resource rich countries around the world, Trinidad and Tobago carefully outlined the errors that should be avoided in the management of petroleum revenue; but then proceeded...

Russian annual oil output falls for the first time since 2008

(Reuters) - Oil production in Russia declined last year for the first time since 2008 and reached its lowest level since 2011 following a global deal to cut output and sluggish demand caused by the coronavirus, statistics showed on...

Brazil moving to implement reforms to lure investors as competition from countries like Guyana rise – S&P Global Platts

Mature oil producer Brazil is looking to implement important oil industry reforms in 2021 to remain one of the world's top destinations for investments amid heated global competition and uncertainties about the coronavirus pandemic. S&P Global Platts said in a...

High-cost oil producers can lose market share to strong emerging player Guyana – Lisa Viscidi

With approximately 9 billion barrels of oil equivalent and counting, Guyana is forging ahead as a major oil producer with experts saying the country is on course to become one of the largest sources of non-OPEC oil supply in...

‘We must not remain a rich country of poor people’ Guyana President affirms in new year’s message

President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali says 2021 will be the springboard from which the new oil producing country will leap into recovery, rebuilding its economy and enhancing the health and well-being of its more than 750,000 people. Mr. Ali...

Exxon signals up to $20 billion asset write-down

(Reuters) -Exxon Mobil Corp signaled in a regulatory filing that higher oil and gas prices and improved chemicals margins would aid fourth quarter results, but the gains would be overshadowed by an up to $20 billion asset write-down. The largest...

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Suriname’s Roystonea, Fusaea discoveries could support 100,000 b/d development – WoodMac 

Petronas’ Roystonea-1 and Fusaea-1 discoveries in Block 52 offshore Suriname are estimated to hold recoverable resources approaching 400 million...