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Guyana-Suriname Upper Cretaceous play delivered the goods in 2021

Frontier exploration drilling fell to its lowest level since 2008 with only 15 frontier wells being completed and only one making a potentially modest sized commercial discovery according to a report released this week by energy market research and...

Oil continues rally as Brent hits $88

(Reuters) - Oil prices settled higher on Wednesday after a fire on a pipeline from Iraq to Turkey briefly stopped flows, increasing concerns about an already tight short-term supply outlook. Flows have resumed through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline that carries crude...

Eco Atlantic makes strategic share purchase in Canje Block ahead of 12-well campaign

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. which holds a working interest in the Orinduik Block appears to be positioning itself for greater benefits with the recent purchase of additional shares in JHI Associates Inc. JHI is a private Canadian-based...

‘If not now, then when’: Guyana gov’t targeting 50 million barrels by 2026

The number of major oil projects to be sanctioned globally in 2022 is anticipated to be in the mid-30s, double the 2021 figure and higher than pre-covid levels; a possible sign of an ‘if not now, then when’ mentality,...

Leaders of South American oil nations set for talks this week

Guyana’s President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali is scheduled to make a working visit to Paramaribo on Thursday to meet with the President of the Republic of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, and the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro. According to an update...

Exxon announces ambitious plans for net zero emissions by 2050

ExxonMobil on Tuesday announced its ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions for operated assets by 2050, backed by a comprehensive approach to develop detailed emission-reduction roadmaps for major facilities and assets. The net-zero ambition is contained in the...

2022 Guyana bid round will open more acreage in prolific basin

By the third quarter of this year, Guyanese authorities plan to auction the nation’s remaining offshore oil blocks to international oil companies (IOC) marking a shift from the country’s earlier awards of production sharing contracts (PSCs) based on direct...

Oil price hits highest point in seven years

(Reuters) - Benchmark oil prices climbed to their highest level since 2014 on Tuesday as possible supply disruption after attacks in the Mideast Gulf added to an already tight supply outlook. Brent crude futures rose $1.02, or 1.2%, to $87.50...

Venezuela production hit 750,000 b/d in December but growth may not be sustainable

OPEC's 13 countries pumped 28.04 million b/d of crude last December, up 190,000 b/d from the previous month, while nine non-OPEC partners pumped 13.98 million b/d, an increase of 120,000 b/d, a Platts survey found. Gains by Venezuela, Kazakhstan, Saudi...

TotalEnergies, Inpex sell stakes in Angola oil fields

(S&P Global Platts) France's TotalEnergies and Japan's Inpex Corporation have signed a deal to offload their non-operated interests in Angola Block 14 and Block 14K to Angolan Company Somoil, both companies said Jan. 17. Somoil will acquire the company Angola...

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Guyana oil fund gets US$228 million in October

Guyana received US$228 million (GY$48 billion) in oil revenues in October, according to the latest update on the operations...