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Oil skyrockets to 14-year high

(Reuters) - Officials from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) met U.S. shale oil company executives on the sidelines of the CERAWeek conference in Houston on Monday as energy prices soared over supply concerns. It was at least...

Energy policy expert Dr. Zainab Usman in Guyana for talks with businessmen, students

The Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) announced on Monday that it brought in economic diversification expert, Dr. Zainab Usman, to discuss the importance of economic diversification and her discussion paper Beyond Revenue Management: Principles for an Oil-Led Development Strategy...

CGX says Kawa was a ‘finders well’, opportunity unlocked not being ‘abandoned’

Members of CGX Energy Inc.’s management team have sought to clarify that while the Kawa-1 well has been plugged and abandoned, with no intent to return to the site, appraisal work is on the cards for the future. Exploration Manager,...

Oil surges towards $130 as US, European allies consider banning Russian imports

(Reuters) - Oil prices soared to their highest since 2008 due to delays in the potential return of Iranian crude to global markets and as the United States and European allies consider banning imports of Russian oil. Talks to revive...

Exxon applies to join court case on Stabroek PSA tax provisions

A lawsuit filed in January with Guyana’s Supreme Court seeks to strike down clauses in ExxonMobil’s Stabroek block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) which grant the company, its co-venturers and their sub-contractors a series of effective tax waivers for development...

U.S. gov’t courting Venezuela as Russian economy buckles under sanctions

(Fox News) Several senior Biden administration officials from the White House and State Department traveled to Venezuela on Saturday to meet with the Russian ally as Moscow’s economy begins to crater under the weight of sanctions, according to a report. The U.S. is hoping to capitalize...

Government wants CGX to carry out work commitments on Berbice, Demerara blocks

During the wave of excitement CGX Energy Inc. and its Canadian joint venture partner, Frontera Energy Corporation, created with respect to the Kawa-1 discovery on the Corentyne Block, the explorers indicated that they would be looking to focus their...

Guyana government perplexed over criticism it is working too fast

Guyana’s Attorney General (AG), Anil Nandlall said in an interview last week the government’s development agenda, which includes full support for the offshore oil and gas operations, will not slow down even though some sections of the society seem...

CGX plugs, abandons Kawa-1 well; says that was its intention all along

When Canadian-based exploration company CGX Energy Inc. announced on January 31, 2022, that it had landed a discovery at the Kawa-1 well, industry stakeholders were excited. It was anticipated that Guyana was now closer to having another major production...

Oil surges closer to $120 – highest point in 9 years

(Reuters) - Oil surged on Friday, ending the week at multi-year highs as Russia's invasion of Ukraine intensified and oil buyers shunned barrels from the world's second-largest exporter of crude. Crude prices posted their largest weekly gains since the middle...

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Oil hits US$110 as Trump’s ominous deadline to Iran nears

Global oil prices moved higher this week as tensions between the United States and Iran intensified ahead of a...