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Farmers, service providers can benefit big from development of offshore oil resources – Vickram Bharrat

The Guyana government is looking to ensure that benefits from development of the country's multi-billion-barrel oil resources are passed on to persons operating in every sector of the economy and not just those directly servicing the industry. “It’s not only...

Broadside, Chinook are wells to watch – T&T Energy Chamber

The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago says two ongoing projects in the Caribbean oil producing nation are wells to watch in 2020 – BHP’s Broadside and Touchstone Exploration’s Chinook – both offshore Trinidad. In a recent article, the Chamber...

New energy champion in Caribbean waiting to be crowned – Arthur Deakin

Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) Analyst, Arthur Deakin, believes that South American neighbours Guyana and Suriname can avoid some of Trinidad and Tobago's mishaps by strengthening their institutions, improving their regulatory frameworks, and developing traditional sectors such as mining and...

Alison Redford advocated for full transparency in oil and gas on previous visits to Guyana

Former Premier of Alberta, Canada, Alison Redford, who led a team of experts to review the work that was done by the Department of Energy for the Payara Development project offshore Guyana, strongly advocated for full transparency in the...

Guyana’s 8 billion plus barrels of oil only tip of the iceberg – Ramnarine

The more than 8 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources discovered offshore Guyana since 2015 by US oil major ExxonMobil is merely the tip of the iceberg, with much more to come. Multiple drill targets remain on the 6.6...

Oil loses 4% after Trump gets coronavirus and economies wobble

(Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than 4% on Friday and posted a second weekly decline after U.S. President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19, roiling risky assets, and as rising global crude output threatened to overwhelm the market’s...

Payara investment is twice Guyana’s GDP, country must profit from closing window of O&G opportunities – VP Jagdeo

Guyana’s Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, said on Friday the country is not in a position to raise the US$9 billion on its own that is required for the Payara development hence the need for investors, and further, moving...

CGX long overdue for works on offshore blocks, has not drilled in years – Jagdeo

As Guyana forges ahead with the development of its offshore petroleum resources which exceed eight billion barrels of oil equivalent at the prolific Stabroek block, there are, and understandably so, a number of companies knocking on the government's door...

“We were not negotiating a production agreement” – Jagdeo on Payara licence

Guyana’s Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, on Friday sought to provide clarity over the difference between the Stabroek Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) and the Payara Production Licence in response to comments made by the country’s Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon, in...

TechnipFMC set to deliver massive subsea production system for Payara development

Global oil and gas company, TechnipFMC, has been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited, for delivery of the subsea system for the Payara development project. Payara, ExxonMobil’s 3rd development at the Stabroek Block, was...

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US Navy fighter jets fly over Guyana in gov’t-approved exercise

The government of Guyana and the United States Embassy in Guyana announced a flyover of two U.S. Navy aircraft,...