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Oil and gas companies continue to fold under severe pressure even as Guyana offshore blooms

The COVID-19 pandemic is adding severe financial strain on a North American upstream industry that was already reeling under billions of dollars of debt. This comes at a time when prospects on the South American north coast continue to...

T&T’s energy minister says no reports of Venezuelan tanker on verge of capsizing in Gulf of Paria

Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago Franklin Khan says the country’s Maritime Division is not aware of a tilting Venezuelan oil tanker which is purportedly in danger of capsizing near Guiria, a report in the...

API’s Chief Economist to make global energy presentation to Guyana business group

Chief Economist of the American Petroleum Institute (API) Dr Dean Foreman will make a presentation to the executive and membership of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Tuesday September 1, 2020. Dr. Foreman will be presenting...

President Ali pushes 60% reduction in electricity cost as part of gas to power initiative

Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, says his administration is committed to establishing a natural gas facility to meet the energy needs of the South American nation. Dr. Ali's comments come almost a week after President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge,...

Top envoy says U.S. preparing tighter oil sanctions on Venezuela

(Reuters) - The Trump administration is looking to tighten oil sanctions on Venezuela in the near future, top U.S. envoy for the country told Reuters on Monday, by potentially removing exemptions that allow some oil companies to receive crude...

PPP/C government urged to embrace dual citizens, avoid wasteful investments – as part of new deal for oil development

Acknowledging that it was vital Guyana got past its recent political crisis if the country had any hope of benefiting from its vast offshore oil discoveries, two individuals at the Institute of the Americas, University of California San Diego,...

Normand Installer set to arrive in Guyana as development work for Liza Phase 2 continues

Activities are ramping up offshore the South American country of Guyana in preparation for the Liza Phase 2 Development, set to come on stream by mid-2022. The multi-purpose offshore vessel Norman Installer will arrive at the Stabroek Block this...

Brent hits five-month high

(Reuters) - Oil rose on Monday, with Brent touching the highest in five months, underpinned by a 30% cut in Abu Dhabi crude supplies and encouraging Chinese data even as global demand struggles to return to pre-COVID levels in...

World oil demand has grown by 13 million bpd over last 4 months – to plateau just below pre-COVID levels

World oil demand has grown at a record pace—by 13 million barrels per day in the last four months—since the bottom of the COVID-induced collapse in April. But that pace of growth is expected to taper off with global...

Aramco discovers two new oil and gas fields in northern Saudi Arabia

(Bloomberg) - Saudi Aramco discovered two oil and gas fields in northern parts of Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s official news agency reported, citing Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. Gas has started flowing from Hadabat Al-Hajara field near the Iraqi...

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Dominican Republic can help Guyana bridge gaps, place progress on par with developed world- Pres. Ali

Guyana's President, Dr. Irfaan Ali deemed the Dominican Republic a pivotal ally that can help his country bridge many...