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Exxon seeking EPA approval for establishment of gas-to-energy facilities

Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has directed ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in order to get authorization for the imminent gas-to-energy project. The public now has 28 days...

University of Guyana to establish Caribbean’s first world-class subsea training centre

The University of Guyana, on Thursday, 17 June 2021, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Caribbean Oceanography Aquaculture and Subsea Technology (COAST) Foundation to collaborate on the establishment of a Subsea Centre of Excellence training facility. This...

Dutch ship builder completes US$1.05 billion financing for Prosperity FPSO

SBM Offshore, a leading Dutch company specialising in the construction of floating production and mooring vessels or systems, on Friday announced that it has completed the project financing for the Prosperity floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel which...

TotalEnergies upbeat about expanding its position in emerging world class basin

TotalEnergies and its partner Qatar Petroleum have been awarded Block 6 and Block 8 in the Suriname SHO Bid Round 2020/2021. TotalEnergies shall operate these blocks, situated in shallow water with depths between 30 meters and 50 meters, and...

16 development wells to be ready for Liza 2 start-up, open water works underway for Payara – Exxon

Guyana offshore is set to get even busier in the coming months as preparations for Liza Phase 2 continue and preliminary activities for a third project at the Payara field get underway. This is in addition to an aggressive...

Oil price climbing to a point where Guyana can rake in record revenues

An oil supply shortfall is coming and with OPEC+ expected to provide just a fraction of the demand, barrels from producers outside of the alliance, such as Guyana, would be needed even more. Already, dated Brent has soared past...

Matpal Marine Institute gets ISO certification

MatPal Marine Institute has joined the growing list of ISO 9001:2015 Certified companies in Guyana, through the support of Global Compliance Service (GCS), the only Accredited ISO Certification Body with a resident office in the new oil producing South...

Guyana could surpass 1 million bpd milestone as early as 2025 – Hess CEO

By 2025, Guyana could be producing approximately 1.2 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) from five floating vessels in the Stabroek Block. Making this latest disclosure was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hess Corporation, John Hess during his...

Stabroek co-venturer identifies potential 5th and 6th developments

While the Stabroek Block co-venturers are pleased with the recent appraisal results at Longtail-3, the 20th commercial discovery on the offshore concession, it is highly likely that two other prospects will be next in line for development says Chief...

Guyana determined to ensure economy not solely dependent on oil

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, said on Wednesday that even though oil production will transform Guyana’s economy, petroleum will not be its lone driver. He said the Irfaan Ali...

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Kumu’s new small-scale hydropower plant now operational

Guyana commissioned a new 1.5 megawatt (MW) hydropower station in the southeastern community of Kumu on Friday, part of...