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Koebi-1 fails to deliver commercial crude, but Stabroek bonanza grows

The success rate at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana remains unprecedented with significant hydrocarbon resources being found over the last year at previously announced discoveries. Even with disappointment at some of the wells, the overall oil strikes remain on...

Private sector must form consortia to meet unprecedented scale of investments – Guyana President

President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali is urging local private sector players to up their game and form consortia to meet the growing needs of Guyana's oil-driven economy. He made the appeal during an address at the launch of Saipem's...

Exxon strikes oil at Longtail-3 in new Guyana discovery

ExxonMobil today said it made a discovery at Longtail-3 in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Drilling at Longtail-3 encountered 230 feet (70 meters) of net pay, including newly identified, high quality hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs below the original Longtail-1 discovery...

Guyana government still not ready to tap into over GY$53 billion received in oil revenue

Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has reaffirmed that the government will not yet touch the money that has been deposited into the Natural Resources Fund from the sale of Guyana’s oil until that fund has been reconfigured...

Brent oil hits two-year high

(Reuters) Oil prices continued to rally on Wednesday on signs of strong fuel demand in western economies, while the prospect of Iranian supplies returning faded as the U.S. secretary of state said sanctions against Tehran were unlikely to be...

Guyana looking to implement procurement, local content audits for oil and gas operations

To ensure all stakeholders are holding up their end of the bargain to make maximum use of local goods, skills and services in their operations, the President of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, says government will be moving to...

Eureka Atlantic Offshore Medical Services is now top provider of COVID-19 testing in oil industry

Since its establishment in 2017, Eureka Atlantic Offshore Medical Services (EAOMS) is proving on a daily basis, that partnerships between local and foreign companies can be highly successful in penetrating the supply chain for Guyana’s oil industry. It has...

Urgent changes needed to fiscal regime if T&T is to attract investment – Task Force

On the first day of the Trinidad & Tobago Energy Conference 2021, Peter Inglefield, Chair of the Energy Chamber’s Task Force on Fiscal Reform outlined the need for changes to Trinidad & Tobago’s fiscal regime, if the industry is...

Guyana looking to establish beneficial ownership register

Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat has revealed that the Government is moving to create a beneficial ownership register. This was disclosed during his address to Guyana Extractive Industry Transparency Week (GYEITW) on Monday. Mr. Bharrat told the virtual...

Ali calls on Guyanese investors to position themselves for opportunities in Suriname’s oil boom

While it is crucial for local investors to position themselves to benefit from the opportunities that lie in Guyana’s booming oil sector, they should also take caution in not having tunnel vision. According to President Irfaan Ali, Guyanese investors...

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More Guyanese technicians graduate from FacTor training program 

SBM Offshore Guyana’s Trainee Technician program churned out another 24 Guyanese graduates, who are now one step closer to...