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(S&P Global Platts) Ecuador's oil and gas industry is on track for a busy year of privatization and E&P contract overhauls in 2022 as President Guillermo Lasso seeks to open up the heavily indebted Andean country to foreign investment. Lasso's...

Globally, deepwater will remain an exclusive sector with few operators, and oil majors will continue to dominate, accounting for 45% of planned deepwater drilling in 2022, particularly in ‘super plays’ like Guyana, Suriname and Brazil. According to new insight from...

The fiscal rule for Guyana’s Natural Resources Fund (NRF) will not be based on future projections of oil prices but on the previous year’s revenue. With this mechanism in place, the new oil producing South American country hopes to...

Drilling activities at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana continue in earnest with a series of exploration, appraisal and development campaigns underway. ExxonMobil, operator of the 6.6 million acres block, is undertaking exploration drilling operations at Fangtooth-1, Lau Lau-1 and barreleye-1....

(Reuters) - Oil prices firmed on Monday as the market kicked off 2022 on a positive note with suppliers in focus ahead of Tuesday's OPEC+ meeting, although surging COVID-19 cases continued to dent demand sentiment. Brent crude added 56 cents,...

Hess Corporation which holds a 30 percent interest in Guyana’s prolific Stabroek Block, has been recognized for its climate change stewardship in CDP’s Climate Change Scores for 2021. Significantly, Hess has maintained Leadership status for 13 consecutive years from...

Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said in a notice dated December 31, 2021, that CGX Energy will continue exploration drilling at the Kawa-1 prospect this month. “This operation is scheduled to conclude on February 05, 2022,” MARAD said. Kawa-1 is located...

President of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Friday assented to the landmark Local Content Bill 2021 at a simple ceremony held at the Office of the President in Georgetown. "It sets the framework for Guyanese to win, and that...

According to its latest 8-K filing, Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) expects changes in natural gas prices will raise Q4 earnings by $700M-$1.1B compared with Q2 and changes in liquids prices will lift earnings by $400M-$800M. According to an article published on...

2022 New Year Address to the Nation By His Excellency Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana My People of our One Guyana I speak to you now to wish you all, sincerely, a Happy New Year. I know...