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Guyana publishes 2nd transparency report for extractive industries

Guyana has successfully produced and published its second Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Report on the extended deadline of March 31, 2021, narrowly averting suspension from the initiative had the deadline been missed. The report contains reconciliation information on the...

Exxon expects better first-quarter earnings as oil prices climb

(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp expects rising first-quarter results across its three major businesses, with an at least $2 billion improvement from prices for oil and gas driving profits, the company signaled in a securities filing on Wednesday. The largest...

Stena expanding regional presence as IceMAX arrives in Mexico

Just weeks after the Stena DrillMAX sailed into Guyana waters to join the Stena Carron offshore the South American country, the IceMAX has arrived in Tampico, Mexico for an upcoming project with Repsol. Stena Drilling announced the arrival of the...

U.S oil sanctions on Venezuela close to ‘tipping point’ as massive diesel shortage looms

(S&P Global Platts) US oil sanctions on Venezuela could reach a tipping point this summer if a dire diesel shortage further exacerbates a humanitarian crisis that continues to unfold even as President Nicolás Maduro has strengthened his hold on...

GCCI elects new council, President to be determined in a week

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) hosted its 131st Annual General Meeting (AGM) via the Zoom and Elections Runner digital platforms today. During the course of this exercise, the election of a new council was undertaken. “I would...

Liza Destiny FPSO gas compressor start-up targeted for this week

ExxonMobil Guyana said on Tuesday teams of experts are making final preparations for start-up of the flash gas compressor this week on the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, in order to restore the flare to...

Local content consultations wrap up with participation from over 180 agencies, firms

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) said on Tuesday that it has concluded a series of strategic engagements with various stakeholders in Guyana on the revised draft Local Content Policy (LCP). MNR said this policy initiative responds to commitments made...

‘Level of negativity to oil industry in Guyana has always surprised me’ – Ramnarine

Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) former Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs, Kevin Ramnarine, says he has been visiting Guyana frequently over the last five years and the one key thing that has always surprised him is the level of...

Bourbon mobilizing 3 more vessels for major Guyana deepwater operations

Marine Services provider, Bourbon Offshore, is mobilizing three more vessels for its operations offshore the new oil producing country of Guyana. “We now have two on long term contracts with the major operator, and with these three with a...

Robots could replace hundreds of thousands of oil and gas jobs, save billions in drilling costs by 2030 – Rystad Energy

Even when the pandemic downturn is finally past us, operators will have to continue exploring new avenues for cost reductions to be better equipped to withstand future market declines. In a report that looked into the adoption of robotics...

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Guyana gets another US$191 million from oil sales in June

Guyana earned just over US$191 million (GY$40 billion) from the sale of three oil cargoes (each about a million...