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Guyana oil exports driving Suezmax fortunes

Midsize tankers loading in the Americas could see freight rates taper down in the second quarter, as weather-related port logistic disruptions will decrease to a seasonal low and remove the main bullish factor from the otherwise pandemic-affected Aframax and...

Strategic consultations on local content advancing, feedback on key areas received

Intense engagements with oil and gas companies in Guyana and other stakeholders in recent weeks have seen feedback on specific areas of enhance business development being received by the Ministry of Natural Resources. “The consultations are evolving with both stakeholders...

IEA not optimistic of Venezuela oil recovery under Maduro

After losing 1.4 mb/d in three years, output in Venezuela may be bottoming out, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its newly released Oil 2021 report. US financial sanctions, poor reservoir management and chronic underinvestment cut production to...

Huge explosion hits gas pipeline in Venezuela, minister blames it on attack

(Reuters) - A tract of a gas pipeline in eastern Venezuela suffered an explosion on Saturday afternoon, according to a report from state oil company PDVSA seen by Reuters, an incident the country’s oil minister blamed on an attack. The...

Despite $49 billion drop in profit, Saudi Aramco remains one of the most valuable companies

(AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco announced Sunday that its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion, a big drop that came as the coronavirus pandemic roiled global energy markets. Saudi Arabian Oil Co. released its annual...

Professors say ‘betting on Guyana is a winning proposition’

By Jerry Haar and Deanne Butchey - OilNOW Many believe that oil is the magic bullet that will hit the bullseye of prosperity for Guyana, dramatically increasing revenue, growth and economic development (regardless of how and where that largesse is...

Recovery of up to 1 million bpd of oil at risk due to vaccination hiccups

The vaccine distribution cycle was not expected to be perfect, but the recent spike in cases in Europe, which some are calling the third wave, is not being met with a brigade of vaccines, but with vaccine skepticism instead....

Higher living standards must be delivered to the Guyanese people in shortest period of time – Vice President

As of March 10, Guyana’s Natural Resources Fund (NRF), the country’s Sovereign Wealth Fund in which all oil revenues are being deposited, had a balance of US$267,668, 709.12. This amount represents every cent earned from oil lifts and royalties...

High cost of finance and issues with accessibility must be addressed as Guyana economy takes off

New businesses are being established in Guyana and existing organisations are adjusting and realigning the services they are providing to better meet the needs of the growing oil and gas industry. However, many continue to face challenges with accessing...

After seizing assets from Exxon & ConocoPhillips, Maduro now says Venezuela open to oil investments

(Bloomberg) --Inside a chic lounge, oil lobbyists and executives rub shoulders as Spanish, French and Italian can be heard in the halls. This isn’t the ZaZa boutique hotel in Houston, where global energy top brass like to stay. It’s...

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Exxon’s Yellowtail oil project in Guyana to hit full 250,000 bpd in a month

ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail oil project offshore Guyana will ramp up to its full production capacity of 250,000 barrels of oil...