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Guyana initiates meeting with Trinidad and Tobago to discuss trade barriers

Just a month after Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, vowed to ensure that trade barriers between the new oil producing country and its CARICOM neighbours were removed, a virtual Joint Ministerial Trade and Agricultural Meeting with Trinidad and Tobago...

Brazil approves 92 offshore blocks for 17th bid round, several potentially prolific like Guyana’s Stabroek

(S&P Global Platts) Brazil's National Energy Policy Council, or CNPE, approved 92 offshore exploration and production concession blocks for sale at the country's pandemic-delayed 17th bid round set to be held in October, the National Petroleum Agency, or ANP,...

Transnational oil companies looking to steal ‘Venezuela’s oil’ – Maduro claims in TeleSur report

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has signed a presidential decree setting the country's maritime and territorial borders, TeleSur said in a report on Friday, noting that the move is to protect national jurisdiction rights, especially on the ‘disputed’ Essequibo territory. The Venezuela-based...

Government welcomes start of Canje block campaign, Exxon expects to be on site for several weeks

The Government of Guyana has welcomed the start of a new drill campaign off the country’s coast at the 4,800 sq km Canje block, which got underway on December 31. Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat said exploration activity in this...

Legal team amending Petroleum Commission bill

The Legal Department of Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources is currently examining the Petroleum Commission bill to include several changes that were suggested by the new government. This disclosure was made by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil...

New Apache holding company will acquire Suriname, Dominican Republic subsidiaries

Apache Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) said on Monday that its Board of Directors has authorized the company to create a holding company structure. Upon its formation, APA Corporation, the new holding company, will replace Apache Corporation as the public company...

Brazil’s Petrobras produced record 2.28 million bpd in 2020

Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrolero Brasileiro SA produced a record 2.28 million barrels of oil per day on average in 2020, according to a securities filing on Thursday, Reuters reported. The combined oil and natural gas output of Petrobras, as...

“Everybody is looking now for ‘sweet crude’ and we are in the market for that” – Guyana’s VP

Guyana’s Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has affirmed that Government intends to take full advantage of its reserves of ‘light sweet crude’, which are expected to remain highly competitive on the world market in the coming years, even as...

Brent climbs above US$54 as crude hits 11-month high

(S&P Global) Crude oil futures settled at 11-month highs on Wednesday after a larger-than-expected US crude inventory draw tightened supply outlooks and prospects for more stimulus funding increased as Democrats appeared poised to take control of the US Senate. NYMEX...

Bulletwood is ExxonMobil’s second attempt at hitting pay outside of prolific Stabroek block

The 6.6 million acres Stabroek block has been proven to have a working hydrocarbon system across different play types, delivering upwards of 9 billion barrels of oil equivalent since 2015. The 18 discoveries made by ExxonMobil out of 20...

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Patrick Brunings nominated to lead new Oil and Gas Ministry

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - Suriname’s incoming coalition government has nearly finalized its Cabinet ahead of the July 16 inauguration, with...