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ExxonMobil looking for suppliers for its fiber optic cable project

ExxonMobil Guyana is looking for suppliers to provide onshore installation services for its high-speed fibre-optic/wireless transport project. The company said in a public notice it was seeking to identify suppliers who can provide ‘onshore underground fiber optic cable survey and...

Dreams of oil riches and prosperous times could be dashed when expectations are unrealistic

Transforming billions of barrels of oil resources deep beneath the surface into cash in hand which can be used to directly benefit a country and its people comes with a multitude of challenges, which if overlooked, can see the...

Former oil executives get prison sentence in Venezuela, US calls for their release

(Reuters) - A Venezuelan court sentenced six former executives of U.S. refiner Citgo to prison after finding them guilty of corruption charges on Thursday. The officials were arrested in November 2017 after being called into a meeting at the Caracas...

Guyana government mulling overseas training in oil and gas for ‘hundreds of the brightest students’

Authorities in Guyana are looking to build a local group of core professionals that would ultimately take over the management of the oil and gas sector. This could see hundreds of Guyanese students being sent overseas to acquire the...

CGX Energy gets 1-year extension on deadline to drill Guyana well

CGX Energy has been granted a one-year extension on its schedule to drill a well on its Corentyne block offshore Guyana. The company along with Joint Venture (JV) partner Frontera Energy Corporation said Friday discussions with the Guyana government were...

Oil Plus looking to bring North Sea experience to South America’s newest crude producer

Rockway Oilfields Services (ROS) has entered a strategic alliance with global oil and gas support company, Oil Plus Ltd, to provide oilfield solutions in the areas of Production Chemistry and Microbiology, Maintenance and Asset integrity and Process Engineering solutions. Founded...

High costs of transitioning to renewables give Guyana more time to monetize oil – AMI Analyst

Despite the economic attractiveness of Guyana’s oil sector, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) recently issued a warning that the nation’s window of opportunity to properly govern the industry as well as monetize its resources in an efficient manner is...

Brazil’s Petrobras targets oil output of 2.7 million b/d by 2025

(S&P Global) Brazilian state-led oil company Petrobras plans to spend $55 billion over the next five years to develop subsalt fields that will boost the company's crude oil output nearly 20% to 2.7 million b/d by 2025, the company...

Energy, infrastructure take centre stage in high-level Guyana, Brazil meeting

Guyana’s President, Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced an amplification in bilateral relations between Guyana and Brazil after a meeting among high level government officials from both countries, the Office of the President said in a press statement. The Guyanese...

BP plans to invest more in Middle East’s ‘world-leading’ oil fields

(Bloomberg) BP Plc said it will invest more money in Middle Eastern oil and natural-gas fields even as it transitions to renewable energy and tries to lower emissions. The company is a major producer in countries such as Iraq, where...

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Guyana Electric boosts grid reliability with specialized high-voltage training

Guyana Electric has launched specialized training courses in medium and high-voltage cable terminations and joints, aimed at improving installation...