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Iraq weighs building an island to boost oil-exporting capacity

OPEC’s second-biggest producer is ramping up efforts to expand capacity to pump and export oil, with plans that include the injection of seawater into crude deposits and the construction of export facilities on a man-made island in the Persian...

US bans transactions with Venezuela’s petro cryptocurrency

President Donald Trump on March 19 signed an executive order barring any U.S.-based financial transactions involving Venezuela’s new petro cryptocurrency, as U.S. officials warned that it was a “scam” by President Nicolas Maduro’s government to further undermine democracy in...

We need oil partners with clout and bravery in face of territorial aggression – Trotman

Guyana must consider a number of factors when granting international oil companies access to explore in its waters, which, according to Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, include the recognition that those with the resolve to forge ahead in...

Trump’s offshore oil plan will struggle to lure rigs from Guyana

The world’s hottest offshore prospect for oil companies is off the coast of Guyana, where a string of major discoveries has drawn hundreds of millions of dollars in a quest for crude. But The Trump administration is hoping to...

‘Netflix for Oil’ setting stage for $1 trillion battle over data

(Bloomberg) A battle for big data is brewing in the oil patch. The service companies that map underground pockets of oil, drill the wells and lift crude from miles below are generating vast new amounts of data they never...

Saipem in hunt for manpower agency, medical services provider in Guyana

SURF contractor for the Liza Phase 1 development offshore Guyana - Saipem - is in search of a manpower agency and medical services provider for its operations in the South American country. Saipem America Guyana Branch posted a notice inviting...

Presidential oversight of oil in Guyana’s best interest – Trotman

Guyana’s move towards becoming an oil producer will have a profound socio-economic, cultural and political impact on the country, and as such, having the petroleum portfolio lie directly with the President - as it did in the past -...

Engineering for Liza FPSO advancing – SBM Offshore

The engineering work for the Liza Destiny FPSO is in an advanced stage and is being conducted from four different places as assembly of the vessel that will bring first oil for Guyana continues at the Keppel Shipyard in...

Total pays $1.45 billion for Abu Dhabi offshore oilfield stakes

Total SA will pay $1.45 billion for stakes in two offshore oil fields in Abu Dhabi, extending a decades-long partnership as the Middle Eastern emirate seeks to expand production capacity. According to a Bloomberg report, the Paris-based company will take a...

Crisis-hit Venezuela could soon tip the oil market ‘decisively into deficit,’ IEA says

(CNBC) Venezuela is likely to remain the biggest risk factor among leading oil producers for some time to come, according to the latest monthly report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). An attendant sits at a closed Petroleos de Venezuela SA...

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Forcing existing energy system out of use will send economies backwards – Chevron CEO

Without a doubt, the world needs to lower carbon emissions to prepare for a cleaner, greener future. But asking...