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Liza-1 well can produce up to 50 million standard cubic feet of gas per day

Guyana is poised to significantly reduce its reliance on imported fossil fuel to meet its energy needs through the utilisation of natural gas from the offshore Liza field at the Stabroek block. There has been broad-based consensus on the...

Guyana and Suriname joining Brazil as South America’s hottest deepwater plays

Offshore exploration and production activities in South America have long been dominated by Brazil with its vast offshore pre-salt developments. State oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) alone accounted for nearly 88% of the continent’s deepwater OPEX in the...

China oil giants considering buyout of Exxon’s stake in Iraq oil field

(Bloomberg) --China’s oil giants China National Petroleum Corp. and CNOOC Ltd. are considering acquiring Exxon Mobil Corp.’s remaining stake in an oil field in Iraq, which could fetch at least $500 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The...

Noble Energy pushes back plans for Colombia well, Maersk Drilling retains exclusive option

Noble Energy has taken a decision not to go forward with its planned one-well campaign offshore Colombia this year. Maersk Drilling said in its fleet status report on Friday that it has agreed with Noble Energy to amend the previously...

It will take several wells to define Kaieteur Block opportunity – Hess

Speaking just days before the results from the Tanager-1 prospect was announced, John Hess, CEO of Hess Corporation, a 15% stakeholder in the Kaieteur Block, said it will take several wells for the co-venturers to define the opportunity in...

Head of UAE investment group in Guyana for talks

Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Juma Al Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and an eight-member delegation arrived in Guyana on Thursday for a three-day official state visit during which support for the South American country’s emerging oil and gas...

TechnipFMC gets greenlight for LNG contract in Mexico worth over 1 billion dollars

TechnipFMC has received notice to proceed with an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract worth over 1 billion dollars, by Sempra LNG and Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova) at their Energía Costa Azul (ECA) liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

Saipem enters 12-year agreement with Saudi Aramco

Saipem has signed a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with Saudi Aramco for onshore engineering and construction activities. The deal, which is for a duration of twelve years, entails efficiency activities on existing facilities and is part of Saudi Aramco’s broader...

Payara subsea award is the largest since 2014

Payara, ExxonMobil’s 3rd development at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, has made way for the award of the largest subsea contract in the oil and gas industry since 2014. This comes in a year which one industry analyst describes as...

Fabrication work to begin on giant Prosperity FPSO

Fabrication work is set to begin on the giant Fast4Ward® MPF hull for ExxonMobil’s Payara Development offshore Guyana that will see the Prosperity FPSO pushing total oil production in the South American country to more than 500,000 bpd by...

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Wales Gas-to-Energy project accelerates with 120 day foundation plan

Guyana’s Gas-to-Energy project at Wales is entering a crucial phase as contractor Lindsayca Guyana pushes to complete all foundation...