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Guyana’s 65-day election could be over in another 25

South America’s newest oil producer Guyana could be moving to finally conclude its presidential election which took place on March 2. A recount of all the votes cast is set to get underway today on the outskirts of the...

Plans to ramp up production to 340,000 bpd by 2022 on schedule – Energy Department

The giant Liza Phase 2 Development Project offshore Guyana remains on course for production startup in 2022, the country’s Department of Energy (DE) has said. Liza Phase 2 will have a production rate of up to 220,000 barrels of oil...

Oil prices fall as rising U.S. inventories reassert supply concerns

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, ending a multi-day streak of gains, as investors focused on oversupply risks after U.S. crude inventories rose more than expected amid a slump in demand caused by restrictions to halt the coronavirus spread. According to...

Venezuela crude output keeps sliding, fields shut due to fire damage

Venezuela’s oilfields produced 687,000 barrels of crude last Saturday, up from 653,000 barrels on Friday but below the 718,000 barrels per day (bpd) the country said it produced in March, according to documents seen by Reuters on Monday. The drop...

Guyana much closer to selecting firm for 2D, 3D seismic survey of offshore blocks

After receiving seven applications and completing a significant portion of the evaluation process, Director of the Energy Department, Dr. Mark Bynoe has disclosed that Guyana is just a few steps away from declaring the company that will be conducting...

Equatorial Guinea grants two year extensions on oil & gas exploration

(Reuters) - Equatorial Guinea has granted oil and gas companies two-year extensions on their exploration programmes, a statement from the hydrocarbons minister said. The move is an effort to keep investments flowing into the nation’s energy industry amid a historic...

Production at Liza Phase 1 expected to hit 120,000 barrels per day by June – Dr. Bynoe

Oil production from the Liza Phase 1 Development is expected to reach its full capacity of 120,000 barrels per day by early June according to the Director of the Department of Energy in Guyana, Dr. Mark Bynoe. He told reporters...

Guyana should collaborate with industry stakeholders to consider oil storage alternatives – API’s Chief Economist

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to batter oil prices along with global demand, major exploration and production companies are growing concerned about storage space for all the oil that is not being consumed. It therefore means that along with making...

Saipem bags 280-million-euro contract for Baltic Pipe Project

Italian-based oilfield services company Saipem has been awarded a contract by GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. for the transportation and installation of a natural gas pipeline between Denmark and Poland in the Baltic Sea. The contract, signed by its controlled subsidiary in U.K. Saipem...

Oil demand is beginning a slow and fragile recovery worldwide

(Bloomberg) --Few have a better watchtower over oil demand than Joe Gorder, chief executive officer of major U.S. refiner Valero Energy Corp. But this week Gorder didn’t even need his business insight to know that fuel consumption was starting...

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‘Business as usual’: No disruption in Guyana’s operations despite Venezuela controversy – GCCI Pres.  

Kathy Smith, President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), has made it clear that there has...