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Crude futures slide on news of mutant coronavirus

(S&P Global) Crude oil futures slid during the mid-morning trade in Asia Dec. 22, as concerns over a new strain of the coronavirus remained entrenched in the market. At 11:12 am Singapore time (0312 GMT), the ICE Brent February contract...

GE supporting Oil Field Revitalization Project in Brazil

Sulzer Pumps UK have awarded GE Power Conversion a contract to supply the motors for the four water injection pumps which will equip a future Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. These will be very specific high power...

Lessons learnt from gas compression issue being factored into construction of other Guyana FPSOs

With the commissioning of the gas compression system on the Liza Destiny FPSO and reduction of flaring to pilot levels, ExxonMobil says the lessons learnt from the issue which resulted in a prolonged period of flaring are being factored...

John Fernandes Ltd. expands reach in oil sector with plans to construct storage facility

Guyanese shipping company John Fernandes Ltd. is looking to extend its reach in the oil and gas sector with the construction of a storage facility. John Fernandes Ltd. has already been building its oil and gas portfolio by providing...

Monitoring crude lifts was part of major focus for Guyana standards bureau this year

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) says 2020 has been a successful year ranging from its responsibility to monitor the million-barrel oil lifts offshore to prepping companies onshore for opportunities in the oil and gas sector. According to a...

China could become world’s biggest refiner by 2025

(S&P Global Platts) Sinopec's Economics & Development Research Institute, or EDRI, foresee China becoming the world's top refiner with about 1 billion mt/year, or 20 million b/d, of capacity by 2025, its vice general engineer Ke Xiaoming said at...

Up-skilling of Guyanese has accelerated in the last two years – Lars Mangal

The capabilities of Guyanese businesses in providing services to the emerging oil and gas sector have accelerated over the last two years as more companies move towards building capacity and improving their standards. In an article published in The Essential...

Entrepreneurs positioning Guyanese businesses for oil and gas bonanza

A local online marketplace, aptly named Online Guyana (www.online.gy), was launched last week and is offering Guyanese companies the opportunity to market their products online. In a press update, the company said as the world, and Guyana, adjust to the...

Liza Destiny flaring reduced to ‘pilot levels’ as gas compression system fixed – ExxonMobil

Flaring at the Liza Destiny FPSO has been reduced to pilot levels and the vessel is now producing oil at full capacity of 120,000 barrels per day. The FPSO, designed to ensure there is no routine flaring in its...

Guyana oil output hits 120,000 bpd as country celebrates 1st anniversary as producer

Today marks one year since Guyana began producing oil. ExxonMobil Guyana said it is celebrating this significant milestone as the Liza Destiny floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel reached full capacity of 120,000 barrels of oil per day...

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Ali’s OTC keynote role “tells you everything” about Guyana’s global energy standing – U.S. Ambassador

Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali is set to deliver the keynote address at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), a role...