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Total is launching its biggest exploration campaign for years in 2019 as part of a turnaround plan that is ditching the company’s focus on risky long-shots in favour of areas known to contain commercial levels of oil or gas. The...

Rystad Energy analyst Paola Rodriguez-Masiu believes that while the sanctions announced on Monday by the US against Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA will have some effect, this will not be harsh as the Trump administration expected. “The sanctions will deal...

TechnipFMC has been awarded a substantial integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCITM) contract for a North Sea development. According to a press release onTuesday, the contract awarded by Lundin Norway covers the delivery and installation of subsea equipment including...

CNOOC Limited on Monday announced a new discovery on the Glengorm prospect, located in offshore UK Central North Sea. “The Glengorm discovery is located in License P2215 with a water depth of approximately 86 meters. The exploration well Glengorm was...

The BBC is reporting that the US has imposed sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil firm PDVSA in a bid to pressure the country’s military into accepting a peaceful transfer of power. The article quotes National Security Adviser John Bolton as...

The third batch of sub-sea pipes for the Liza Phase 1 Development Project is expected to arrive in Guyana within weeks as work intensifies ahead of first oil in the South American country. Speaking to OilNOW on Thursday at the...

UK-based Tullow oil will be focusing heavily on its exploration programme offshore the South American country of Guyana in 2019 with multiple prospects on its radar for drill campaigns in the second and third quarters of the year. In its...

(BBC) In its battle against the rule of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the United States has been trying to cripple the government's ability to secure funds and run the country - with sanctions that target officials, some sectors of...

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr Keith Rowley has responded to the United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Joseph Mondello’s statement against Trinidad and Tobago’s position on Venezuela, according to a news report on CNC3’s website. In a...

Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Stuart Young has confirmed that the government of Trinidad and Tobago currently recognises Nicolas Maduro as the president of Venezuela. This is according to a report from CNC3 in...