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Guyana set to participate in SPE 5-day virtual event

The Society of Petroleum Engineers is set to host its first-ever virtual event for the Latin American and HSE and Sustainability communities on July 27-31, 2020. SPE said it initially planned to co-locate two top-tier events this year in Colombia;...

Guyanese official now heads Tiger Rentals country office

Tiger Rentals Guyana Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Guyanese, Shane Singh, as its new Country Manager. “Mr. Singh’s appointment will play a critical role in supporting Tiger Rentals’ continued growth, strategy and delivery of quality service in...

Big Oil’s worst-ever loss puts historic BP dividend cut in play

(Bloomberg) For the first time since the West’s five energy supermajors were created in the early 2000s, all of them are set to post a quarterly loss. Once a money-making machine, Big Oil is now relying on ever-increasing amounts of...

Opposition party appears to have won, incumbent yet to concede but O&G activities will progress – Fitch Solutions

Political uncertainty in Guyana will have a limited impact on the ongoing oil and gas development projects in the South American country although the oil price rout and fall in global oil and gas investments could delay exploration and...

Venezuela’s oil and gas sector sees worst crisis

Venezuela’s oil and gas sector was already caught in a vicious cycle well before the Covid-19 outbreak created a world economic crisis. Even though there are several international companies still remaining in the country, they are not investing in any...

BP puts crude oil traders on leave pending investigations into China dealings

(Reuters) - BP has put four traders responsible for Chinese crude oil sales on temporary leave as it conducts internal investigations into trades with Singapore’s Hontop Energy, four sources familiar with the matter said. They were involved in crude trading...

Eni to sell assets in Norway, Congo

(Bloomberg) --Eni SpA is looking to sell assets in Norway and the Republic of Congo as oil’s slump prompts companies across the industry to rein in spending, according to people with knowledge of the matter. In Norway, Eni’s majority-owned Var...

Oil prices hit levels last seen in March on vaccine hopes, EU deal

(Reuters) - Oil rose on Tuesday, helped by positive news about vaccine trials and a European Union stimulus deal, which took prices to levels last seen when an oil price war erupted in early March between Russia and Saudi...

South America’s newest oil producer drops over 50 million barrels of crude

A ‘detrimental limbo’ of political uncertainty is becoming increasingly costly to new oil producer on the South American continent, Guyana, where project approval delays for a half-billion barrel offshore development has already resulted in more than 50 million barrels...

Petrobras sells remaining 10% stake in TAG to Engie Brasil, CDPQ

(Reuters) - Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras on Monday agreed to sell its remaining 10% stake in natural gas pipeline company TAG to Engie Brasil and Canadian investment fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ). The sale is...

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ExxonMobil Guyana produced 841,000 barrels of crude per day in October

ExxonMobil Guyana’s offshore oil production averaged 841,000 barrels per day (b/d) in October across the four producing Stabroek Block...