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United Kingdom based oil and gas exploration company Tullow is confident that it will strike oil off the Guyana coast where it has a 60% equity in the Orinduik Block and 37.5% equity in the Kanuku Block. Tullow’s Executive Vice...

ExxonMobil Guyana on Tuesday donated US$40,000 in equipment to the University of Guyana’s Faculty of Natural Science. Since 2015, through its long-standing relationship with the university, the company has supported various projects. The highly specialised equipment included; a Baader Multi-Purpose...

Brazilian federal environmental regulator IBAMA has denied French oil company Total a license to drill in the environmentally sensitive Foz do Amazonas Basin, accusing the company of failing to submit documents and complete impact studies despite several requests. The discovery...

(Reuters) - U.S. crude oil output growth was expected to slow slightly for this year compared with previous forecasts, the Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday, but at a record 10.88 million barrels per day, the nation will end...

Guyana’s ratification of several international conventions has been approved by Cabinet. These are aimed at, among other things, strengthening the country’s legal framework for the emerging Oil and Gas industry. This was announced by the country’s Foreign Affairs Minister Carl...

The expectations from the giant oil discoveries in Guyana continue to take centre-stage in the growth plans and projections of venture partners ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC. With a record 10 discoveries to date amounting to more than 5 billion barrels...

Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) said on Monday it intends to plug several hundred million dollars into exploration and development operations offshore Guyana in 2019 as part of what the company describes as its ‘peak spend year’ for the Liza Phase 1...

(Oil & Gas Technology) The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced its successful collaboration with IBM, piloting a Blockchain-based automated system to integrate oil and gas production across the full value chain. The groundbreaking system provides a secure...

ExxonMobil Guyana says it will continue to play a major role in the development of local content in the South American country as first oil approaches. The company reiterated this at a time when multiple potential developments are expected...

Director of the Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA), Nigel Hughes, believes that the approach to local content in the South American country must be refocused with emphasis on local industry becoming more competitive and efficient. He was at the...