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Guyana government will soon lift its first 1 million barrels of oil

The government of Guyana in the coming days will lift its first share of oil from the Liza Phase 1 Development located 120 miles offshore at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block. Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited has been...

Halliburton seeking applicants for Guyana operations

US oilfield services and drilling technology company Halliburton is seeking to fill a number of positions to support its offshore operations in Guyana, the world’s newest oil producer. The three positions for which applications are being sought are tech-prof cementing...

Renewable energy on Guyana’s radar

Even as the South American country of Guyana gears up to become a significant oil producer in the region with estimates of daily output reaching 1 million bpd by 2030, focus remains on lowering dependence on fossil fuel, in...

Bahamas gunning for oil as Guyana success excites region

Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) said Thursday it will be drilling an exploration well in April with results expected in the second quarter of the year. The well - Perseverance #1 – is located on the northern segment of the...

MODEC to supply largest ever FPSO to Brazil for production at giant ‘pre-salt’ region

MODEC, Inc.  said Thursday it has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda, a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, to supply a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Bacalhau (formerly Carcará) field...

Development drilling for giant Liza Phase 2 project set to begin next month

Development drilling for the 220,000 barrels per day Liza Phase 2 project offshore Guyana will begin next month as US oil major ExxonMobil ramps up its operations at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block where more than 8 billion...

Liza Unity floater will push Guyana’s total oil production to 340,000 bpd by 2022

Double the capacity of the Liza Destiny FPSO, the Liza Unity – the vessel that will begin producing oil at Guyana’s second offshore development - is SBM Offshore’s first generic Multi-Purpose Floater (MPF1) hull in its series of hulls...

Liza Phase 1 approaching 75,000 barrels per day

Oil production at Guyana’s first ever offshore development – Liza Phase 1 - is ramping up with daily output now around 75,000 barrels per day. “Liza Phase 1 production continues to ramp up. Current gross production is approximately 75,000 barrels...

Liza Phase 1 cost expected to be around US$1 billion below budget

Development cost for the 120,000 barrels per day Liza Phase 1 project offshore Guyana has been reduced by close to US$1 billion according to an official of Hess Corporation, a 30 percent co-venturer at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek...

OPEC eyes deeper cuts to head off impact of coronavirus: source

OPEC members are considering deeper production cuts, or extending their existing deal, in response to a slump in prices caused by the outbreak of coronavirus in China, according to a source in the group, S&P Global said in a...

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Technip Energies highlights collaborative role in GranMorgu FPSO project

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME  - In an exclusive interview with OilNOW during the Suriname Energy, Oil & Gas Summit (SEOGS) 2025,...