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Westmount buys shares in JHI ahead of Bulletwood drill campaign at Guyana’s Canje Block

Westmount Energy Ltd has purchased 1,350,000 common shares in JHI Associates Inc through the issue of 15,930,000 new ordinary Westmount shares which will represent approximately 12.7% of Westmount's enlarged issued share capital. The transaction prices the New Ordinary Shares...

Petrochemical products at forefront of COVID-19 fight – Chevron CEO

Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth has described the petroleum industry as “ubiquitous and essential” in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic which has now spread to 189 countries/regions with over 4.3 million confirmed cases and more than 290,000...

Dutch floater specialist looks ahead to larger projects with its state-of-the-art programme

Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore, while currently dealing with the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and low oil price environment, is looking ahead to large capacity offshore developments where its state-of-the-art Fast4Ward® programme will be playing a...

Baker Hughes looking for local firm to supply warehousing space in Guyana

US-based energy and technology company Baker Hughes is looking for a firm in Guyana to assist in the supply of warehousing space for its operations in the South American country. The “locally qualified and registered company with local experience” would...

Sharp oil price pullback unlikely as demand improves: Goldman

(Reuters) - The risk of a sharp pull-back in oil prices has decreased as the rebalancing of the crude market gathers pace, Goldman Sachs said, aided by a gradual lifting of coronavirus lockdowns and a faster-than-expected fall in output. The...

ExxonMobil spent over US$35 million on Guyanese suppliers in Q1 2020

ExxonMobil Guyana has spent over US$35 million or approximately 7.1 billion Guyana dollars on more than 500 local suppliers in the first quarter of this year. The company said local suppliers remain important to the success of its operations...

Guyana can become storage or manufacturing hub with wise use of oil money – Anthony Paul

If Guyana is to avoid the consequences that come with being heavily dependent on oil, then it must have a focused strategy for diversifying the economy says Trinidad and Tobago-based Energy and Strategy Advisor, Anthony Paul. During a recent interview...

Petrobras makes double oil strikes in Brazil’s pre-salt

Brazilian oil company Petrobras announced on Monday two oil strikes in the Santos and Campos Basins offshore the South American country. Petrobras said oil, which is of excellent quality, was found in the Southeast area of the Búzios in the...

Guyana in ‘Golden Triangle’ of mega oil reserves

Guyana falls within the Golden Triangle of mega oil reserves along with countries such as Brazil, Venezuela and Nigeria, and producers in the US Gulf of Mexico. Deepwater drilling used to be prohibitively expensive, but high oil prices in 2007...

CAPEX cuts hit US$120 billion across 170 companies – Guyana offshore pushes on

COVID-19 lockdown measures have brought a sharp drop in global oil and gas demand, with the International Energy Agency estimating that global oil demand could fall by approximately 26 percent this month. GlobalData says the crash in prices - aggravated...

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Berbice gas development pipeline could cost US$2B, ‘not a small investment’ – says ExxonMobil Guyana President

The pipeline to support Guyana’s gas development in East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) could cost about US$2 billion or more....