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Guyana discovery drives up Tullow shares

(Energy Voice) Shares in Tullow Oil soared almost 20% on Monday after the exploration and production firm announced an oil discovery offshore Guyana. The London-based company said Jethro-1 was the first discovery on the Orinduik licence and was made up...

Tullow could be sitting on multi-billion-barrel block – Rystad Energy

On Monday 12 August, UK-based Tullow Oil announced it had made a “significant and high-value oil discovery” off the coast of Guyana. Commenting on the announcement, Rystad Energy exploration analyst Palzor Shenga said, “After dominating the list of major...

Revised model PSA targeting future licensing rounds – Energy Department confirms

Guyana’s President, David Granger has made it clear that his APNU+AFC coalition administration respects the sanctity of contracts. This is a position the Department of Energy (DE) embraces, with its Director confirming to OilNOW on Friday that revisions to...

Use oil revenue to ‘make agriculture great again’ – Finance Minister

In anticipation of Guyana’s projected oil revenue, the nation’s finance minister, Winston Jordan says that a portion of the money should go to the improvement of other productive sectors. Speaking to OilNOW, at his Ministry’s office on Main Street, Georgetown,...

Liza Unity one of 3 multipurpose hulls under construction on SBM’s Fast4Ward®

The 220,000 barrels per day Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel is one of three oil production platforms currently being built under SBM Offshore’s Fast4Ward® programme. The Dutch floater specialist said on Thursday the Liza Unity hull, the...

Future Venezuela events may have significant impact – Chevron

(Bloomberg) - The last major U.S. oil producer in Venezuela is warning that developments in the crisis-torn South American nation could hurt its earnings. “Future events related to the company’s activities in Venezuela may result in significant impacts on the...

Substantial oil resources to be unlocked in Norway through increased recovery projects

Increased recovery projects in Norway will unlock substantial oil resources, driven predominantly by the majority state-owned Equinor, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Daniel Rogers, Upstream Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Field expansion projects in Norway...

Occidental completes US$55B acquisition of Anadarko

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) on Thursday announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) in a transaction valued at $55 billion, including the assumption of Anadarko’s debt. "With Anadarko’s world-class asset portfolio now officially...

Guyana’s total estimated income from Stabroek block jumps to US$117.5 billion – Rystad Energy

Guyana’s total estimated income from the 13 discoveries made so far by ExxonMobil at the Stabroek Block is now projected at 117.5 billion US dollars which is equivalent to more than 24 trillion Guyana dollars. This massive windfall for...

SBM Offshore Q2 earnings increase 19% as Liza FPSO projects progress

Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore’s directional revenue as of June 30, 2019 totaled US$965 million, representing an increase of US$157 million or 19% compared with the same period last year. This increase was driven by a higher activity level...

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SBM Offshore Guyana throws support behind Mental Health Awareness Campaign

SBM Offshore Guyana has thrown its support behind a new national mental health campaign launched by the Office of...