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TechnipFMC awarded large EPCI contract for Petrobras Mero 1 pre-salt field in Brazil

TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) (PARIS: FTI) said on Wednesday it has been awarded a large engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the Mero 1 pre-salt field, located in the Santos Basin, at 2,100 meters of water depth offshore...

Venezuela crisis: Major global powers ordered to stop trading oil and gold assets with Maduro

A coalition group of Latin American countries and Canada has urged the Venezuelan military to sever ties with President Nicolas Maduro, CNBC said in a report on Tuesday. It comes at a time when political tensions in Venezuela are reaching boiling point, with the oil-rich,...

TT’s position on Venezuela bad for Dragon Gas deal – Persad-Bissessar

Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and current Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar says that government’s support for embattled leader of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro could jeopardise the recently signed Dragon Gas deal. Through this arrangement, it was envisaged that natural...

Bloomberg: Tiny Guyana could soon pump more oil than OPEC member Venezuela

Guyana, a country that currently produces no crude, could pump more than OPEC member Venezuela in five years, Bloomberg said in report on Monday. While U.S. sanctions on Venezuela threaten to accelerate an already steep slide in production, neighboring Guyana’s...

WoodMac expects ‘billion-barrel scale volumes’ from Guyana, Mexico and Brazil

After a difficult few years, the exploration sector is back in the black – and keen to stay there. New analysis from Wood Mackenzie shows that explorers’ success in 2018 reflects a disciplined approach that’s set to continue this...

Repsol to begin survey offshore Guyana this week

Spanish oil company Repsol will begin undertaking a geotechnical survey in the Kanuku Block offshore Guyana on Saturday. The survey activities are scheduled to continue until February 24. The MV Regulus will conduct the operation some 66 nautical miles from...

More advanced training in oil and gas needed – GRA head

Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia, believes that the staff at the agency must be exposed to advanced training in oil and gas as the South American country prepares for first oil within months. Currently, training...

Fuel costs slashed in Guyana following Caricom suspension of CET

As a result of Caricom’s suspension of the Common External Tariff for Guyana’s fuel supplies, the Ministry of Finance and the Guyana Oil Company announced a significant reduction in prices for Motor Gasoline and Gasoil or low Sulphur diesel...

Anadarko, CNOOC strike Mozambique LNG Deal

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation said on Friday that it has signed a long term agreement with the trading division of China's state-owned offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC Ltd to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Mozambique. According to an article...

Guyana tax body fast-tracking plans to develop O&G capacity

The Guyana Revenue Authority has been able to procure the services of an oil and gas expert to assist with the development of its oil and gas unit within the agency. The expert, Alnoor Kassam, is the former head of the oil...

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Offshore Frontier Solutions wins contract for ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead FPSO in Guyana

Offshore Frontier Solutions Pte. Ltd. (OFS), a joint venture between MODEC Inc. and Toyo Engineering Corporation, has secured a...