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ExxonMobil named Explorer of the Year

ExxonMobil said today that it has been named 2018 Large Cap Company of the Year and Explorer of the Year by the World Oil and Gas Council in recognition of excellence and innovation in the global energy industry. Brad Corson,...

CGX Energy Inc. contracts Ralph Coffman rig for Utakwaana well

CGX Energy Inc. through its wholly owned subsidiary CGX Resources Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive rig agreement with ROWAN RIGS S.À R.L for the provision of rig services for the drilling of the Company’s Utakwaaka-1...

Hess expects free cash flow generation by 2022 – John Hess

CEO of HESS Corporation John Hess said that despite the volatility in oil prices and the decline of financial markets, Hess has not changed its long-term strategy with a focus on executing it to deliver value to its shareholders...

Guyana ahead of USA and Russia in 2018 oil discoveries

Guyana leads the way ahead of industry giants the United States of America and Russia in terms of barrels of oil equivalent (boe) petroleum discoveries for the year 2018. According to a report from Rystad Energy, “2018 stands already as...

Noble Tom Madden’s contract with Esso ends February 2019

The contract for the drillship Noble Tom Madden, which has been drilling exploration wells in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana for ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd., is scheduled to come to an end mid February 2019,...

Kanuku and Orinduik are next blocks to watch offshore Guyana

Stabroek is the “gift that keeps giving” offshore Guyana, but industry analyst Wood Mackenzie reminds that “it’s not the only block in the country” as drill campaigns are set to get underway in two other blocks with potential for...

CNOOC inks cooperation agreements with 9 international oil companies

CNOOC Limited on December 18, 2018 announced that its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), has signed Strategic Cooperation Agreements with 9 international oil companies including: Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Equinor, Husky, KUFPEC, Roc Oil, Shell, SK Innovation and TOTAL. As...

Pact between Guyana and ExxonMobil ‘more than commercial’ in nature

The decision by US oil major ExxonMobil to conduct a new 3-D seismic survey on the western portion of the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana is a sign of confidence in the country’s internationally-recognised territorial zone. This, a former Minister...

PricewaterhouseCoopers submitted EOI for ExxonMobil cost recovery audit

PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services Limited submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI) to the Government of Guyana (GoG) for a cost recovery audit consultancy in relation to ExxonMobil’s exploration activities in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. “We have the right experience, the...

Upstream industry expected to thrive in 2019; Guyana among biggest sanctions

As 2018 draws to a close the stage is already set for a fascinating 2019 in the upstream industry with the biggest project sanctions in deepwater oil expected to take place in Guyana and Brazil. In the recently published 2019...

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Guyana continues to defy expectations, says U.S. market intelligence firm

Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) has once again placed Guyana in a category of its own, labeling it as “great”...