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ExxonMobil looking to sanction 2 more developments in Guyana this year

As Guyana moves closer to producing its first barrel of oil from the Liza Phase 1 Development project, ExxonMobil is looking to make its Final Investment Decision on two more developments offshore the South American country this year. The company...

Exxon adds millions of acres to Namibia assets; exploration targeted for 2019

ExxonMobil said Wednesday it will increase its exploration acreage in Namibia with the addition of approximately 7 million net acres (28,000 square kilometers) following the signing of an agreement with the government of Namibia and the National Petroleum Corporation...

Occidental makes ‘superior proposal’ for Anadarko’s acquisition

Occidental Petroleum Corporation has made an offer to acquire American oil company Anadarko for $38 billion, bettering Chevron which offered $33 billion. Occidental said in a press release on April 24, 2019 that it delivered a letter to the Board...

Petrotrin rakes in 1.6 billion TT dollars operating profit in last year of service

Trinidad and Tobago State-owned oil company Petrotrin made an operating profit of TT$1.67 billion (US$250.28 million) during its last year in existence. According to a report published by CNC3, this was revealed in unaudited figures that the company’s successor, Trinidad Petroleum...

Ramps Logistics secures full integrated contract with Tullow for Guyana drill campaign

Ramps Logistics has secured a fully integrated cross-border logistics contract inclusive of shore base provision and management, marine agency, personnel logistics, freight forwarding and customs brokerage, with UK-based Tullow Oil for its upcoming Guyana drill campaign. Further to this, a...

US looking to support Guyana on its journey towards ‘self-reliance’ – Ambassador Lynch

US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch, said as Guyana is preparing for the oil and gas sector, it is also equally important that it pays attention to the needs of the Private Sector. During a recent interview at the US...

Over 3,000 students benefited from ExxonMobil supported STEM prog since 2012

More than 3,000 students have benefited so far from an ExxonMobil Guyana supported STEM programme being rolled out by the Volunteer Youth Corps (VYC). ExxonMobil Guyana began supporting the initiative back in 2012, some 3 years before the company...

Top official promises Guyanese ‘good life’ from oil bounty

With oil reserves in Guyana now exceeding 5.5 billion barrels from a record 13 discoveries made to date by US oil major ExxonMobil, a top official in the country with responsibility for petroleum is promising Guyanese the ‘good life’...

TechnipFMC secures contract iEPCI contract for TOR development

TechnipFMC (Paris:FTI) (NYSE:FTI) has been awarded an integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI™) contract from ConocoPhillips for the TOR II development, located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea at a water depth of 80 meters. This contract...

Halliburton records $5.7 billion revenue for Q1 2019

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) announced today net income of $152 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2019. This compares to net income for the first quarter of 2018 of $46 million, or $0.05 per diluted...

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Guyana gets another US$191 million from oil sales in June

Guyana earned just over US$191 million (GY$40 billion) from the sale of three oil cargoes (each about a million...