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Saudi Arabia has no plans to repeat 1973 oil crisis

(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia has no intention of using its oil wealth as a political tool in the controversy over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and the kingdom plans to boost crude output again soon. "For decades we used...

Halliburton international sales rise

(Reuters) Oilfield services provider Halliburton Co.’s (NYSE: HAL) third-quarter profit edged past analysts’ estimates on Oct. 22, helped by its international business, even as pipeline bottlenecks in North America led to fewer well completions. Halliburton, the largest provider of hydraulic fracturing...

Guyana could become ‘linchpin of stability’ for greater Caribbean Basin – ASP

No one should pretend that just because Guyana found oil and will profit from its extraction that its history, divided politics, and geopolitical challenges are gone, says the American Security Project (ASP). On the other hand, no one should...

Minister fears small businesses have not grasped magnitude of coming oil bonanza

Guyana's Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin, said businesses that understand where the country is going over the next two decades will make better decisions than those that do not. He was at the time delivering remarks at the opening of...

Saipem, Petrofac and Samsung awarded US$4B onshore E&C contract in Thailand

Saipem, in consortium with Petrofac and Samsung, has been awarded a new Onshore E&C contract in Thailand for the expansion of the Sriracha refinery. The total value of the project is approximately 4 billion USD. In a press release on...

ExxonMobil in hunt for ‘next Guyana’

US oil major ExxonMobil is acquiring large amounts of seismic data in a hunt for prospects that would mirror its massive oil discoveries in the South American country of Guyana. The company is targeting western and southern Africa for the...

Steps being taken to ensure wealth fund is fully operational by 2019 – President Granger

Concerted steps are being taken to ensure that the revenues accrued from the oil and gas sector will not be squandered, but instead, be invested strategically in building human and institutional capacity for future generations. These were the words of...

Ratio Petroleum gunning for oil & gas in the Philippines

Ratio Petroleum Ltd., the parent company of Ratio Guyana Limited which holds a 25% interest in the Kaieteur Block in Guyana along with partners, Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Limited (35% & Operator), Cataleya Energy Limited (25%) and Hess...

‘knowledge transfer’ will accelerate growth of industry in Guyana – Siobhan Coady

Minister of Natural Resources from the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Siobhan Coady, is encouraging Guyana, as an emerging oil and gas producing nation, to look at how best the country can benefit from “knowledge transfer” in the oil and...

Oil & gas will create major opportunities for tourism, food and beverage sectors – Ramesh Persaud

The Institute of Private Enterprise Development (IPED) in Guyana is encouraging entrepreneurs to examine opportunities that are aligned with the country’s emerging oil and gas sector and to see how best they can tap into those. This view was articulated...

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An inside look at the complex nature of moving a drillship 

Relocating a drillship requires careful planning and execution, according to Richard Wells, International Logistics Manager at Stena Drilling, who...