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ExxonMobil stakeholder plan provides avenue for feedback from Guyanese

As part of the preparations for the Liza Phase 1 Development offshore Guyana, US oil major ExxonMobil, through its local affiliate, has developed a detailed Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) that outlines how the company will interact with groups connected...

GYEITI staging two-day worskshop

The Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) with support from the Ministry of Natural Resources will be hosting a two-day workshop on understanding the EITI value chain and Guyana’s first EITI reporting cycle, its challenges, benefits and opportunities. Officials...

BP front-runner to buy BHP oil and gas operations after $US10B bid

BP has emerged as the front-runner to buy BHP’s US shale assets after submitting a bid of over $US10 billion ($13.5 billion), according to sources at Reuters. Other major oil and gas companies who have allegedly placed bids on BHP’s...

Guyana, Chile to step up cooperation on energy

A Statement of Intent for cooperation on energy was on Thursday signed between the Governments of Guyana and Chile.  The signing between Guyanese Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge and Ambassador and Under Secretary of Chile’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, Alfonso...

ExxonMobil defends local content push in Guyana at Parliamentary meeting

ExxonMobil Guyana on Friday defended the company’s policy on local content, stating that at this stage of the oil and gas development in the South American country, “the efforts in local content development are really good.” The company’s Country Manager,...

“ExxonMobil is not a political company, we don’t choose sides” – Country Manager

Country Manager of ExxonMobil Guyana, Rod Henson and a team from the company on Friday morning appeared before the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Natural Resources. During that engagement, Opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic Parliamentarian, Pauline Sukhai, grilled the team on...

Doors of investment open to CARICOM territories says Guyanese President

The doors of investment are open to Caribbean territories, and Guyana is welcoming their expertise in the oil and gas sector. These were the sentiments expressed by Guyanese President David Granger moments before the first plenary session of the...

There are fears about an oil spike above $150

(Bloomberg) Oil investors may regret urging companies to cough up cash now instead of investing in growth for later as the dearth of exploration is setting the stage for an unprecedented crude price spike, according to Sanford C. Bernstein...

Department of Energy to be ready by August – President Granger

President of Guyana David Granger has announced that the country’s Department of Energy which will fall under the auspices of the Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) will be established by August of this year, with oil production scheduled to...

SBM Offshore says Rio court orders Petrobras to withhold payments

(Reuters) - Dutch marine engineering group SBM Offshore said on Thursday a Brazilian court had ordered Petrobras to provisionally withhold some payments to SBM to ensure the Dutch company pays whatever penalties it may receive in a corruption case. SBM...

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A look back at 2024 milestones in Guyana’s oil and gas industry 

The year 2024 marked pivotal advancements in Guyana's oil and gas sector, cementing the country's position as a key...