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Jamaica seeking to retake Venezuela’s stake in Petrojam

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The Jamaica government said last week it will be enacting special legislation that would allow it to forcibly retake the 49 per cent stake held by Venezuela in the state-owned oil refinery Petrojam, according to a report on the...
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Guyanese Danco joins forces with UK’s CSM to provide state-of-the-art logistics services

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It is full throttle ahead for Guyana’s oil and gas program as US oil major ExxonMobil prepares to begin extracting crude in 2020. Experts and pundits alike are touting Guyana as the leading oil discovery nation for 2018, ahead...
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TechnipFMC’s Chairman calls it a day

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ExxonMobil Guyana Prime Contractor – TechnipFMC, announced on Wednesday that the company’s Executive Chairman, Thierry Pilenko has decided to retire from the Board of Directors, effective May 1, 2019, after the Company’s Annual General Meeting. Mr. Pilenko was appointed Executive...
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Venezuela claim on Guyana territory cuts Stabroek Block…’entirely’ – Greenidge

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More than five billion barrels of oil have been discovered to date off the Guyana coast in an area called the Stabroek Block which is internationally recognized to be part of the South American country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)....
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Private refiners in Guyana will have to buy oil at market cost

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The Government of Guyana will not sell oil at a subsidized cost to any private investor who undertakes to build a refinery in the South American country. “Anyone who wishes to open a refinery can do so but they will...
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Guyana should seek broader alliance with US military to ward off threat from ‘desperate Venezuelan regime’ – Former Minister

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A former Guyanese government official believes that a sustained programme to facilitate military tactical support and coordination between Guyana and the United States of America would help to deter further aggression from Venezuela. Former Minister of Natural Resources and the...
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Canada’s ties to Venezuela hanging by a thread as clash escalates

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(CBC) Relations between Canada and Venezuela took a sudden plunge today as Ottawa appeared to reject an ultimatum issued by President Nicolas Maduro on the eve of his second inauguration. The dispute began with a letter sent by the Lima...
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Lima Group won’t recognize Maduro regime; calls on Venezuela to desist from violating sovereign rights of neighbours

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The Lima Group says it has no intention of recognizing the new Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela and called on the South American country to desist from violating the sovereign rights of its neighbours. In a joint statement issued on...
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Venezuela becoming increasingly aggressive in push for more territory

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Reports indicate that Venezuela has signaled its intention to remap its Caribbean oil and gas prospects which is a move that could further escalate rising tensions between that country and neighbouring Guyana, which has of late become an oil...
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WoodMac estimates Pluma could contain 300 million barrels of oil

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Industry analyst Wood Mackenzie estimates that ExxonMobil’s 10th discovery off the Guyana coast at the Pluma 1 well could add an additional 300 million barrels of oil to what is a rapidly growing resource base for the US oil...
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