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‘Unreasonable to compare Guyana’s PSA to those of more mature countries’ – Exxon Country Manager

Country Manager of ExxonMobil in Guyana Rod Henson said it is unreasonable to compare the agreement signed between his company and the Government of Guyana to those of other jurisdictions like Brazil, countries in West Africa, the United States...

Guyana Government releases ExxonMobil contract

The Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between the Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited was released today at a special meeting held at the Ministry of the Presidency in Georgetown, Guyana. The agreement has...

Decision on contract disclosure should apply to all companies equally – British High Commissioner

British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn, says the Guyana government and oil companies will ultimately have to decide what aspects of their agreements would be disclosed but this should apply to all companies equally. Multiple calls have been made...

Hess completes sale of Norway assets to fund Guyana production, reduce debt

Hess Corporation on December 22, 2017 announced that it had completed the previously announced sale of its subsidiary Hess Norge, which owns interests in the Valhall and Hod fields in Norway, to Aker BP ASA for total proceeds of...

World’s largest-ever vessel is all set to go in 2018

(CNBC) Displacing as much water as five aircraft carriers is just one eye-popping statistic that attempts to explain the sheer size of the world's largest vessel. Construction on ShellRDSA-GB's huge floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) structure began in 2012 and...

Liza JV partner China’s CNOOC in tender for Liuhua subsea facilities

Chinese operator CNOOC Ltd, a joint venture partner together with ExxonMobil and Hess in the Liza field offshore Guyana, has launched tenders for the installation of subsea facilities for its Liuhua oil complex in the Pearl River Mouth basin...

Year in review: 2017’s Top 10 discoveries

(Offshore Engineer) While exploration hasn’t been as hot as it used to be, the finds this year have been big and plentiful. Wood Mackenzie has provided the year’s 10 biggest finds by volume. #1 – Yakaar, Senegal In May this year,...

Turmoil between gov’t, opposition bad omen for coming of oil – Private Sector Executive

Executive member of Guyana’s Private Sector Commission (PSC), Ramesh Dookhoo, is urging the Guyana government and the lone opposition party - People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), to redouble their efforts at working together for the betterment of the South...

TechnipFMC awarded contract for Statoil Snorre project

TechnipFMC has landed an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract with Statoil for its Snorre Expansion Project. It comes as the Norwegian operator confirmed an additional 25-year investment. The Snorre Expansion contract covers the delivery of subsea production systems and...

Repsol, VNG present $2.2B Norwegian oil, gas plans

(Hart Energy) Spain’s Repsol and Germany’s VNG presented separate plans on Dec. 19 to develop two Norwegian oil and gas fields for a combined 18.2 billion Norwegian crowns (US$2.17 billion), Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy said. VNG’s Fenja oil...

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Eco Atlantic remains upbeat about stake in South America’s mega hotspot   

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. has reaffirmed its focus on Guyana, a key area for hydrocarbon exploration, where...