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ExxonMobil Liza FPSO contractor SBM in $375 m bribery settlement in Brazil

SBM Offshore, the company contracted by ExxonMobil to convert an oil tanker into a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading facility (FPSO) for the Liza Phase 1 development in the South American country of Guyana, has reached a settlement in...

Hedge fund Elliott prepares second challenge to Hess Corp

(Reuters) - Elliott Management Corp is readying for a new fight with Hess Corp (HES.N) to remedy what the activist hedge fund called on Thursday “continuing underperformance” by the U.S. oil and gas producer. This would be the second time...

Trump to open door for Atlantic drilling

(Bloomberg) The Trump administration is preparing to unveil as soon as this week an expansive offshore oil plan that would open the door to selling new drilling rights in Atlantic waters, according to people familiar with the plan. President Donald...

Guyana waives import taxes to set up ‘natural gas’ refilling stations

The Guyana Government in its push to prepare for an Oil and Gas sector has, as part of its incentive regime for the private sector, waived all Customs duties for machinery and equipment imported to set up refilling stations...

Canadian support for private sector to tap into O&G opportunities

Head of the Canadian Diplomatic Mission to Guyana has pledged further support from that country to the local private sector in order to fully realise the market opportunities presented by the South American nation’s emerging Oil and Gas sector. The...

TechnipFMC opens new facility in Abu Dhabi

(Gulf News Energy) TechnipFMC opened its 18,000 square metres new facility in Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD) as part of its continued investment in the UAE, according to a statement from the firm on Thursday. The new plant...

House Speaker rejects motion over ‘signing bonus’

Guyana’s political opposition, the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) on Friday unsuccessfully brought to the National Assembly; a motion looking to compel the government to have reflected in the State’s National Estimates as revenue, the US$18M ‘signing bonus’ it...

Guyana President says gov’t will comply with any court ruling on signing bonus account

Guyana’s Head-of-State, President David Granger says his government will comply with any court ruling or legal advice stipulating that the US$18M signing bonus received from ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited be placed in the Consolidated Fund. The...

Guyana SWF draft Bill ready for Executive approval ahead of legislators vote

Guyana’s government is one step closer to establishing its Sovereign Wealth Fund - meant to serve as a holding deposit for a percentage of oil and other extractive industries’ revenues for future generations - having completed its final review...

Oil and gas supply disruptions ripple around the world

(The Economist) Call it the hydrocarbon equivalent of the butterfly effect. As oil and gas supplies tighten during the northern winter, disruptions as remote as a hairline fracture on a piece of Scottish pipeline, and an explosion in an...

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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...