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Fr. Commonwealth SG leads Guyana defense in ICJ border case   

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Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Sir Shridath Ramphal, will again lead the Guyanese legal team of defense lawyers in a border controversy case, this time against Venezuela - to be called shortly by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The confirmation was...
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Guyana could sell oil to CARICOM at preferential rates

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Guyana - the latest and soon-to-be greatest producer of oil in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) could sell the commodity to member states at preferential rates, similar to a special facility Venezuela set up in 2005 under the Petrocaribe agreement. Up...
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It’s disastrous to tear-up ExxonMobil contract now – Oxford Prof.

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Oxford University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Sir Paul Collier, has warned it would be disastrous for Guyana to "tear-up" its Production Sharing Agreement with US oil major ExxonMobil. The Professor met with senior members of the Guyanese media...
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Guyanese urged to get out of poverty now before oil is left in the ground

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This is Guyana's chance to get out of poverty and the country should take it, since in the coming years a good deal of the oil discovered in the offshore basin, will remain just there. This is the advice...
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Ghana defends ‘direct negotiation’ with ExxonMobil; says company best-positioned for ultra-deep operations

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Ghana’s Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko, says the Government signed an oil exploration contract with ExxonMobil to explore for oil in the Deeperwater Cape Three Points Oilfields because it has the capacity to deliver. According to a Ghana Broadcasting Corporation...
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Analysts: Putin re-election will see Gazprom, Rosneft strengthen control

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(Rigzone) With Russian President Vladimir Putin elected for another six years to 2024, oil and gas analysts at BMI Research expect Gazprom and Rosneft to strengthen their control of the country’s hydrocarbon resources as the state fortifies its grasp...
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TMC secures FPSO compressor job for Liza Destiny

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Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore has awarded TMC Compressors of the Seas (TMC) a contract to supply the marine compressed air system for the FPSO Liza Destiny that will bring first oil for Guyana. Under the contract, TMC will provide...
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Ten applications for oil blocks pending

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Around ten applications for oil blocks in Guyana are currently sitting with authorities but no firm decision on the issuance of new licenses has been made yet. OilNOW was told by Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman that no decision...
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High-level caucus on petroleum set for today

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Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has organised a high-level caucus for Cabinet Ministers to engage global thinkers and experts on natural resource management as part of the Government of Guyana's agenda to prepare for petroleum production in 2020,...
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Iraq weighs building an island to boost oil-exporting capacity

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OPEC’s second-biggest producer is ramping up efforts to expand capacity to pump and export oil, with plans that include the injection of seawater into crude deposits and the construction of export facilities on a man-made island in the Persian...
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