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ConocoPhillips sells Barnett shale play for $230M

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ConocoPhillips announced on Thursday, August 2, 2018 that it has entered into an agreement to sell its interests in the Barnett shale play to Lime Rock Resources for approximately $230 million plus net customary adjustments. Proceeds from this transaction...
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Guyanese President defends appointment of Energy Department Head

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Following criticisms of the appointment of Environment and Resource Economist Dr. Mark Bynoe as Head of Guyana’s Department of Energy, President David Granger on Thursday, August 2, 2018, defended the Government’s choice. In justifying the hiring of the former head...
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Preparations for operationalization of Guyana’s Department of Energy to commence

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Guyana’s Department of Energy, which will have oversight of the country’s emerging Oil and Gas (O&G) industry was on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, officially established, with the unit being formally listed in the South- American nation’s Official Gazette. With the...
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ExxonMobil to implement wide-ranging measures in the event of oil spill in Guyana

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ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has outlined a number of measures the company will take in the event of an oil spill from its Liza Phase 1 development. The company’s Oil Spill Response Plan (OSRP) was...
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Positive IMF global growth forecasts propel oil prices upwards

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Oil prices rose last week, after several significant political and economic developments around the world, including Saudi Arabia's suspension of oil shipments through a strait in the Red Sea following an attack on two oil tankers as well as eased trade...
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Shell Brazil invests in solution for inspecting FPSO tanks

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(World Oil) Aberdeen-based inspection technology and service provider for the oil and gas industry, Innospection, Shell Brazil and SENAI CIMATEC technology institute in Salvador, Brazil, have recently signed a partnership agreement to develop a robot-based technology for in-service inspection...
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UK Firm to prepare Guyana’s first EITI Report

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A United Kingdom (UK) Accountancy and Advisory firm has been selected to prepare Guyana’s first Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Report. This was revealed by National Coordinator of Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI), Dr. Rudy Jadoopat on Tuesday, July...
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Guyana State Minister, private sector members discuss O&G

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Guyana’s Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, on Monday, met with the executive members of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) at his office at the Ministry of the Presidency. Among the areas discussed were increased collaboration between the Government and the...
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Guyana businesses want local content legislation – GCCI President

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President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Deodat Indar, says that the business community in the South American country would like to see, at the very least, some degree of legislation enacted for local content rather than...
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Higher oil price boosts BP’s recovery, second-quarter profit up four-fold

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(Reuters) - Higher oil prices and increased output helped BP quadruple its second-quarter profit from a year earlier as the oil major finally shakes off the after-effects of 2010’s Deepwater Horizon spill and the last oil market slump. Second-quarter results...
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