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ExxonMobil awaiting approvals from regulators to proceed with FID for Lisa Phase 2

ExxonMobil will make its Final Investment Decision (FID) on the giant Liza Phase 2 Development offshore Guyana following key approvals from regulators which the company hopes to receive by year end. Country Manager, Rod Henson, told OilNOW the Environmental Impact...

Liza Phase 1 is ExxonMobil’s biggest greenfield project since 2015 – Rystad Energy

ExxonMobil greenfield investments have been “virtually non-existent” since 2014 says Norway-based Rystad Energy, in a new report published on Tuesday. The largest International Oil Company (IOC) in the world has a lot riding on the small South American country of...

Coming oil bonanza is ‘more than we can spend in a lifetime’ – Trotman

Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, during an interview on Monday at his Duke Street, Georgetown office, said the Government is not oblivious to criticisms in the oil and gas sector, but noted that it must be constructive. He said, “What we are...

Big Oil goes from begging for cash to rewarding shareholders

(CNN Money) When crude crashed below $30 a barrel, the debt-riddled oil industry was forced to beg for cash from Wall Street. Many cash-strapped companies survived the downturn by selling shares at a record-setting pace. The oil industry is returning...

Exxon forging ahead with rapid exploration, appraisal drilling; second well at Ranger targeted

ExxonMobil is forging ahead with its exploration and appraisal drilling programme offshore Guyana with new prospects in its crosshairs and plans to further assess proven oil fields. As the US oil major updated its total estimated recoverable reserves for...

Buying cheap and selling expensive will not work for oil & gas – Guyana Foreign Minister

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, is encouraging Guyanese, both at home and in the Diaspora, to evaluate what skills are needed in the oil and gas industry and look at specializing in some of those areas. At a...

University of Guyana seeking specialists for O&G department

The University of Guyana (UG) has begun the process of recruiting specialist for its incoming Department of Petroleum and Geological Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology which is scheduled to become operational from January 2019. Addressing the ‘Local...

Romania offers O&G training to Guyana

The Southeastern European nation of Romania has expressed interest in cooperating with Guyana in the area of Oil and Gas (O&G).  Guyanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge, during a press conference at his South Road, Georgetown, office on...

Venezuela’s Inflation to Reach 1 Million Percent, IMF Forecasts

(Bloomberg) Venezuela’s inflation will skyrocket to 1 million percent by the end of the year as the government continues to print money to cover a growing budget hole, the International Monetary Fund predicted on Monday. The crisis is comparable to that of...

‘We are not embarrassed about who we are’ says Guyana’s Natural Resources Minister

US Oil Company, ExxonMobil’s announcement on Monday that the updated total estimated recoverable resources for the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana now stand at more than 4 billion oil-equivalent barrel is a “big deal for Guyana.” This is the view of the country's...

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Spain-bound tanker departs Guyana with second Yellowtail cargo – OilX

The Nordic Zenith tanker has departed ExxonMobil Guyana’s ONE GUYANA floating production vessel with the second cargo of crude...