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Statoil enters solar industry with 40% share in 162MW asset in Brazil

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Statoil has signed an agreement to acquire a 40% share in the construction ready 162MW Apodi solar asset in Brazil from Scatec Solar, a Norwegian independent solar power producer. The project will provide approximately 160,000 households with electricity. Statoil...
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Further drilling will determine size of Turbot discovery – ExxonMobil

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US super-major ExxonMobil will move to drill a second well on the Turbot discovery next year which will help to determine the volume of oil contained in the reservoir. “We are planning to do an additional well on the Turbot...
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Government officers to benefit from oil spill response training

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A number of Government of Guyana Ministries and agencies’ staff are expected to be part of a three-day oil spill management workshop to be held at the Pegasus Hotel and at Splashmin’s Resort during the latter half of October. The...
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Guyana gives ExxonMobil thumbs-up for new discovery

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Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources said in a statement on Thursday evening that it joins the country’s President, David Granger, and the Guyanese people, in congratulating ExxonMobil and its joint-venture partners Hess and CNOOC Nexen for their latest discovery...
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Exxon makes 5th oil discovery offshore Guyana

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Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced on Thursday it made a fifth new oil discovery after drilling the Turbot-1 well offshore Guyana. Turbot is ExxonMobil’s latest discovery to date in the country, adding to previous discoveries at Liza, Payara, Snoek and...
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US sanctions on Venezuela could open door wide for Russia, China

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The recent round of sanctions from the Trump administration has pushed the Venezuelan government to publish its oil prices in Chinese Yuan which has been seen as a fulfilled promise from President Nicolás Maduro to layoff the U.S dollar,...
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No decision yet on who will market Guyana’s oil – Trotman

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Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, says the Government of Guyana is still examining options available for marketing its share of oil and this is being studied by a high-level team put together by President David Granger. The South American...
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Ground Structures building state-of-the-art facility with lab for offshore investigations

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Ground Structures Engineering Consultants (GSEC), a Guyanese firm specializing in geotechnical engineering and environmental services, will soon open the doors to its new state-of-the-art 10,000 sq. building housing offices and a soils and material laboratory. GSEC is in a partnership...
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Private sector staging landmark business summit with multi-stakeholder focus

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As Guyana’s oil and gas industry promises to emerge as a dominant force in the country’s economy, the business community will next week be looking to highlight opportunities and challenges in several other key sectors in its push to...
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Guyana “light crude” will fetch higher price, cost less to refine

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When compared to heavy oil, the light crude found in Guyana will fetch a higher price on the world market and cost less to refine. Light crude oil has low density and flows freely at room temperature. It has low...
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Ministry of Labour conducts OSH inspection on Liza Unity FPSO

Guyana’s Ministry of Labour's Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department conducted a detailed inspection aboard the Liza Unity floating,...

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