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Hess moves to buy back US$1B in shares as Guyana gets “bigger, better”

Hess Corporation said on Thursday that its Board of Directors has authorized the purchase of $1.0 billion of Hess common stock by the end of 2018. The newly authorized program is in addition to the $500 million share repurchase program Hess announced in late...

IMF finds Guyana US$18M signing-bonus ‘relatively high’ – Trotman

The Guyana government believes the US$18M signing bonus it received from ExxonMobil - part of a modified 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) - is relatively high given the risks involved and the fact the country is still not a...

More discoveries coming; Guyana seen as ‘deepwater sweet spot’ – Wood Mack

More oil discoveries offshore the South American country of Guyana are expected to be made as exploration continues on the back of an already discovered 3.2 billion recoverable barrels. Industry Analyst Wood Mackenzie believes that globally, the most-favoured plays will...

Colombia jumps into Latam oil auction wave; to award blocks in April

(Reuters) - Colombia plans to award up to 15 oil blocks next month and will begin routinely offering onshore and offshore areas for exploration and production in May, the head of the country’s energy regulator told Reuters. The move, Colombia’s...

Shell says oil’s not going anywhere

(Bloomberg) There’ll be at least one home still welcoming fossil fuels in the face of a growing threat from cleaner resources, according to Royal Dutch Shell Plc. Heavy industry relies on hydrocarbons to generate extremely high temperatures and chemical reactions,...

Guyana fast-tracked Liza development to protect sovereignty

Guyana on Friday acknowledged a move to strategically fast track the development of the Liza oil field in the Stabroek Block by US oil major ExxonMobil in order to assert its sovereignty over the territory ahead of the International...

Guyana President will directly oversee new Petroleum Department

The Petroleum Department which is to be set up soon in Guyana will be directly guided by the country’s Head-of-State, President David Granger, while Minister of State, Joseph Harmon will handle all matters related to the Department, in the...

BP: The rise of the robots

(BP) Until now, offshore operators have conducted diligent inspections of facilities while clad in safety harnesses hanging off the side of an oil and gas platform. But, the latest technology is providing better solutions on BP's Thunder Horse platform...

Commercialization of gas from Guyana’s oil fields will be growing challenge – Wood Mack

As more oil discoveries continue to be made offshore the South American country of Guyana the commercialization of gas will become a bigger challenge. Analyst Wood Mackenzie says lack of infrastructure and a visible marketization plan for commercializing gas which...

GCCI President wants ‘expatriate workforce policy’ enshrined ahead of first-oil

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Deodat Indar, is calling on the Guyanese government to immediately put in place measures to regulate the influx of expatriate workers through robust immigration policies and to priorities locals...

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Guyana’s AFC party promises transparency, amended contracts in oil sector if it wins elections

Guyana’s Alliance for Change (AFC) political party is promising oil and gas transparency reforms and a review of existing...