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Tourism body retooling for expected increase in visitors fueled by oil production

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The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) is looking to promote cultural tourism as it gears up for the expected growth in the influx of visitors with the coming of oil production in 2020. President of THAG, Andrea de Caires,...
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Oil jumps as Brent tops $70, with inventory data on tap

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(Reuters) - Oil rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday, with benchmark Brent crude hitting $70 a barrel for the first time in a week, boosted by healthy world economic growth prospects and expectations for continued production curbs by...
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ExxonMobil Guyana prepared to mitigate Liza Phase 2 potential environmental impacts

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ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited’s (EEPGL) environmental consultant has assured that the company stands ready to mitigate any of the identified potential environmental impacts from the proposed Liza Phase 2 development, recently announced. The company in its...
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Five missing after Oklahoma oil and gas drilling site explosion

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(Reuters) - Five workers were missing after a fiery explosion on Monday at an oil and gas drilling site in eastern Oklahoma, officials said. The fire had been fed by gas from a well being drilled for Red Mountain Energy...
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GYEITI ramps up efforts to ‘police’ Guyana O&G industry

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As the Guyana Government accelerates its preparations for first oil come 2020, the domestic branch of the International Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) is ramping up its efforts to ensure greater public awareness and transparency in the country’s emerging...
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TT’s Energy Minister says changes coming to work permit rules

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Trinidad and Tobago’s Energy Minister Franklin Khan says work permit qualifications for energy sector staff will soon be amended to help address under-employment as well as ensuring greater transfer of skills to locals, reports Newsday. “There were 241 applications for...
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ExxonMobil named 2017 Explorer of the Year; Guyana discoveries boosted performance

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ExxonMobil has been named 2017 Explorer of the Year by the World Oil and Gas Council in recognition of excellence and innovation in the global energy industry. “This award is recognition of ExxonMobil’s successful efforts to strengthen our portfolio by accessing and...
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SBM Offshore kicks off topsides construction for Liza Destiny FPSO

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SBM Offshore today announced that the first-steel cut event has officially started for the construction of the topsides for the Liza Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel project at the Dyna-Mac yard. According to SMB, this phase, in parallel...
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‘Guyana will not make the same mistake as others’ assures Business Minister

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Guyana continues to press ahead with development of its emerging oil and gas industry and the country’s Business Minister is adamant that government is fully capable of effectively managing this new sector. “There is a lot of angst perhaps within...
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Trinidad’s signature energy conference begins today

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Under the theme Maximising Value through Collaboration, the 2018 Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference is set to begin today at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Port-Of-Spain and will conclude on January 24. The 2018 conference will feature keynote speeches and...
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