ExxonMobil said Thursday it has launched a legal challenge to a finding by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) that it violated U.S. sanctions against Russia in 2014 when the company followed authoritative and specific guidance from...
Once established, the Petroleum Commission of Guyana will assume a lead role in monitoring and regulating the efficient, safe, effective and environmentally responsible exploration, development and production of petroleum in the South American country.
The Commission will be tasked with...
(Reuters) - Dutch oil industry services group SBM Offshore and Spanish energy firm Repsol will share an insurance payment of $247 million, less legal costs, related to a troubled Norwegian offshore project, SBM said on Monday.
SBM said it had...
Hess Corporation’s 20th annual sustainability report has achieved the G4 Core level for sustainability reporting under the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) methodology. GRI is an independent organization that provides the world’s most widely recognized sustainability reporting and disclosure standards....
Guyanese working on the Stena Carron Drillship offshore the South American country can expect to move up into higher-level positions as they acquire more skills, in keeping with the UK-based company’s policy of ‘promote from within’.
This is according to...
Authorities in Guyana are inviting members of the public to share their views on the Petroleum Commission of Guyana Bill 2017, to help aid in the work of a Parliamentary Special Select Committee currently studying the proposed legislation.
Clerk of...
Ecuador has become the first country to publicly admit it will not meet OPEC’s production curbs, saying it needs to pump more oil to address its fiscal deficit.
The South American country’s promised cut of 26,000 barrels of oil a...
TechnipFMC has been awarded three contracts by ExxonMobil for development of the Liza field offshore Guyana. Carlos Latorre, International Service Manager, spoke exclusively with OilNOW and had this to say...
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(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to take "strong and swift economic actions" if Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro goes ahead with plans to create a super-legislature known as a Constituent Assembly in a July 30 vote.
"Yesterday,...
Exploration Country Manager of Repsol Exploration Guyana S.A. Ryan Ramjit, believes that while the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is “no silver bullet” it is extremely important for enhancing transparency and accountability.
He was speaking on Saturday July 15, 2017...