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Petroleum Act, scientific institute and offshore logistics base among top priorities for 2018 – Trotman

Guyana will be looking to ramp up its preparation for first oil in 2018 with a number of key initiatives being placed on the front burner according to the country’s Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman. Speaking at a symposium...

“Elephant Man” says Guyana-Suriname Basin has big potential

Canadian oil and gas consultant Rob Strong is adamant that much more oil will be found in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, in keeping with his view that the world class Liza discovery is like an elephant; and “elephants don’t travel...

Partners fast-tracking second Liza FPSO

ExxonMobil is fast-tracking a second floater project for Guyana’s Liza area development amid suggestions that the next unit will be significantly larger than the 120,000-barrels-per-day Liza-1 unit. According to an Upstream report, plans for a second floating production, storage and...

Exxon hit early jackpot by drilling “biggest, best prospects first” – Mc Gehee

ExxonMobil made the decision to begin drilling for oil in Guyana at the Liza field since this prospect was the biggest and best, based on data analysed by the company. By the time the oil major acquired rights to explore...

Repsol wins Petroleum Economist Award

Repsol’s issue of certified green bonds, the first of its kind in the global oil and gas sector, has won the recognition of Petroleum Economist magazine. The company has a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with the Guyana Government to explore...

TransCanada: Over 24K gallons of oil recovered from spill

(AP) TransCanada Corp. says it has recovered more than 24,000 gallons of oil from the site of a pipeline leak discovered last week in South Dakota. The company said 24,450 gallons of oil had been recovered as of Wednesday. TransCanada's...

Noble to begin drilling Liza phase 1 wells in 2018

ExxonMobil has contracted Noble Corporation for drilling of the Liza Phase 1 development wells set to begin in 2018. OilNOW understands the Noble Bob Douglas drill ship will begin its campaign by Q2 2018 and the contract is expected to...

Guyana opposition plans to press gov’t on US$20M signing bonus claim

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, on Wednesday vowed that his Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will be pressing the Guyana Government to disclose whether a US$20M signing bonus was received from US oil major ExxonMobil. Mr. Jagdeo made the declaration during his...

Maduro’s Grip on Venezuela’s oil economy tightens with purge

(Bloomberg) After quashing street protests and corralling his political opponents, President Nicolas Maduro has set his sights on Venezuela’s economic engine. The authoritarian socialist’s administration has begun a broad purge at state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela, arresting more than 50 officials...

ExxonMobil stops non-essential work in PNG highlands due to unrest

(Reuters) - ExxonMobil has evacuated non-essential staff working in the highlands of Papua New Guinea due to unrest in the area, but operations are continuing at its PNG LNG liquefied natural gas project, the company said on Thursday. “Due to...

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Guyana to engage U.S. partners on tariffs as gold, oil exports remain exempt

If Guyana has its way in talks with the United States, recently announced tariffs on Guyanese exports would be...