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ExxonMobil begins oil production at Hebron Field

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Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) today announced that the Hebron project started production safely and ahead of schedule. At its peak, the project will produce up to 150,000 barrels of oil per day. Discovered in 1980, the Hebron field is estimated to...
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ExxonMobil CEO makes first big changes to refining

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(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Darren Woods is reorganizing the company’s refining operations, part of a push to boost profits amid volatile oil and natural gas prices, the company said on Monday. The changes at the world’s largest...
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Norway’s Statoil to establish onshore integrated operations centre

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Statoil will in 2018 establish a new onshore integrated operations centre (IOC) that will help increase safety, add value and reduce emissions from our installations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). An integrated operations centre (IOC) is an important step...
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High expectations of jobs created riots in African territories – Anthony Paul

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Author of Guyana’s draft local content policy framework, Anthony Paul, is warning that expectations of large-scale job creation in the South American country’s emerging oil and gas sector could lead to serious challenges down the road. Mr. Paul, a UNDP...
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First oil flows from Brazil’s giant Libra Field

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First oil has flowed from Brazil’s giant Libra field operated by Petrobras and a consortium that includes Total, Shell and China’s CNPC and CNOOC, the companies said on Monday. Libra, which has recoverable volumes estimated by oil regulator ANP at...
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Guyana plans to revise PSA model to ensure nation gets fair share of resource wealth – Finance Minister

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The Guyana Government has announced a revision of the way it conducts business with Oil and Gas Exploration Companies, through its use of Production Sharing Agreements (PSA). The announcement was made on Monday as Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, presented...
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Oil & gas to lead Guyana foreign investments in 2018

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Still in its infancy, Guyana’s Oil and Gas Industry is poised to lead Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the South American country come next year - a projection made by Finance Minister Winston Jordan, when he today presented the...
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Gov’t minister supports signing bonus, advance borrowing

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While not confirming whether or not a signature bonus was paid to the Guyana government when a new Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) was signed in 2016 with US oil major ExxonMobil, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, says he would...
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Using supply base in Guyana would be ExxonMobil’s first preference – CLDB head

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ExxonMobil, its contractors and sub-contractors would be looking as a first preference, to have materials and services needed for exploration and production activities sourced from a supply base in Guyana since this is a more economical option. Project Director at...
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Foreign companies bidding for contracts in Guyana with no local content input – GCCI

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President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Deodat Indar, says a number of foreign companies have been registering in Guyana and bidding for contracts with no input from the local business community. He told reporters at a...
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