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Oil’s stint above $50 ends

(Bloomberg) Was $50 a barrel for oil just a passing fancy? West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, skyrocketed above $52 a barrel at the end of September, teasing investors. But the rally didn’t last long. After hedge funds sliced their...

Statoil enters solar industry with 40% share in 162MW asset in Brazil

Statoil has signed an agreement to acquire a 40% share in the construction ready 162MW Apodi solar asset in Brazil from Scatec Solar, a Norwegian independent solar power producer. The project will provide approximately 160,000 households with electricity. Statoil...

Further drilling will determine size of Turbot discovery – ExxonMobil

US super-major ExxonMobil will move to drill a second well on the Turbot discovery next year which will help to determine the volume of oil contained in the reservoir. “We are planning to do an additional well on the Turbot...

Government officers to benefit from oil spill response training

A number of Government of Guyana Ministries and agencies’ staff are expected to be part of a three-day oil spill management workshop to be held at the Pegasus Hotel and at Splashmin’s Resort during the latter half of October. The...

Guyana gives ExxonMobil thumbs-up for new discovery

Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources said in a statement on Thursday evening that it joins the country’s President, David Granger, and the Guyanese people, in congratulating ExxonMobil and its joint-venture partners Hess and CNOOC Nexen for their latest discovery...

Exxon makes 5th oil discovery offshore Guyana

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced on Thursday it made a fifth new oil discovery after drilling the Turbot-1 well offshore Guyana. Turbot is ExxonMobil’s latest discovery to date in the country, adding to previous discoveries at Liza, Payara, Snoek and...

US sanctions on Venezuela could open door wide for Russia, China

The recent round of sanctions from the Trump administration has pushed the Venezuelan government to publish its oil prices in Chinese Yuan which has been seen as a fulfilled promise from President Nicolás Maduro to layoff the U.S dollar,...

No decision yet on who will market Guyana’s oil – Trotman

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, says the Government of Guyana is still examining options available for marketing its share of oil and this is being studied by a high-level team put together by President David Granger. The South American...

Ground Structures building state-of-the-art facility with lab for offshore investigations

Ground Structures Engineering Consultants (GSEC), a Guyanese firm specializing in geotechnical engineering and environmental services, will soon open the doors to its new state-of-the-art 10,000 sq. building housing offices and a soils and material laboratory. GSEC is in a partnership...

Private sector staging landmark business summit with multi-stakeholder focus

As Guyana’s oil and gas industry promises to emerge as a dominant force in the country’s economy, the business community will next week be looking to highlight opportunities and challenges in several other key sectors in its push to...

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New lawsuit claims that the Government of Guyana’s management of the Natural Resources Fund is unlawful and unconstitutional

A local businessman has filed a lawsuit challenging the Government of Guyana’s (GoG) management of the Natural Resources Fund...