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Seminar on managing oil resources opens today in Guyana

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Employees of government ministries and agencies in Guyana are set to benefit from a two-day training seminar on managing oil revenues, as the country races to prepare for petroleum production in 2020. Experts began arriving in the country over the last couple of...
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Tullow contracts Noble for offshore drilling in Suriname

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UK-based Tullow Oil has contracted US-driller Noble Corporation for an exploration well on its "game changer" Araku prospect offshore Suriname, South America. Tullow has contracted the Noble Bob Douglas drillship from early October to early November, this year. According to an...
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ExxonMobil to provide plan for sourcing goods and services in Guyana, utilizing local labour

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US super-major ExxonMobil will have to provide a detailed plan to the Guyana government for the procurement of goods and services in the country as well as the employment and training of Guyanese citizens, in keeping with requirements of...
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Qatargas to deliver 1.1M tonnes of LNG/yr to Shell in new deal

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European oil giant Royal Dutch Shell PLC has signed a purchase and sale agreement with liquefied natural gas company Qatargas. According to the deal, Qatargas will deliver up to 1.1mn tonnes of LNG a year to Shell for five...
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ExxonMobil & Synthetic Genomics modify algae to produce twice as much oil

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ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics Inc. on Monday announced a breakthrough in joint research into advanced biofuels involving the modification of an algae strain that more than doubled its oil content without significantly inhibiting the strain’s growth. Using advanced cell engineering...
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Guyana must put ego aside and hire professionals to negotiate with ExxonMobil – Attorney-at-Law

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Prominent Guyanese Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes, says the country’s government must put ego aside and take steps to hire experts who can advise on negotiations with US super-major, ExxonMobil. Mr. Hughes, a Director on the board of the Guyana Oil...
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Guyana team off to Canada for oil & gas conference

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A team from the Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA) left for Canada on Sunday to attend the Newfoundland & Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association (NOIA) 2017 Conference which will be held in St. Johns, Newfoundland, from June...
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450 million barrels of oil will be produced in Phase-1 Liza development

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Approximately 450 million barrels of oil will be produced in the first phase of the Liza oil field development, 120 miles offshore Guyana. The Liza Phase 1 development includes a subsea production system and a floating production, storage and offloading...
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ExxonMobil makes final investment decision for Liza phase-1 development

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Exxon Mobil Corporation said Friday it has made a final investment decision to proceed with the first phase of development for the Liza field, one of the largest oil discoveries of the past decade, located offshore Guyana. The announcement comes...
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Guyana grants ExxonMobil Production Licence

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Guyana's Ministry of Natural Resources this evening announced that it has approved the ExxonMobil Liza Phase 1 development plan and has issued a Production License to the company. This is an important milestone towards the first phase of oil...
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Steam turbines, oil tanks in Guyana for Gas-to-Energy project

US-based group Lindsayca-CH4 said two state-of-the-art steam turbines and two oil tanks arrived in Guyana on December 21, 2024.  The...

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