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BP starts up onshore compression project in T&T

BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) announced on Thursday the start-up of the Trinidad onshore compression (TROC) project - one of seven major upstream projects BP expects to bring online in 2017. Full start-up will take place over the next...

Guyana Oil Find: Petroleum Bill for Select Committee

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Petroleum Commission of Guyana Bill 2017 - the legal architecture for the Petroleum Commission of Guyana – is set to be taken to a Special Select Committee following its tabling in the National Assembly. The Bill,...

Oil Finds: Guyana’s PM says country guarding against “sleaze, malfeasance”

The Guyana government is forging ahead to establish laws and the essential framework necessary to ensure transparency and accountability at all levels within the emerging oil and gas sector. The country’s Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo, recently outlined ongoing initiatives, which...

Former Alberta Premier urges full transparency in Guyana’s oil & gas industry

During the recent inaugural Oil and Gas Conference and Exposition hosted by the Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA), held at the Guyana Marriott Hotel in Georgetown, (March 26-28, 2017) participants (including various stakeholder groups and Government Officials) were...

Guyanese being urged to guard against bogus oil & gas learning institutions

Authorities in Guyana are urging citizens to guard against signing up for oil and gas academic programmes being offered by institutions with no legal standing. In a statement on Saturday, the country’s Ministry of Natural Resources said it is urging...

Oil prices rise to one-month high

The price for oil on the global market rose on Tuesday to an almost 1-month high with Brent futures increasing by US$1.05, or 2 percent, settling at US$54.17 per barrel. This increase comes on the heels of an unplanned production...

Guyana welcomes the announcement made today by ExxonMobil – Ministry of Natural Resources

The Ministry of Natural Resources today issued a press release in response to the announcement made by ExxonMobil regarding the discovery of more than 82 feet (25 meters) of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone reservoirs at their Snoek well. The text of the...

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Guyana, India to explore cooperation in hydrocarbons sector

Guyana and India signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in multiple sectors, including hydrocarbons. The signings were executed...