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Total to expand oil and gas activities in Angola

Total SA (FP.FR) said on Monday that it has signed several agreements with Angola's national oil company Sonangol, covering oil-and-gas exploration, production, refining and processing activities in the country. Following the agreements, Total and Sonangol will jointly restart deep offshore...

ExxonMobil acquires deepwater blocks offshore Mauritania

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) affiliate ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Mauritania Deepwater Ltd. has signed production-sharing contracts with the government of Mauritania for three deepwater offshore blocks. Blocks C22, C17 and C14 are located an average of 200 km (124 miles) offshore...

The Nigerian Production Sharing Contract: An Overview

The Production Sharing Contract (PSC) was widely introduced in 1993 to address some of the issues faced by the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) and also to provide a suitable agreement structure for encouraging foreign investment in offshore acreage. Under...

Crude oil price: December 4

(NRT) Crude oil prices have dropped slightly on December 4, compared to the previous day. The price of Brent oil is at $63.46 a barrel, from $63.62, and U.S. WTI crude is at $57.98 from $58.30. The Organization of the Petroleum...

Malaysia’s Petronas forecasts oil prices to hold in US$50-US$60

Malaysia’s state energy company Petroliam Nasional Berhad , or Petronas, forecast oil prices to hold in the US$50s and US$60s in its 2018-2020 Activity Outlook report. “In our view, the oil price outlook will hover around US$50s to US$60s per...

Exxon eyes Egypt’s offshore oil and gas – sources

(Reuters) Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) is considering a foray into Egypt offshore oil and gas, seeking to replicate rivals’ success in the country and boost its reserves, officials and industry sources said. Officials from the world’s largest listed oil producer recently...

Skills training must include culture of efficiency, safety – Trotman

Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, says due to the high-investment-high-risk environment of the international petroleum sector, business models maximize efficiency while preserving safety, and as such, efforts must be made to incorporate this culture in skills training...

Maduro to create cryptocurrency backed in oil and diamond reserves

As Venezuela's financial crisis deepens, President Nicolas Maduro announced on Sunday the creation of a digital cryptocurrency to fight a financial blockade fueled by US sanctions on the Latin American country. The digital cryptocurrency will be called the Petro and...

Oil to rise in 2nd half of 2018 – Wood Mackenzie

The OPEC and NOPEC agreement to keep current production restraints in place through 2018 will contribute to an oil price increase in the second half of next year, according to Wood Mackenzie. “The stakes were high for OPEC,” Ann-Louise Hittle, Wood Mackenzie...

MoF, MNR to form joint technical committee on oil

Following a recommendation by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Government of Guyana is in the process of establishing an Inter-Ministerial Technical Committee (IMTC) on Petroleum. This committee was deemed necessary for the coordination and collaboration between the two...

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Guyana’s first major oil & gas training college to welcome full cohort next month

The long-awaited Guyana Technical Training College Inc. (GTTCI) is set to welcome its first cohort of students to be...