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Exxon announces US$19.7B earnings for 2017

Exxon Mobil Corporation announced on Friday its estimated 2017 earnings of $19.7 billion, or $4.63 per share assuming dilution, compared with $7.8 billion in 2016. U.S. federal tax reform in the fourth quarter resulted in a non-cash earnings gain of $5.9 billion,...

Chevron announces major oil discovery in deepwater Gulf of Mexico

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has made a significant oil discovery at the Ballymore prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Ballymore is located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, approximately three miles from Chevron’s Blind...

UN decision on border controversy first major step towards lasting resolution – Trotman

Guyana’s Minister with responsibility for the petroleum sector says the recently announced decision of the United Nation’s Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, to refer the decades old border controversy with Venezuela to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the...

Alberta’s oil industry facing perfect storm of awful

(Hart Energy) A funk has settled over the Alberta oil industry as low prices, pipeline system constraints, storage shortfalls, and limited rail shipping have combined in a perfect storm that is costing producers millions of dollars every day. While the...

Shell sweeps nine of 19 blocks awarded in Mexico oil auction

(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) snapped up nine of 19 Gulf of Mexico oil and gas blocks awarded in a Mexican auction on Wednesday, as the global oil major raised its big bet on Latin America’s deep waters. Mexican...

Israel, Lebanon renew spat over disputed oil-and-gas territory

(Bloomberg) Lebanon’s prime minister and other senior figures in the country’s government reacted angrily to comments by an Israeli official once again laying claim a disputed maritime area said to be rich in oil and gas. International oil companies are...

BP announces two North Sea discoveries

Energy giant BP has announced two new North Sea oil and gas discoveries. Tests have been carried out to discover how much oil and gas is present, with the data currently "under evaluation". The finds - in the Capercaillie and Achmelvich...

2018 E&P Budget: Hess allocates hundreds of millions for exploration, development in Stabroek Block; says opportunities getting ‘bigger and better’

Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) today announced its 2018 E&P capital and exploratory budget will be $2.1 billion, the same as 2017. The 2018 budget allocates increased capital for continuing exploration and development activities offshore Guyana and for the Bakken, which includes growing the rig...

Oil could struggle to top $70 as U.S. output offsets OPEC cuts: Reuters poll

(Reuters) - Oil prices are unlikely to advance much higher than $70 a barrel in 2018, with the market caught between the opposing forces of OPEC-led production cuts and surging U.S. output, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday. The survey...

President Granger welcomes UN decision on border controversy with Venezuela

Guyana’s Head of State, President David Granger has hailed the decision to refer the controversy arising out of the claim by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Guyana’s territory, to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). United Nation’s (UN) Secretary...

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Stabroek Block reaches 51 discoveries as Liza’s breakthrough continues to shape Guyana’s oil future

Guyana’s Stabroek Block now has 51 discoveries filed with the Ministry of Natural Resources. ExxonMobil confirmed the figure in...