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MODEC’s Guyana contract drives 1,327% surge in orders for 2025

Japan-based floating production specialist MODEC Inc. has reported strong results for the first nine months of 2025, driven by a new contract with ExxonMobil...
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Kuldipsingh’s long game pays off as Surinamese port lands major TotalEnergies contract

Kuldipsingh Port Facility has secured a 10-year contract from TotalEnergies EP Suriname after spending years upgrading its operations to meet international oil and gas...
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Suriname set to host region’s first floating liquefied natural gas facility

Suriname is preparing to host what industry analysts describe as the region’s first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, after the Sloanea gas field...
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Payara still leads ExxonMobil’s record-breaking ramp-up offshore Guyana

ExxonMobil’s Payara project continues to hold the record for the fastest production ramp-up among all oil developments in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek Block. Production from the...
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New play concept targets Aptian carbonates in Suriname’s Demerara High

A new frontier play concept is being tested in Suriname’s deepwater as TotalEnergies and Shell explore the potential of Aptian-age carbonates on the Demerara...
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MODEC’s Guyana contract drives 1,327% surge in orders for 2025

Japan-based floating production specialist MODEC Inc. has reported strong results for the first nine months of 2025, driven by a new contract with ExxonMobil...
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Kuldipsingh’s long game pays off as Surinamese port lands major TotalEnergies contract

Kuldipsingh Port Facility has secured a 10-year contract from TotalEnergies EP Suriname after spending years upgrading its operations to meet international oil and gas...
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Suriname set to host region’s first floating liquefied natural gas facility

Suriname is preparing to host what industry analysts describe as the region’s first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, after the Sloanea gas field...
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Payara still leads ExxonMobil’s record-breaking ramp-up offshore Guyana

ExxonMobil’s Payara project continues to hold the record for the fastest production ramp-up among all oil developments in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek Block. Production from the...
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New play concept targets Aptian carbonates in Suriname’s Demerara High

A new frontier play concept is being tested in Suriname’s deepwater as TotalEnergies and Shell explore the potential of Aptian-age carbonates on the Demerara...
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Stories Beyond the Barrel

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Clement Sankat: The Engineer building Guyana’s future through education

Few academics in the Caribbean have shaped as many institutions as Professor Clement Sankat. The chartered mechanical engineer and veteran educator has spent more...

Fuel For Thought

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The PAA Series: Environmental Management – Decommissioning (Part 3)

In PAA Series: Environmental Management - Decommissioning Part 2, we highlighted that, “The most significant steps in reducing adverse environmental influence are for the...

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From Ministry of Natural Resources to Ministry of Oil & Gas and Environment: What does this change really mean

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – Suriname published a new State Decree S.B. 2025 No. 124 on October 22, with the name of ‘Decree on Task Description...

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Guyana’s Local Content Secretariat to launch digital portal and AI checks to speed up certification 

The Local Content Secretariat is moving to a digital system to cut certificate wait times and widen access in Guyana. Director Michael Munroe announced...

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MODEC’s Guyana contract drives 1,327% surge in orders for 2025

Japan-based floating production specialist MODEC Inc. has reported strong results for the first nine months of 2025, driven by a new contract with ExxonMobil...
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Kuldipsingh’s long game pays off as Surinamese port lands major TotalEnergies contract

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Kuldipsingh Port Facility has secured a 10-year contract from TotalEnergies EP Suriname after spending years upgrading its operations to...
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Suriname set to host region’s first floating liquefied natural gas facility

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Suriname is preparing to host what industry analysts describe as the region’s first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility,...
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Payara still leads ExxonMobil’s record-breaking ramp-up offshore Guyana

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ExxonMobil’s Payara project continues to hold the record for the fastest production ramp-up among all oil developments in Guyana’s...
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New play concept targets Aptian carbonates in Suriname’s Demerara High

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A new frontier play concept is being tested in Suriname’s deepwater as TotalEnergies and Shell explore the potential of...
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ExxonMobil, Shell lead high-impact exploration over five-year period as NOCs surge in 2024

ExxonMobil and Shell were the most active high-impact oil and gas explorers between 2020 and 2024, according to energy intelligence firm Westwood Global Energy...
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ExxonMobil to appraise 2022 Barreleye discovery 

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ExxonMobil is engaged in appraisal drilling operations at the Barreleye-2 well of the Stabroek Block.  The operation started on April...
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Guyana-Suriname Basin, Brazil among busiest regions this year for high-impact drill campaigns

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High impact exploration drilling is expected to remain stable in 2025, with 65-75 wells targeted for completion, compared to...
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Exxon hits 900,000 barrels of oil per day in Guyana as Yellowtail reaches full capacity

ExxonMobil Guyana announced on Wednesday that the country’s daily oil production has reached a new milestone of 900,000 barrels per day, following the ramp-up...
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Yellowtail boost lifts Guyana’s oil output to 685,000 b/d in August

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Oil production offshore Guyana averaged 685,000 barrels per day (b/d) in August, up from 664,000 b/d in July, driven...
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ONE GUYANA FPSO equipped to ensure uninterrupted gas handling offshore – GoG

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The Government of Guyana has confirmed that the ONE GUYANA floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is the...
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Discoveries

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Petronas, ExxonMobil make third Block 52 discovery offshore Suriname 

Petronas has added to Suriname’s oil bounty with a new discovery in Block 52 at the Fusaea-1 exploration well.  The prospect is located about 170...
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Russia strikes black gold off British Antarctic coast, 511 billion barrels worth 

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(Yahoo News, May 13, 2024): Russia has found huge oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory, potentially leading...
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Petrobras replicates Guyana, Suriname success with second discovery at Potiguar Basin

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Petrobras has struck oil in a well located in Brazil’s Potiguar Basin, during a campaign it embarked on in...
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Guyana's Oil Ledger

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Yellowtail produced 134,000 b/d in September

Oil production at ExxonMobil's Yellowtail development offshore Guyana averaged 134,000 barrels per day (b/d), increasing from 75,000 b/d in the previous month, government data...

Energy Insights

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New High Court Decision: Oil and Gas Litigation – EIAs are required for oil and gas exploration and production waste-management facilities 

The High Court of Guyana has ruled that an operation permit granted to Global Oil Environmental Services (Guyana) Inc. (GOES) to operate a waste-management...

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UAL launches new Caribbean shuttle service to enhance regional trade connectivity

UAL (Universal Africa Lines) has introduced the UAL Caribbean Shuttle, a fixed 9-day loop service linking Point Lisas (Trinidad & Tobago), Georgetown (Guyana), and...

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