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Government, opposition refute claims Guyana not getting full royalties

Representatives of both the Guyana government and main opposition party on Thursday refuted claims that Stabroek Block co-venturers ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC are shortchanging the country in quarterly royalty payments.  Economic Advisor in the opposition party, Elson Low, said that...

SBM Offshore-built FPSO goes into production at Brazil’s Mero field

State-owned Brazilian multinational corporation Petrobras announced on Sunday that oil production got underway at the Sepetiba platform, in the Mero field, Libra block, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. The company said this is Mero's third production system, with...

Guyana is now a major competitive, policy-friendly player in global deepwater arena

A massive infrastructure transformation and construction boom in South America’s lone English-speaking country are the most visible signs of the nation’s newfound wealth which is being delivered by huge oil fields under development offshore. And the latest World Economic...

Exxon focusing on developing oil resources in Guyana; no financial backing in play for border controversy  

ExxonMobil remains focused on developing the vast hydrocarbon resources offshore Guyana in keeping with the government's objective of moving these projects forward in a timely manner. The U.S. multinational says it is not playing a role in providing financial...

Liquid content in Guyana’s gas fields could prevent straightforward deployment of floating LNG facility

With oil production in Guyana set to hit 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) next year and cross the one million bpd mark by 2027, monetizing the large volumes of associated gas discovered to date at the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block...

Guyana basin should achieve payback in under 10 years at an oil price of US$60-80 – WoodMac

Analysts have said the significant sums Guyana is set to receive in oil revenue can make the country one of the richest in the world, per capita. The companies producing oil there are also set to receive massive returns...

Guyana crude blends capture bigger chunk of European market this year

Driven by increased production by an ExxonMobil-led consortium operating off of its coast, and strong demand for light sweet crude grades, the South American country of Guyana has gained a larger share of Europe's oil market this year. Guyana's crude...

Oil production begins at Exxon’s 3rd Guyana project pushing output to 620,000 bpd

ExxonMobil announced on Tuesday that it has started producing oil at the massive Payara Development Project offshore Guyana, bringing total production capacity to approximately 620,000 barrels per day (bpd). The Prosperity floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is expected...

Guyana is key contributor to 100-million-barrel liquids production forecast

Specialist market research and consultancy firm Westwood Global Energy Group says liquids production (crude, condensate and NGLs) is forecast at 100mmbpd by 2030, up 8% on 2022. This will be driven by increased crude production from deepwater areas, such...

Robust measures in place for offloading crude at Payara as first oil nears

Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put in place a series of robust measures to guide the Prosperity floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel’s offloading operations for ExxonMobil’s Payara development project. The project, set to come online soon, is...

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Nine big companies vying for farm-in to Orinduik Block – Gil Holzman

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, Gil Holzman said there are nine companies vying to...