Production

T&T intent on ramping up natural gas production to highest levels possible

While some international groups have advised that nations move swiftly towards the diversification of their energy mix with renewable resources taking the lead, Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, said his home country is taking a different...

Guyana-Suriname basin steals spotlight from Brazil – Rystad Energy

The Guyana-Suriname basin has overtaken Brazil’s pre-salt play as South America’s leading exploration hotspot, says Rystad Energy, an independent energy research and business intelligence company based in Norway. This latest feat, it said, can be credited mostly to ExxonMobil’s basin-opening...

Big volumes at 18,000 ft could see standalone FPSO for new Stabroek Block development

The Fangtooth discovery which was announced by ExxonMobil back in January 2022 holds enough oil deposits to underpin its own floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. This was disclosed by Hess Corporation which has a 30% working interest...

Production from first three Guyana projects could hit 624,000 bpd

ExxonMobil, operator of Guyana’s Stabroek Block, is well positioned to optimise its offshore projects, thereby delivering hundreds of millions in additional annual revenues. Liza Phase 2 and Payara, ExxonMobil’s second and third Stabroek Block projects, each have the capacity...

EPA renews ExxonMobil’s Liza-1 permit

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has renewed ExxonMobil's environmental permit for the Liza Phase One project. It announced the official renewal on Tuesday evening. See below for the full statement: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has renewed the Environmental Permit for...

Chevron sanctions new GoM project, will add up to 75,000 bpd

Chevron Corporation announced Tuesday it has sanctioned the Ballymore project in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The project, with a design capacity of 75,000 barrels of crude oil per day, will be developed as a three-mile subsea tieback...

Exxon eyes bigger production facilities, extending current projects – Darren Woods

Guyana’s prolific Stabroek Block holds an estimated 11 billion barrels of oil equivalent with only a fraction of the 6.6 million acres (26,800 square kilometers) explored by operator ExxonMobil and its partners Hess and CNOOC so far. More exploration activities are on the...

Hess aiming to lift 23 million barrels from Stabroek Block for remainder of 2022

Stabroek Block co-venturer, Hess, expects to lift some 23 million barrels of oil in the remaining quarters of the year, representing an increase in its initial output for 2022. John Rielly, Hess’ Chief Financial Officer made the disclosure to investors...

Exxon hikes capacity at Liza Destiny, schedules Payara for early startup

In addition to the announcement of three new discoveries on Tuesday, ExxonMobil Guyana bore more good news with its hiking of production capacity at Liza Phase One and scheduled first oil for the Payara project. Liza Phase One The company increased...

Guyana to rake in around US$106M for first lift of Unity Gold

As Guyana prepares to receive its first entitlement lift of Unity Gold from the Liza Phase Two development, government expects about US$106 million to be deposited into the Natural Resource Fund from its sale. “The usual lifting entitlement amount of...

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An inside look at the complex nature of moving a drillship 

Relocating a drillship requires careful planning and execution, according to Richard Wells, International Logistics Manager at Stena Drilling, who...