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Guyana and Suriname have reached ‘developmental take-off speed’ – analysts

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Nestled on the north coast of South America, Guyana and Suriname are among the smallest of the countries on the continent. But with the discovery of multi-billion-barrel hydrocarbon resources, the economic prospects of these upcoming potential giants are among...
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Guyana regulators internationally trained to measure crude lifts

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Guyana’s multi-billion-barrel hydrocarbon discoveries and the start of oil production operations have seen institutions playing catch up to monitor and regulate a sector that was practically non-existent prior to the 2015 world class Liza oil strike by ExxonMobil. Key to...
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Asset sales, maintenance in T&T and elsewhere will see BP output dropping this quarter

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In a group results statement for Q1 2021, BP said second quarter production will be even lower than the first quarter in both its conventional operations and newly created 'gas and low carbon' unit. This is due to a...
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Basins with high-quality, low-cost discoveries will reign supreme

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Analysts around the world have been crunching numbers and closely examining scenarios that provide insight into the future of oil and gas in a world that is moving towards renewable energy sources. The predictions vary, often considerably, for peak...
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Suriname’s first 3 offshore discoveries expected to produce around 1.4 billion barrels of oil – Rudolf Elias

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The Outgoing Managing Director of Suriname’s state oil company, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V., says the country’s first 3 offshore discoveries at Block 58 are expected to produce around 1.4 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources over time. Rudolf Elias, in...
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IEA landmark report calls for halt to global oil and gas developments, but cautions that each country would need to design its own strategy

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday that under an energy scenario needed to put the world on a path to net-zero emissions by 2050, no new oil and gas developments should be sanctioned beyond those already approved for...
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Total starts oil production at Zinia Phase 2 in Angola

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Total, operator of Block 17 in Angola, together with the Angolan National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency, announce on Thursday the start of production from the Zinia Phase 2 short-cycle project, connected to existing Pazflor’s FPSO (Floating Production, Storage...
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Venezuela oil production on course to be surpassed by South America’s ‘new kid on the block’

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Even with its vast oil reserves of over 300 billion barrels, Venezuela’s output is now on course to be surpassed by new producer Guyana where oil fields are moving to development at a robust pace as the government looks...
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Guyana President confirms major ramp up coming in ExxonMobil’s oil production operations

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President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday highlighted plans by ExxonMobil to significantly ramp up oil production activities offshore the South American country which will see production hitting the 1 million barrels per day mark by 2027. During a...
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Bahamas Petroleum looking to ramp up production in T&T, Suriname

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Bahamas Petroleum Company plc said Friday it will be embarking on a comprehensive program of activities that will see an increase in production and cashflow from operations in Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. In a Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting and Circular,...
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Kavita Khan: Driving finance in Guyana’s oil sector

For Senior Accountant Kavita Khan, TechnipFMC first caught her attention through a presentation. “One of the managers… was going...

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