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Guyana set to become region’s ‘most exciting investment destination’ – President tells business group

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With a burgeoning petroleum industry, where over 8 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources have been discovered so far by U.S. oil major ExxonMobil, Guyana is inviting foreign investors to play a major role in the country’s transformation. President of...
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Guyana, Suriname entering high-stakes competition for development of deepwater resources

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Five years after Guyana’s first oil discovery and just weeks after production started last December, Suriname experienced a game-changer with its first offshore discovery at Maka Central-1. This was closely followed by two other discoveries – Sapakara West-1 and...
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Guyana’s history with oil dates back centuries

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The possibility of Guyana having petroleum stemmed from observations of petroliferous occurrences recorded by Dutch explorers since the 1750s, but it was not until 1916 that the first significant effort to locate petroleum was undertaken. "In the 1700s several inconsequential...
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Saudi Arabia denounces OPEC+ members trying to cheat oil quota

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(Bloomberg) --Saudi Arabia showed its determination to stop OPEC+ members cheating on their production quotas, delivering a thinly veiled dressing-down to its closest ally in the region, the United Arab Emirates. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the Saudi energy minister, forcefully...
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ExxonMobil limiting oil production after encountering additional challenges with gas compressor

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Additional challenges with the gas handling system on the Liza Destiny FPSO has resulted in ExxonMobil taking a decision to limit oil production in order to curb flaring. Despite the challenges, the company says it is continuing to safely...
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Venezuela oil production plummets as Guyana output set to soar

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The country with the largest oil reserves in the world could soon be producing none of it. Venezuela—one of the world’s earliest and (at one time) largest oil producers, as well as a founding member of OPEC—could soon be producing close to...
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A tough summer for oil-dependent nations may foretell their new normal

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(Bloomberg) --From Baghdad and Algiers to Caracas, many of the world’s oil capitals are experiencing a summer of discontent. It could be a glimpse of their future. Iraq has seen fatal protests as its electricity grid buckles amid searing heat,...
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Brent outlook for 2020 stands at $42.35 as Guyana expected to lift 2 million more barrels

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New oil producer Guyana is expected to lift 2 million barrels more of Liza crude this year, representing the country’s share of 5 million barrels; 3 million of which have already been exported. Oil production got underway in the South...
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Oil tanker SKS SPEY lifts Guyana’s 3rd million-barrel cargo

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The offloading of Guyana’s 3rd million-barrel oil cargo from the Liza Destiny FPSO to Norwegian flag-carrier SKS SPEY concluded on Sunday, marking the final lift under the current contract the country has with Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited. Brent...
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Suriname’s world-class discoveries expected to be developed in shortest time possible: like Guyana’s Liza – Staatsolie MD

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Suriname state oil company Staatsolie would like to see the country’s deepwater discoveries move to development in the shortest time possible, similar to the Liza discovery in Guyana which operator ExxonMobil was able to move to first oil in...
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More drilling activities planned for Ranger-1 – Exxon

ExxonMobil is preparing to undertake more drilling activities at its Ranger-1 discovery in the Stabroek Block in 2025, according...

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