Production

Guyana can experience as much as 2000% increase in GDP over next 20 yrs – GCCI President

The economic explosion Guyana is expected to experience with coming oil production can see the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) skyrocketing by as much as 2000% over the next two decades, according to President of the Georgetown Chamber of...

No final decision yet on second FPSO for Guyana – ExxonMobil

US super-major ExxonMobil says it has not yet made a final decision on a second Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for development and production operations offshore Guyana.With gross recoverable resources for the Stabroek block now estimated to...

Ecuador unable to meet OPEC curbs; says it needs to pump more oil

Ecuador has become the first country to publicly admit it will not meet OPEC’s production curbs, saying it needs to pump more oil to address its fiscal deficit. The South American country’s promised cut of 26,000 barrels of oil a...

OilNOW EXCLUSIVE: Learn more about what TechnipFMC is undertaking offshore Guyana

TechnipFMC has been awarded three contracts by ExxonMobil for development of the Liza field offshore Guyana. Carlos Latorre, International Service Manager, spoke exclusively with OilNOW and had this to say... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWMCjZv075Q    

Saipem secures $500M in contracts, FPSO deployment

Saipem has been awarded a new E&C Offshore contract by Saudi Aramco for Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation (EPCI) activities and Trunklines & Installation (T&I) works in Saudi Arabia, under the Long-Term Agreement in force, renewed in 2015 until 2021. The...

ExxonMobil confirms award of contracts to SBM for Liza project in Guyana

ExxonMobil has formally confirmed the award of contracts to SBM Offshore for the next phase of the Liza project in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct, install, lease and operate a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel...

France to ban licences for oil and gas exploration

France is to stop granting new licences for oil and gas exploration on the mainland and in overseas territories, Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot said Friday. Mining codes will be modified, while current exploration projects already underway would continue. “There will...

ExxonMobil makes final investment decision for Liza phase-1 development

Exxon Mobil Corporation said Friday it has made a final investment decision to proceed with the first phase of development for the Liza field, one of the largest oil discoveries of the past decade, located offshore Guyana. The announcement comes...

Guyana grants ExxonMobil Production Licence

Guyana's Ministry of Natural Resources this evening announced that it has approved the ExxonMobil Liza Phase 1 development plan and has issued a Production License to the company. This is an important milestone towards the first phase of oil...

Qatar Petroleum and Shell enter LNG marine fueling venture

Qatar Petroleum’s Wave LNG Solutions and Shell Gas & Power Developments B.V. (Shell) on Tuesday signed a framework agreement to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine fueling – or bunkering – infrastructure at strategic shipping locations across the globe. LNG...

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Global upstream investments to decline 2% in 2025, says Rystad Energy

Global upstream investments are forecast to drop by 2% in 2025, marking a slowdown after years of growth, according...