Production

Stabroek Block produced 378,000 bpd in first quarter of 2023

ExxonMobil produced 34.05 million barrels of crude in the first quarter of 2023 from the Liza projects offshore Guyana, at 378,340 barrels per day (bpd). Output peaked at 408,860 bpd.  Liza Phase 1 produced 13.598 million barrels at 151,090 bpd....

Shell restarts North Sea operations with big focus on gas production

Shell U.K. Ltd., a subsidiary of Shell plc, has completed the restart of operations at the Pierce field in the UK Central North Sea, following a significant upgrade to allow gas to be produced after years of the field...

Guyana among world’s most powerful countries looking to produce as much oil and gas as it can

The rapid development of oil and gas resources is not only high on Guyana’s agenda but that of some of the world’s most powerful nations. In fact, Guyana ranks sixth on a list of 30 big oil-producing countries pursuing new...

220,000 bpd Prosperity FPSO arrives in Guyana waters

Guyana’s third oil production vessel - Prosperity, has arrived in the country's waters.  Operator ExxonMobil in a Tuesday morning release said the Prosperity will kickstart production from its Payara field in the Stabroek Block later this year.  "The arrival of the...

Exploration remains high-risk; Hess, CNOOC hit jackpot with Guyana farm-in – Westwood

Energy market research and intelligence company Westwood Energy says exploration for hydrocarbons remains a high-risk business with only one in every three high impact exploration wells drilled between 2017 and the end 2022 resulting in a potential commercial discovery. “The...

Stabroek Block daily production jumps 5% in February

The Stabroek Block’s Liza projects continue to demonstrate consistently high oil production levels. In February, the daily production rate jumped 5% to 390,000 barrels per day (b/d) from 372,000 b/d in January.  The February production rate represents the highest of...

bp progress concept for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Phase 2

bp and partners today confirmed the development concept for the second phase of the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project that they will take forward to the next stage of evaluation. The partnership – composed of...

Guyana’s Stabroek Block produced 11.5 million barrels of crude in January 2023

ExxonMobil produced 11.5 million barrels of crude oil from the Stabroek Block’s Liza projects in January, marking a strong open to 2023. Production averaged 372,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to data from Guyana’s Petroleum Management Programme. The Liza Phase...

Stabroek partners looking to up Liza Unity production in Q4 2023

After a successful start-up in February 2022 and a gradual production ramp-up in July, the Stabroek Block co-venturers are considering production optimisation measures on the Liza Unity FPSO in the fourth quarter of 2023. Hess President and Chief Operating Officer,...

Exxon wrapped up Guyana operations in 2022 with 11.5 million barrels in December

Closing out 2022, ExxonMobil produced 11.5 million barrels of oil from the Stabroek Block Liza projects, averaging 371,400 barrels per day (bpd). From Liza Phase 1, the Liza Destiny floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel extracted 4.286 million barrels,...

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Guyana and Lindsayca/CH4 to arbitrate GtE contract dispute 

The Government of Guyana (GoG) and Lindsayca/CH4 (LNDCH4) in a statement today said it will proceed to arbitration over...