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

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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...
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Stabroek Block daily production jumps 5% in February

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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...
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bp progress concept for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Phase 2

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

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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...
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Stabroek partners looking to up Liza Unity production in Q4 2023

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

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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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‘Biodegradation risk’ could hamper some of Guyana’s offshore developments – S&P Global

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Although being the holder of the world’s 17th largest oil reserves with an exploration success rate that is more than double the global average, offshore operations in the Guyana basin still come with risks. In its latest assessment and...
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Guyana has raked in over US$1.1 billion in oil revenue so far this year

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As of November 30, Guyana received US$1.17 billion from oil sales and royalties so far this year, according to reports from the Central Bank. The sale of 10 lifts in the period, representing Guyana’s share of profit oil, returned US$1.015...
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Petrobras hits first oil at Itapu field offshore Rio

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Brazil’s Petrobras has started production on its newest vessel – the P-71 at the Itapu field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. Petrobras said that the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, docked 200 kilometres off the coast...
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Project to develop up to 76 wells will push Guyana’s output above 1 million bpd milestone

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ExxonMobil Guyana is seeking Environmental Authorisation for a proposed fifth deep water petroleum development project in the eastern portion of the Stabroek Block offshore the South American country, in the Uaru, Mako and Snoek Fields. The project, which will consist...
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