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Norway-based E&P acquires Saipem’s US$73M FPSO to develop assets offshore Brazil

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Shortly after snatching up two major deepwater blocks offshore Brazil, Norway-based BW Energy inked a deal with Saipem to acquire the Cidade de Vitoria oil vessel to develop the Golfinho cluster. According to BW, the deal amounts to US$73 million;...
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Over 60% of Suriname’s deepwater acreage remain unlicensed; new bid round nears

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Suriname’s state oil company, Staatsolie is set to auction off several deepwater blocks this year with another bid round reportedly planned for the shallow blocks by mid-2023. “We are very excited about the prospects of releasing further offshore acreage,” Annand Jagesar,...
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As Petrobras divests, Norway-based E&P snatches up deepwater blocks

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Norway’s BW Energy has reached an agreement with Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras to acquire two of its major deepwater clusters – Golfinho and Camarupim – in a deal costing up to US$75 million. The sale is part of Petrobras' strategy to divest assets and focus...
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Ramps had threatened Guyana customs regulator with lawsuit over $20M fine

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After being fined GY$20 million for breaching customs law earlier this year, Ramps Logistics had threatened the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) with a lawsuit if it did not return the fine. The letter dated March 4, 2022, from its attorney-at-law,...
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Exciting discoveries off Africa result in oil block awards to Shell, APA by Uruguay

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Uruguay announced on Thursday that it awarded three of six oil blocks on its continental shelf, through its state energy company, National Administration of Fuels, Alcohols and Portland (ANCAP). ANCAP said the winning bids for the blocks are Block OFF-2: Shell, which...
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City Chamber says ‘rent-a-citizen’ tactics run counter to local content law

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The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) says disapproves "rent-a-citizen" and "fronting" tactics potentially being used by companies operating in Guyana's oil and gas sector, because such tactics run counter to the spirit of Guyana's local content legislation.  In...
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Ramps says legal action on the cards over local content spat

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Ramps Logistics’ chief executive, Shaun Rampersad came out in defense of the efforts it made to receive a Guyana local content certificate, including divestment of 51% of the company to a man with Guyanese citizenship named Deepak Lall. This...
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Guyana and Suriname: How access to capital can transform frontier energy markets

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By Arthur Deakin - OilNOW Back in 2010, Guyana and Suriname were not known for their hydrocarbon reserves. But now, both (neighboring countries) have discovered more than 17 billion barrels of oil equivalent and gas reserves that exceed 30 trillion...
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No gas production ramp up in T&T anytime soon, outlook grim – Ramnarine

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Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley has signaled the twin island Republic’s intention to boost its natural gas production significantly before the end of this year. But the possibility does not exist, according to the former Minister...
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Ramps fails in bid to operate as local company, says it ticked all the boxes

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Ramps Logistics Guyana Inc. has brought forward a claim that the company was denied its Local Content certification even though it met all the requirements set. “The recently passed Local Content Act stipulates that a company must have a local content certificate...
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