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No gas production ramp up in T&T anytime soon, outlook grim – Ramnarine

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...

Ramps fails in bid to operate as local company, says it ticked all the boxes

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...

Exxon hits back at Biden, says it invests more than any other supermajor

Like the rest of the world, American consumer pockets are under pressure by soaring fuel prices – a direct result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Accusations of price-gouging and deliberately staying away from new well drilling have abounded in the...

Petrobras hiking Brazil wholesale diesel price 14.3%, gasoline 5.2%

(S&P Global Platts) Petrobras will raise wholesale diesel and gasoline prices, effective June 18, in the latest increase under the company's controversial import-parity pricing policy and the first adjustment since Brazil's Congress passed several measures aimed at reducing fuel...

Saipem bags US$25M contract to engineer Brazil-bound FPSO

Italian oil services company, Saipem, announced a US$25 million contract from floater operator, BW Offshore Limited, to provide early-stage engineering services on an oil production vessel for Shell’s Gato do Mato oil and gas field in Brazil. BW issued a limited notice to proceed (LNTP)...

TotalEnergies secures Maersk rig for new Suriname well

TotalEnergies E&P Suriname, operator of Block 58, has secured the Maersk Valiant to drill another well offshore Suriname in the third quarter. The driller said TotalEnergies exercised an option available to it, in a deal it has with Maersk, to add...

In scathing rebuke, VP Jagdeo says anti-fossil fuel lobby targeting Guyana

Guyana has been blessed with enormous oil and gas resources. The revenues from this remarkably lucrative sector can transform the country and enable its citizens to reach higher standards of living. These revenues can also buttress the diversification of...

Petrobras still has no CEO, but new chairman identified

The hunt for a candidate to man Brazil’s state-run Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) continues. However, a new Board Chairman was tapped along with nine other members. According to Petrobras, Gileno Gurjao Barreto – the new chair pick –...

APA shares fall 4% after encountering water-bearing reservoirs offshore Suriname

APA corporation, an affiliate of Apache Corporation, said it encountered water-bearing reservoirs at Rasper well in the northwestern area of Suriname’s Block 53. “The well encountered water bearing reservoirs in the Campanian and Santonian intervals, evaluation of the open hole well...

T&T intent on ramping up natural gas production to highest levels possible

While some international groups have advised that nations move swiftly towards the diversification of their energy mix with renewable resources taking the lead, Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, said his home country is taking a different...

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Guyana Business Chamber urges halt to Corentyne Bridge talks over Suriname waterway fees

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on April 3, 2026 called on the Government of Guyana to...