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Apache defies skeptics with major South American oil discovery

(Bloomberg) Apache Corp. proved skeptics wrong with a major discovery off the northeast coast of South America, a hotly anticipated oil target that investors had feared would be another flop for the U.S. producer. The update on the Maka Central-1 well...

Aramco CEO says oil’s ‘central bank’ can handle any disruption

(Bloomberg) Aramco’s quick recovery from the attacks on its Abqaiq oil facility shows resilience and flexibility that’s without parallel in the industry, proving to the world that Saudi Arabia is a reliable supplier, said Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser. State-run...

ExxonMobil has opened up a new oil province in South America with untold potential

Decades of failed attempts to find oil in the Guyana-Suriname basin saw companies bailing out and disappointment mounting, with many persons, ranging from laymen to experts, concluding that striking black gold in this frontier was unlikely and way too...

TT suffered 20,000 job losses in five years; O&G sector employment reduced by 40 percent

More than 20,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago have lost their jobs since 2015, with more than 5,500 being sent home when the Petrotrin refinery closed down on November 30, 2018 in what has been a slew of job...

Three years after $1 billion Venezuela deal, U.S. oilfield firm shuts doors

(Reuters) - An Oklahoma oilfield company that played a central role in Venezuela’s high-profile attempt to convince the world it could halt production declines at its dilapidated oilfields has shut its doors, according to three people familiar with the...

Explorers hopeful Suriname discovery signals extension of Stabroek mega oil play

Explorers have been looking closely at the multi-billion-barrel oil resource at Guyana’s Stabroek Block with hopes that this prolific petroleum system stretches across to Suriname where efforts to find hydrocarbons offshore have been futile…until now. The discovery at Maka Central-1...

Venezuelan oil exports fell by a third in 2019 as U.S. sanctions bit

(Reuters) - Venezuela’s oil exports plummeted 32% last year to 1.001 million barrels per day, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and state-run PDVSA’s reports, as a lack of staff and capital drove output to its lowest level in almost...

Apache’s stock rockets toward biggest gain in nearly 50 years after company strikes oil offshore Suriname

Shares of Apache Corp. on Tuesday surged toward their biggest one-day gain in nearly 50 years, after the oil-and-gas company announced a “significant oil discovery” off the shores of Suriname, MarketWatch said in a report. That prompted Bank of America...

Apache makes significant oil discovery offshore Suriname

Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) and Total S.A. (NYSE: TOT) today announced a significant oil discovery at the Maka Central-1 well drilled offshore Suriname on Block 58. The well was drilled using the drillship Noble Sam Croft with Apache as operator holding a 50%...

Mexico hedges oil output for 2020 as risks grow

(Reuters) - Mexico has completed its annual oil hedging program for 2020 at $49 a barrel, the finance ministry said on Friday at a time when the finances of both the sovereign and state oil company Pemex are particularly...

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Caribbean Energy Week opens in Suriname with regional leaders, investors in focus

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - Caribbean Energy Week opened on Tuesday in Paramaribo, Suriname, drawing regional leaders, investors and industry executives...