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In South America ExxonMobil’s success makes Guyana-Suriname Basin second only to pre-salt Brazil – GlobalData

Following the recent Hammerhead-1 discovery by ExxonMobil in the Stabroek block in Guyana, Adrian Lara, Senior Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offered his view on the impact this could have on the upstream...

Mexico’s next president will honor existing oil contracts -official

(Reuters) - Mexico’s president-elect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, assured private energy executives in a closed-door meeting on Thursday their contracts will not be canceled if they meet existing terms, the head of the country’s main oil producers’ association said. Lopez...

Brazil’s Petrobras to pay $853.2 million in penalties

(AP) — Brazil's state oil company Petrobras said Thursday it had agreed to pay more than $850 million in penalties for bookkeeping violations related to bribes to Brazilian politicians and political parties. Petrobras said in a securities filing that the...

Brazil cuts oil royalties to boost recovery rates

(Argus Media) Brazil's hydrocarbons regulator ANP reduced royalties to 5pc from around 10pc in an effort to boost recovery at qualifying mature fields. The royalty reduction is contingent on new investment commitments and only applies to those fields that have...

US depends on Venezuelan oil, unable to stop importing overnight – Ambassador

(Sputnik) - Venezuela is not satisfied with its quota for oil production under the Vienna agreement of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC producers and is currently taking measures needed to restore its level of...

Rowley and entourage arrive in Guyana today for MoU signing

Following a groundswell of public pronouncements and speculation over an announced visit to Guyana by Trinidad and Tobago (TT) Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on energy cooperation, the TT entourage will...

Hurricane Florence affects oil and gas projects, facilities

Hurricane Florence is churning over the Carolinas, knocking out power and threatening coastal flooding in a torrent that could have implications for energy trade and oil and gas construction projects in the area. S&P Global Platts on Friday noted that...

GOGEC welcomes closer cooperation with Trinidad

The Guyana Oil & Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) said in a statement on Friday that it wishes to place on record that it supports closer co-operation and collaboration with Trinidad and Tobago and all other partners in Caricom. Responding to...

Upfront $70 million for restart of St Croix refinery delayed

Senators in the United States Virgin Islands are concerned that a sum of $70 million representing an upfront payment for restarting operations at the refinery at St Croix has not been made and there is uncertainty as to when...

Energy agreement with Guyana to open pathway for TT companies – Rowley

Trinidad and Tobago (TT) Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley told an audience in Marabella on Tuesday evening that an agreement soon to be signed between the twin-island republic and Guyana will open the pathway for TT companies to benefit...

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‘The devil is in the details’ – petroleum geologist says of CGX’s Guyana discovery

Editor-in-Chief at GEO ExPro, Henk Kombrink, questioned why companies would announce a discovery when the actual proof is not...