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Saipem secures US$325 million contract for Búzios pre-salt field in Brazil

Italian multinational oilfield services company Saipem said on Monday it has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for the installation of a rigid riser-based subsea system to serve the Búzios pre-salt project, in water depths from 1537 to 2190 meters, offshore...

Business Chamber bids farewell to ExxonMobil Guyana President

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Thursday bid farewell to President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Rod Henson, who will be leaving to take up a new post in Houston soon. GCCI members joined the event virtually at which...

Guyana will face economic detriment if election impasse continues to delay projects – Rystad Energy VP

Norway-based independent energy research company Rystad Energy says the prolonged political impasse in Guyana continues to be a risk to the country’s emerging oil and gas industry and the absence of a fully functional government to approve projects and...

Future participation in oil blocks should be done via State Holding Company – IMF tells Guyana

While some arguments have been put forward in favour of Guyana establishing a National Oil Company so that it may have a participating interest in its oil blocks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), one of the key agencies assisting...

Explorers forging ahead in one corner of South America deepwater

Oil majors and National Oil Companies have been left with no choice but to re-assess exploration spend in 2020 as the price of oil plummeted forcing shut-ins and lay-offs across the industry where conventional exploration spend had been set...

SBM Offshore in search of technicians, engineer for Guyana operations

SBM Offshore is looking to fill several more positions for its activities in Guyana where it operates the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) oil production complex at the Stabroek Block. The company said in a new advertisement...

Exxon targeting ‘industry-advantaged projects’ in face of volatility, uncertainty

US oil major ExxonMobil said on Wednesday it is managing unprecedented market challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic while preserving long-term value to shareholders. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods told shareholders during the company’s annual meeting that despite the...

‘Advantaged deepwater oil’ in places like Guyana will progress – WoodMac

The oil price crash has hit the upstream sector hard with deep cuts being made across the board and will have a dramatic impact on the industry’s project pipeline with almost all pre-Final Investment Decision projects being deferred says...

Growing ‘Armada of vessels’ offshore Guyana will require large shorebase support

The growing activity offshore the South American country of Guyana is likely to hit peak in the latter part of this decade and will require large shorebase support services which is something the new oil producing nation will have...

Oil climbs as Guyana lifts its second cargo, narrows search for marketing firm

Oil futures rose this week pushing both Brent and WTI contracts to around 2 ½ month peaks as new oil producer Guyana lifted its second 1 million barrels of crude from the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block where production began last...

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SBM sponsors international trips, science equipment for winners of Guyana mousetrap competition

SBM Offshore Guyana’s 2025 Guyana-Monaco Mousetrap Car Grand Prix Competition wrapped up with an impressive display of creativity, problem-solving...