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Early project approvals will shield Guyana from further reductions in oil revenues – AMI experts

The COVID-19 pandemic and decline in oil prices are causing major economic disruptions to crude producers around the world forcing them to adjust their projected revenue inflows downward as lockdown measures continue to curtail demand. Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) experts...

Guyana in ‘Golden Triangle’ of mega oil reserves

Guyana falls within the Golden Triangle of mega oil reserves along with countries such as Brazil, Venezuela and Nigeria, and producers in the US Gulf of Mexico. Deepwater drilling used to be prohibitively expensive, but high oil prices in 2007...

Deepwater action remains in play offshore Guyana

Guyana topped the oil discovery charts again in 2019 with the Liza field coming onstream in December and another billion barrels added in the ExxonMobil operated Stabroek licence with some more gas also. The resource estimate for Stabroek was again...

Plans to ramp up production to 340,000 bpd by 2022 on schedule – Energy Department

The giant Liza Phase 2 Development Project offshore Guyana remains on course for production startup in 2022, the country’s Department of Energy (DE) has said. Liza Phase 2 will have a production rate of up to 220,000 barrels of oil...

ExxonMobil sees future demand for oil and gas increasing by 20% – Darren Woods

As the global economy tightens under severe pressure brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for oil has plummeted to an all-time low creating a supply glut that has seen prices plummet as the world runs out of storage...

Guyana racking up millions in oil revenue – royalty payments to begin on April 30

In addition to the almost US$55M that has already been deposited into the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) account held by the Bank of Guyana at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, royalty payments are expected to begin this...

Final modules for Johan Castberg Turret Mooring System set sail for Singapore

Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore on Monday announced the sailaway of the last two modules for the Turret Mooring System, destined for Singapore for integration into the hull of Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO. This milestone represents the successful completion...

Guyana’s next FPSO will be first of its kind in the world

The Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) being built by Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore is the first of its kind to be constructed under the company’s pioneering Fast4Ward program which aims to transform business by...

Guyana battling oil crisis, global pandemic and internal conflict

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says low oil prices impact the livelihood of millions of people employed along the oil industry’s extensive value chain. The IEA said too that low prices damage the economies of weaker producing countries where...

Saipem in 269 million euros loss as projects get parked, axed

Italian multinational oilfield services company Saipem said on Thursday it can no longer offer guidance for 2020 due to unpredictable market conditions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and plummeting oil prices. Saipem said it recorded a loss in...

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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...