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Over 500 Guyanese gain employment through ExxonMobil operations

Guyanese represent fifty-two percent of ExxonMobil’s local workforce while 227 Guyanese companies supplied its oil and gas operations in 2018. ExxonMobil's Senior Director, Public and Government Affairs, Kimberly Brasington, provided data to Guyana's Department of Public Information (DPI) which indicated...

Positive cash flow from Guyana may not come before 2022 – Hess

Hess Corporation does not expect oil production in the South American country of Guyana where it has a 30% stake in the Stabroek Block, to turn a profit for the company before 2022 when the larger Liza Phase 2...

Sorubim does not condemn prospect opportunities in Stabroek Block – Exxon VP

Responding to a question during its quarterly earnings conference call on Friday, Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Vice President of Investor Relations and Secretary, Jeffrey Woodbury, said the dry hole encountered at the Sorubim-1 well offshore Guyana does not condemn prospect...

Sovereign Wealth Fund critical to Guyana benefiting from billions in oil revenue – Commonwealth

The small South American country of Guyana is on the verge of receiving big money when oil from the giant Liza field begins flowing in less than two years. However, the extent to which this newfound wealth benefits the...

Analysts say ExxonMobil PSA in line with frontier countries worldwide

As debate continues in the South American country of Guyana on the fiscal terms outlined in the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with US oil major ExxonMobil, UK-based Wood Mackenzie and Norwegian headquartered research company Rystad Energy say the agreement...

TOTALTEC successfully completes 2nd equity finance raising

TOTALTEC Oilfield Services Limited on February 28, 2018 successfully completed its second equity finance raising from a large international investor. However the price has not been disclosed. TOTALTEC is a partner in a major onshore infrastructure development project in Guyana...

We need oil partners with clout and bravery in face of territorial aggression – Trotman

Guyana must consider a number of factors when granting international oil companies access to explore in its waters, which, according to Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, include the recognition that those with the resolve to forge ahead in...

Noble crew member wants fellow Guyanese to get on board

A Guyanese crew member working on the Noble Bob Douglas drillship that will soon depart the Gulf of Mexico to begin development of the Liza oil field in the South American nation is calling on his countrymen to get...

Guyana President will directly oversee new Petroleum Department

The Petroleum Department which is to be set up soon in Guyana will be directly guided by the country’s Head-of-State, President David Granger, while Minister of State, Joseph Harmon will handle all matters related to the Department, in the...

One year earnings from oil equals 8 from gold – Business Minister

The Guyana Government has collected just over US$300M in royalties and taxes from all the gold produced in the country over the last eight years which means in the first year of oil production, the country will earn about...

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IEA warns of major drop in oil investment as clean energy gains momentum

Upstream oil investment is expected to decline by 6% in 2025, marking the first drop since 2020 and the...