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Guyana oil will fuel global economic growth – ExxonMobil VP

The emerging oil and gas industry in Guyana, where ExxonMobil has to date discovered an estimated 3.2 billion recoverable oil-equivalent barrels, will not only fuel economic growth in the South American country, but across the world. This is according...

First shipment of pipes for oil production arrives in Guyana

The first shipment of piping material to be used for oil production in the Liza development project offshore Guyana arrived on Wednesday evening at a shore base facility in the South American Country. This represents a major step towards the use...

Exxon moving to develop Payara by 2023; Guyana oil production could hit 450,000 bpd

Exxon Mobil Corporation could sanction its third development project offshore the South American country of Guyana as early as 2023. The company’s Vice President of Investor Relations and Secretary, Jeffrey Woodbury told participants during its fourth quarter earnings call...

Shell Brazil CEO optimistic about Brazil’s E&P future

(Hart Energy) For Royal Dutch Shell, 2017 was a good year in terms of E&P activities in Brazil. Ranking as the second largest oil-producing company in Brazil, after acquiring BG Group’s assets in the country, the British-Dutch major increased...

Stabroek Block: Exploration Highlights

ExxonMobil initiated oil and gas exploration activities in Guyana in 2008, collecting and evaluating 3-D seismic data that led to the company safely drilling its first exploration well in 2015. The 6.6 million acres (26,800 square kilometers) Stabroek Block is located...

Of Disclosures and Confidentiality

The public enjoys the right, not a privilege, to know about the decisions of its elected representatives and the government, which is acting on their behalf.  The exercise of this right is, however, circumscribed by a range of sensitive...

MSGB Basin shows new West African promise

(Hart Energy) At night from space it’s easy to see why Africa is called the “Dark Continent,” but bright oil and gas lights are starting to flicker in West Africa, reflecting huge hydrocarbon potential that could still play an...

ExxonMobil courts Guyanese companies for support contracts

US oil major ExxonMobil has begun to up the ante in its push to sensitize the Guyanese business community of opportunities during its exploration and development phases in the coming decades and is in fact encouraging private companies from...

Saipem awarded US$400M ECP contract by Saudi Aramco

Saipem has been awarded a new E&C Offshore contract by Saudi Aramco for Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) activities in Saudi Arabia, under the Long Term Agreement renewed in 2015 until 2021. The contract’s main scope of work includes the engineering,...

Guyana, get ready for a wild ride!

This is the first of several columns that I will be contributing to OilNOW. Allow me to introduce myself. Very briefly, my 40-year background in this industry is comprised primarily of positions in the service and supply facet of the...

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Irfaan Ali charts oil-fueled, sustainable future as Guyana’s ninth President

Flanked by First Lady Arya Ali and their son Zayd, Irfaan Ali was sworn in on Sunday as Guyana’s...