The Payara project, ExxonMobil’s third development in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek Block is 80% complete, according to President and Chief Operating Officer of Hess Corporation, Greg Hill. Topside fabrication/installation is currently being undertaken aboard the Prosperity floating production, storage and offloading...

Guyana’s transformational Gas-to-Energy project is quickly advancing. ExxonMobil’s Guyana affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has awarded a substantial contract to Subsea 7 and Dutch maritime contracting company, Van Oord, for the construction of the offshore pipeline and accompanying...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest World Economic Outlook published on Tuesday, painted a gloomy picture of global development with much uncertainty ahead. According to the IMF, global output contracted in the second quarter of this year, owing...

Stabroek Block operator ExxonMobil and its partners have made a double discovery – now a total of seven discoveries for the year 2022. The discoveries were made at the Seabob and Kiru-Kiru wells, southeast of the Liza and Payara developments. The...

In just three months, Guyana received a total of GY$48,406,316,589 (US$232,164,587.96) in royalty and profit oil payments in the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), according to a notice published in the Official Gazette dated July 18, 2022. Giving a breakdown, the Finance...

Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in a notice over the weekend that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the cumulative effects of a 35-well campaign proposed by ExxonMobil at the Stabroek Block, is required before a determination can...

During the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) recorded a profit of GY$266.04 million (US$1.28 million) solely due to interest earned on deposits, says manager of the account, Central Bank of Guyana.  During the quarter,...

Suriname’s Block 58 has churned out five discoveries in total, but operator TotalEnergies E&P Suriname B.V. is yet to make a Final Investment Decision (FID). Government officials expressed hope during the recently held Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Conference (SEOGS) that this...

Controlled by TotalEnergies and APA Corporation, Block 58 has churned out major discoveries – five thus far. Though few, compared to Guyana’s Stabroek Block, the discoveries have piqued investor interest leaving a lingering question – could Block 58 become...

Seven giant National Oil Companies (NOCs) can continue to produce at their current rates for another 40-60 years from existing resources, and even longer, if they convert some of what is currently considered contingent resource into commercial. This is...