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Saipem set to open major construction facility in Guyana

Italian oilfield services company Saipem will officially open its offshore construction facility this month in Guyana’s capital Georgetown, to support the growing offshore operations in the new oil producing South American country. The facility will feature a heavy load bearing...

Ali wants oil revenue to help close gap between haves and have nots, will he succeed?

Since gaining its independence from the British in 1966, Guyana has struggled to embark on a path of sustained economic growth that served to elevate living standards for its people, despite being endowed with significant natural resources, even before...

All systems being put in place for hook-up of world’s first Fast4Ward® FPSO

All systems are being put in place for Guyana’s second oil production vessel which will depart Singapore in June for the South American nation. The Liza Unity floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit will have double the capacity...

Projects set to push Guyana’s production over 500,000 bpd by 2024 on schedule

Preparations for the 220,000 barrels per day (bpd) Liza Phase 2 and Payara developments offshore Guyana are moving ahead on schedule and will soon add to the 120,000 bpd Liza Phase 1 project, effectively pushing Guyana’s output at peak...

Guyana President confirms major ramp up coming in ExxonMobil’s oil production operations

President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday highlighted plans by ExxonMobil to significantly ramp up oil production activities offshore the South American country which will see production hitting the 1 million barrels per day mark by 2027. During a...

Graduate Engineers eager to begin overseas training on massive Prosperity oil production vessel

Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore is forging ahead with expanding its local workforce in Guyana where it is currently operating one oil production vessel with two more under construction for developments offshore the South American country. The Liza Destiny Floating...

Caribbean voyages at significant time advantage for tanker owners, Platts says in new report

An extended low freight environment seen in the global VLCC, or Very Large Crude Carrier, market amid the coronavirus pandemic has left historical freight differentials for Americas-loading VLCCs in disarray, S&P Global Platts said in an April 23 report....

Opposition Leader seeking meeting with ExxonMobil over gas compressor issue

Leader of the Opposition in Guyana, Joseph Harmon, has written to President of Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. (EEPGL), Alistair Routledge, seeking a meeting to address matters related to the challenges the company has been facing with the...

Major expansion works at Guyana Shore Base set to pull more projects from T&T

Just under six years since its first oil discovery and around 16 months since production began, shore base capabilities in Guyana to service the offshore operations are rapidly growing resulting in an increasing number of projects being moved from...

Letter-to-the-Editor: Further discussion needed on size of gas pipeline, use of growing resources

Dear Editor, I read with great interest the article entitled “Gas-to-power seen as a game changer for Guyana’s energy sector” as found in the impressive second edition of the local publication ENERGY. On the surface it appears to be an...

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Spain-bound tanker departs Guyana with second Yellowtail cargo – OilX

The Nordic Zenith tanker has departed ExxonMobil Guyana’s ONE GUYANA floating production vessel with the second cargo of crude...