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University students, members of the public visit Exxon’s ‘open house’ for Payara project

Adopting a different format geared towards maximising interaction with the public, ExxonMobil Guyana staged an ‘open house’ on its proposed 220,000 barrels per day Payara project on Monday, September 30 at the Pegasus Hotel in the country’s capital, Georgetown. The...

SBM Offshore begins construction of Guyana’s 2nd floating oil production complex

Dutch firm SBM Offshore has commenced the construction phase of the Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) following ExxonMobil’s final investment decision (FID) on the Liza Phase 2 development, in May 2019. This follows the recent delivery...

Criticism of Guyana government mounts over election as oil production looms

The international community, including Guyana’s primary bilateral partners in addition to segments of its domestic business and legal fraternity, has come out in criticism of the Guyana Government for what it has described as a breach of the Constitution...

Double oil strikes reaffirm Guyana’s substantial oil resources – Dr. Bynoe

Speaking to the media hours after the announcements of two oil discoveries off the Guyana coast, Director of the country’s Department of Energy (DE), Dr. Mark Bynoe said these latest successes, which brings the total discoveries to date to...

Hess will plug 75% of CAPEX in Guyana, Bakken over next 5 years

The Stabroek Block offshore Guyana is being praised as a transformational investment opportunity for Hess Corporation. The company’s 30 percent stake in the prolific 6.6 million acres block is helping to put it well on its way to increasing...

Fastest production ramp-up ever undertaken on track for first oil

Plans are moving along rapidly in South America’s newest oil and gas hotspot for the start of oil production, now just months away. The arrival of the Liza Destiny FPSO in Guyana was announced on August 29, paving the...

TechnipFMC to separate into two companies

TechnipFMC plc (NYSE: FTI) (Paris: FTI) on Monday said is its Board of Directors had unanimously approved its plan to separate into two industry-leading, independent, publicly traded companies: RemainCo, a fully-integrated technology and services provider, continuing to drive energy development;...

TechnipFMC wins Shell subsea contract

TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) (Paris: FTI) has been awarded a significant integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI™) contract by Shell for the PowerNap project, located in the Gulf of Mexico. TechnipFMC will design, manufacture and install subsea hardware, including subsea...

Revised model PSA targeting future licensing rounds – Energy Department confirms

Guyana’s President, David Granger has made it clear that his APNU+AFC coalition administration respects the sanctity of contracts. This is a position the Department of Energy (DE) embraces, with its Director confirming to OilNOW on Friday that revisions to...

Exxon targeting Tripletail, Uaru, and Mako as oil hunt intensifies offshore Guyana

With more than 6 billion barrels of oil already discovered off the Guyana coast, ExxonMobil is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to find more crude in the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block. The US oil major is...

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Q1 withdrawal from Guyana’s oil fund up 60% from last year’s

The Guyana government ramped up withdrawals from the country’s oil fund in the first quarter of 2025, taking out...