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Guyana’s oil not another’s feast

Guyana has always cherished its co-operation and collaboration with our sister CARICOM states. But the gap between talk and action breeds much skepticism about the regional integration project. For instance, I recall, as Agriculture Minister, the battles we fought...

TechnipFMC awarded subsea contract for gas project in Malaysia

TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) and (PARIS: FTI) has been awarded a subsea contract by Murphy Sabah Oil for the Phase 1A Block H Gas Development Project. The project is located in offshore Sabah, Malaysia, at a water depth of approximately...

Oil production in Guyana could hit 400,000 bpd by 2026 – WoodMac

Industry analyst Wood Mackenzie believes oil production in Guyana could reach as high as 400,000 barrels per day by 2026 as multiple phases of development and production come on stream. Pablo Medina, Wood Mackenzie`s senior analyst, Latin America, said ExxonMobil’s fifth...

This is us!

There is a television drama series with a catchy title –This Is Us! and it struck me that as Guyanese we have peculiar traits that define us and make us standout especially how we react to different situations. I...

Supermajor Chevron eyeing Guyana prospects

US supermajor Chevron is looking to participate in offshore activities in Guyana, making it the third oil major that views the South American country as a favourable location. Total recently moved towards entering an agreement with Eco Atlantic on the...

Tullow gunning for oil this month at Suriname’s Araku prospect

Tullow oil is hoping to strike it big offshore Suriname at the Araku oil prospect on Block 54, set to begin early this month. The UK-based oil and gas exploration company is targeting a Jubilee look-alike play in the continental...

Bank account for every baby, free education and better infrastructure; Guyanese vision for oil money mixed

UPDATE: This report was first published on September 23, 2017. Oil production in Guyana started on December 20, 2019 at the Liza Phase 1 Development. As preparation for oil production in Guyana continues, the view of the population regarding what...

TechnipFMC awarded EPCI contract for Husky Energy West White Rose project

TechnipFMC has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract from Husky Energy for the West White Rose Project in Eastern Canada. The contract covers the supply and installation of subsea equipment including tie-in manifolds, flexible flowlines, and...

Texas visit was part of ongoing dialogue between ExxonMobil & Guyana

The recent visit to ExxonMobil’s Houston, Texas campus by a team of Guyanese officials was part of ongoing dialogue, project updates and capacity building related to offshore deep-water activities being undertaken by the US super-major in the South American country. OilNOW...

No basis for renegotiating ExxonMobil contract says Guyana’s Finance Minister

Guyana’s Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, says there is absolutely no basis for a renegotiation of the contract between the country and US super-major ExxonMobil, for oil production set to begin in 2020. The South American country is expected to...

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‘Business as usual’: No disruption in Guyana’s operations despite Venezuela controversy – GCCI Pres.  

Kathy Smith, President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), has made it clear that there has...