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Exxon Guyana acreage equivalent to 2,000 Gulf of Mexico blocks; nation prepping for windfall

ExxonMobil’s position in the South American country of Guyana spans 11.5 million acres, inclusive of the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block where more than 3.2 billion barrels of oil have already been found. The company says this is “equivalent to...

ExxonMobil ‘passionate’ about gas to shore project but no final decision yet – Brasington

The prospect of bringing natural gas to shore in Guyana for the primary purpose of fueling power plants to produce low-cost electricity remains a project ExxonMobil is passionate about but the company says no final decision has yet been...

ExxonMobil says it engaged fisher-folk, environmentalists to determine safe zone around FPSO

ExxonMobil Guyana says discussions were held with fisher-folk and environmentalists to determine the appropriate safe zone to be established around the FPSO that will be producing oil from the Liza field in 2020. The company’s Senior Director, Public & Government Affairs, Kimberly...

Saipem in hunt for manpower agency, medical services provider in Guyana

SURF contractor for the Liza Phase 1 development offshore Guyana - Saipem - is in search of a manpower agency and medical services provider for its operations in the South American country. Saipem America Guyana Branch posted a notice inviting...

Guyana revenue will go up if oil price increases

Under the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd., its partners Hess and CNOOC Nexen and the Government of Guyana, movements in the price of oil will directly impact the revenue the country...

Exxon hit early jackpot by drilling “biggest, best prospects first” – Mc Gehee

ExxonMobil made the decision to begin drilling for oil in Guyana at the Liza field since this prospect was the biggest and best, based on data analysed by the company. By the time the oil major acquired rights to explore...

Further drilling will determine size of Turbot discovery – ExxonMobil

US super-major ExxonMobil will move to drill a second well on the Turbot discovery next year which will help to determine the volume of oil contained in the reservoir. “We are planning to do an additional well on the Turbot...

“We’re gonna keep looking for more oil” – Exxon Operations Manager

Encouraged by positive results from several drill campaigns offshore Guyana which saw the largest discovery being made for 2015, ExxonMobil has vowed to continue its search for more oil in the South American country. The Liza 1 discovery, estimated to...

Production license valid for 20 years with one-time renewal option

ExxonMobil will have an initial 20-year period to produce petroleum under the license granted by Guyana for the Liza Phase 1 development project, with a single renewal period of up to 10 years thereafter. As part of the agreement, ExxonMobil,...

Guyana President stresses transparency, accountability in meeting with ExxonMobil CEO

Guyana’s President, Brigadier David Granger on Wednesday emphasized the importance of transparency and accountability in the oil and gas sector and reaffirmed the country’s commitment to doing things the “right way” in a meeting with CEO of ExxonMobil Corporation,...

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GranMorgu FPSO construction hits 27% as Suriname targets first oil by 2028

Construction of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform for Suriname’s GranMorgu project has reached 27%, state oil...