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Total, Apache strike oil again offshore Suriname

Total and Apache Corporation said on Thursday they have made a new significant oil and gas discovery at the Keskesi East-1 well, in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname. This follows previous discoveries at Maka Central, Sapakara West...

Guyana offshore driller getting ready to deploy automated reporting, analytics technology

Independent Data Services (IDS) has been awarded a six-figure fleet-wide deal with Stena Drilling, operator of the Stena Carron drillship, which has been on contract with ExxonMobil exploring for oil offshore Guyana. Following successful six-month operational trials on the Stena...

Onshore producers have higher carbon intensity says Rystad Energy in new analysis

The carbon footprint of exploration and production companies (E&Ps) is having an increasing impact on investment levels, access to capital and – in some regions – the social license to operate. Rystad Energy has conducted a comprehensive company-level analysis...

Brazil approves 92 offshore blocks for 17th bid round, several potentially prolific like Guyana’s Stabroek

(S&P Global Platts) Brazil's National Energy Policy Council, or CNPE, approved 92 offshore exploration and production concession blocks for sale at the country's pandemic-delayed 17th bid round set to be held in October, the National Petroleum Agency, or ANP,...

Search for oil underway at Bulletwood-1 offshore Guyana

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has spudded the Bulletwood-1 prospect located 180km offshore Guyana on the Canje Block.  Bulletwood is said to be highly prospective with an environment of disposition unique among offshore Guyana blocks in that it contains both...

SBM Offshore marks first year of oil production operations in Guyana

SBM Offshore, builder and operator of the Liza Destiny FPSO has entered the first year of oil production offshore Guyana at the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek block. The Liza Destiny FPSO is the first oil production vessel to be deployed to...

Despite challenges Guyana emerges from 2020 as major player in oil and gas universe

2020 was another eventful year for the exploration and production activities offshore Guyana led by U.S. oil major ExxonMobil at the prolific Stabroek block. The year started with Guyana’s first oil lift, the announcement of another discovery in January...

UAE’s SNOC, Eni produce first gas from Mahani field a year after discovery

(S&P Global) The UAE's Sharjah National Oil Corp. and Eni have produced first gas from the Mahani field in Sharjah, one year after they announced the first onshore discovery in the country's third largest emirate in 37 years, the...

Gas to power project: outsiders always say it’s too expensive, you can’t do it

The proposed gas to power project in Guyana can potentially have the single most transformative impact on the new oil producing country, promising significant benefits to the population. Most notable is that there are no technical barriers that prevent...

Guyana could find more oil, and closer to shoreline

Experts in the oil and gas industry believe that more oil could be discovered closer to Guyana’s shoreline in the coming years with one official saying that the hydrocarbon resources found at the Stabroek block so far is just...

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SBM Offshore says Jaguar FPSO advances across fabrication, lifting and installation

Construction of the Jaguar floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for ExxonMobil’s Whiptail development offshore Guyana is advancing....