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As Guyana discoveries mount experts say oil and gas will remain backbone of global energy supply

Even with plummeting demand due to the global pandemic and the move towards renewables, experts believe that oil and gas will still remain the primary source of energy in the years to come, which is good news for new...

Maka, Sapakara appraisal plans submitted as Suriname edges closer to offshore development

The appraisal programmes for Suriname’s first two deepwater discoveries have been submitted to state oil company Staatsolie as the South American country looks to forge ahead with development of its offshore oil resources. Suriname’s first offshore discovery at the Maka...

BP hits first gas at Phase 2 of Block 61 development in Oman

BP announced on Monday that production has begun from its Block 61 Phase 2 Ghazeer gas field in Oman, 33 months after the development was approved. The company said Ghazeer was initially expected to come into production in 2021. The...

Petronas spuds first well offshore Suriname

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has spudded its first well - Sloanea-1 - offshore Suriname at Block 52 where it has farm-down 50% of its interest to US oil major ExxonMobil. Denmark-based drilling rig operator Maersk Drilling is carrying out...

Investors continue to pour in as Guyana’s offshore developments grow

Interest from investors in the new oil producing country of Guyana continue to grow and this is expected to see major transformational projects getting underway in the coming months and years. Guyana’s President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, recently disclosed that...

Close to US$100 million in shore base investments stalled in recent years – Vickram Bharrat

Improving the ease of doing business in the new oil producing country of Guyana is on the radar of the new government as it looks to expand investments in oil and gas as well as other sectors of the...

Farmers, service providers can benefit big from development of offshore oil resources – Vickram Bharrat

The Guyana government is looking to ensure that benefits from development of the country's multi-billion-barrel oil resources are passed on to persons operating in every sector of the economy and not just those directly servicing the industry. “It’s not only...

Alison Redford advocated for full transparency in oil and gas on previous visits to Guyana

Former Premier of Alberta, Canada, Alison Redford, who led a team of experts to review the work that was done by the Department of Energy for the Payara Development project offshore Guyana, strongly advocated for full transparency in the...

Location for gas to power project to be determined by year end, work to begin in 2021 – Bharrat

The landing site for the pipeline and location where the infrastructure is to be set up for the gas to power project in Guyana will be finalized before the end of the year with work set to begin in...

Contracts confirmed for giant Prosperity FPSO, SBM Offshore looking to execute some fabrication work in Guyana

Dutch floater specialist, SBM Offshore, announced Thursday that Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has confirmed the award of contracts for the next phase of the Payara development project located in the...

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AI work identifies four new Guyana discovery opportunities for ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil has identified four additional potential discovery opportunities in Guyana after applying artificial intelligence to its Stabroek Block exploration...