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“We are willing to learn, build capacity” for oil & gas – Guyanese manufacturing body

The head of a body that represents manufacturers in Guyana says businesses are eager to learn and build capacity in order to capitalize on opportunities in the oil and gas sector. President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA)),...

Total-ExxonMobil & Energean get approval for offshore oil exploration in Greece

Greece has approved an application by a consortium of ExxonMobil, France’s Total SA, and domestic oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum, to drill for oil and gas off the island of Crete, Reuters reported on Friday. Greece has also approved another application,...

Over 15 Canadian companies looking to partner with Guyana for oil & gas opportunities

A team from the Guyana Oil & Gas Association (GOGA) met with over 15 companies in Canada this week which are looking to partner with Guyana’s private sector for opportunities in the country's emerging oil and gas sector. The...

Guyanese private sector “walking and sleeping” on oil & gas opportunities

The business community in Guyana is coming in for heavy criticism from two of its members who say a lack of understanding of what is happening in the country’s emerging oil and gas sector and an unwillingness to invest...

Guyana team off to Canada for oil & gas conference

A team from the Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA) left for Canada on Sunday to attend the Newfoundland & Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association (NOIA) 2017 Conference which will be held in St. Johns, Newfoundland, from June...

Eco pursuing “significant reservoir leads” in new 3D survey offshore Guyana

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas announced Thursday, along with its Operating Partner, Tullow Oil, it has approved a circa 2,550 km2 seismic survey on the Company’s Orinduik Block offshore the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. The survey is anticipated to...

BP discovers 2 trillion cubic feet of gas in Trinidad & Tobago

BP Trinidad & Tobago (bpTT) announced Friday that it has made two significant gas discoveries with the Savannah and Macadamia exploration wells, offshore Trinidad. The results of these wells have unlocked approximately 2 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas...

Saipem strikes $230M in offshore agreements

Saipem, the same company that was earlier this year awarded a subsea contract by ExxonMobil for its Liza project offshore Guyana, has recently entered agreements to the value $230M for other offshore drilling activities in the Mediterranean, Black Sea...

GOGA pushing for development of technical skills in oil & gas

Developing technical skills among Guyanese for jobs in the oil and gas sector is being treated as a top priority by the Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA). The entity is actively engaging a number of external partners which...

Dutch Fugro willing to support training, education of Guyanese in oil & gas

Dutch company, Fugro, says it is willing to participate in efforts to educate Guyanese on offshore exploration and production operations. Fugro is already providing specialized training to a number of persons employed at Ground Structures Engineering Consultants Inc.; a Guyanese...

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Guyana now getting largest share of Stabroek Block oil production

Guyana President Irfaan Ali said Tuesday that Guyana is now entitled to 39.8% of all crude oil produced from...