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MODEC profit rises 78% as demand stays firm for ultra-deepwater FPSO projects

MODEC reported a 78.2% increase in profit for the first quarter of 2026, supported by steady progress on floating production, storage and offloading vessel projects and continued demand for ultra-deepwater oil and gas developments. The company released its financial results...

GCCI President warns against extending local content controls beyond oil sector

HOUSTON, TEXAS - President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Kathy Smith, is cautioning against extending local content controls beyond Guyana’s oil and gas sector, saying broader private investment should remain open and competitive. Smith made the...

Petrobras credits stronger Brent prices, fuel sales for first-quarter performance

Petrobras reported a net profit of US$6.2 billion (R$32.7 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, up 110% from the previous quarter, supported by higher oil prices, stronger production, and increased fuel sales. “The strong financial results achieved are supported...

Venezuela’s refusal to abide by ICJ rulings “would be a breach” of UN Charter obligations – Nandlall

Guyana warned on Monday that any refusal by Venezuela to comply with an eventual ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the decades-old border controversy between the two countries would breach international law, after oral hearings concluded...

ExxonMobil says Guyana avoided some local content problems seen in other oil-producing nations

HOUSTON, TEXAS — ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge said Guyana avoided some of the local content problems experienced in other oil-producing countries because operators, government and the private sector worked together. Routledge made the remarks during a panel discussion at...

Trinidad says 10-barrel oil spill contained after Venezuela alleges environmental damage

Trinidad and Tobago said on Sunday it had contained a small offshore oil spill after neighboring Venezuela accused the Caribbean nation of causing serious environmental damage in shared waters in the Gulf of Paria. “Visual observations confirmed that the dispersant...

University of Guyana enrollment jumps to 16,000 amid free tuition, energy sector expansion

HOUSTON, TEXAS — The University of Guyana’s enrollment has grown from about 4,000 students in 2015 to more than 16,000 this year, a surge outgoing Vice Chancellor Professor Paloma Mohamed linked to free tertiary education and new training demand...

Routledge links Longtail project to Guyana’s 1.7 million b/d output target by 2030

HOUSTON, TEXAS - ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge said the planned Longtail development is tied to Guyana reaching oil production capacity of 1.7 million barrels per day (b/d) by 2030, as projects continue to advance in the Stabroek Block. He...

Guyana’s subsea buildout now nearing Gulf of Mexico scale, TechnipFMC says

HOUSTON, TEXAS — Guyana’s offshore oil sector is expanding at a pace that is beginning to rival subsea activity levels in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, according to TechnipFMC’s Onshore Operations Director Omon Dibua. Speaking Tuesday at the Offshore Technology...

GCCI President urges investors at OTC to back Guyana’s small businesses driving oil economy growth

HOUSTON, TEXAS - Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President Kathy Smith is pushing for greater investment in Guyana’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, arguing that many are already generating substantial revenues from opportunities linked to the country’s...

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SBM Offshore credits Guyanese talent and global expertise for ONE GUYANA FPSO success

SBM Offshore is crediting Guyanese talent, backed by international expertise, for the performance of the ONE GUYANA floating production,...