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ExxonMobil taps MODEC for second Guyana FPSO as Hammerhead project advances

ExxonMobil has awarded a limited notice to proceed to Japanese offshore engineering firm MODEC for the development of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel for its Hammerhead project offshore Guyana, MODEC said on Monday. The contract is MODEC’s...

Why Guyana and others won’t stop exploring for oil – GEOExpro expert explains 

“Why would we still explore for oil and gas?” René Jonk of ACT GEO asked at the end of his talk for the Geoscience Energy Society of Great Britain on April 8. A question GEOExpro Editor-in-Chief Henk Kombrink examines...

World’s largest EV brand now in Guyana, adding momentum to vehicle transition

The world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, BYD, has officially entered the Guyanese market through GT Automotive, a move that could catalyze quicker EV uptake. GT Automotive is Guyana’s exclusive dealer for BYD, offering five of the Chinese automaker’s most...

Trinidad offers scholarships to citizens to meet petroleum industry needs

The government of Trinidad and Tobago has opened applications for ten scholarships aimed at bolstering the country’s petroleum and natural gas sectors through the development of skilled human resources. The scholarships, offered under production sharing agreements with oil companies, are...

Guyana on course to hit almost 1 million barrels of oil per day as 4th FPSO arrives 

The start-up of ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail Development in the Stabroek Block draws near as the ONE GUYANA floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) officially arrived in country today.  On the vessel’s arrival, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, shared, “The...

Guyana’s first quarter oil revenues top US$600 million despite lower prices

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) recorded deposits totaling US$605.46 million (GY$126.24 billion) in the first quarter of 2025, representing earnings from the sale of seven lifts of profit oil and one quarterly royalty payment. The figure edges just above...

Seventy-five of 1,250 businesses registered with the Local Content Secretariat are fully women-owned

As of April 10, 1,250 local companies have registered with Guyana's Local Content Secretariat, and 75 of those companies are 100% female-owned. Women's participation in the energy sector is rising, with their involvement becoming crucial as the industry expects to...

Inspired by Suriname, Guyana considers bonds for local energy participation

Guyana is weighing the use of bonds as a financing tool to deepen local participation in its growing oil and gas sector. This is according to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo during his weekly press briefing on April 10.  The...

Bharrat: Local Content law not a shield for mediocrity or overpricing

Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has warned that the country’s Local Content law must not be misused by local companies as a cover for poor standards or inflated costs.  “The local content legislation, by no means, is protection...

Letter-to-the-Editor: Reduced fish catch is in no way linked to oil production

Dear Editor, The production of oil and gas offshore Guyana is once again being labeled responsible for the low fish catch being experienced by fisherfolk. On April 4 and 7, articles appeared in the Kaieteur News titled “Pritipaul Singh exports...

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Zero routine flaring systems standard on Guyana’s FPSOs, cutting emissions through gas reinjection

Systems to prevent routine flaring are standard across major offshore developments in Guyana. Integrated systems on floating production, storage,...