Shell, McDermott, and Trinidad Offshore Fabricators Unlimited (TOFCO) hosted a ceremonial steel-cutting simulation this week at the TOFCO Yard, La Brea Industrial Estate. The event marked the start of local fabrication for the Manatee Project’s platform jacket, the largest...

Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) has announced the successful deployment of Light Detection and Ranging devices (LiDARs) at Orange Valley and Galeota. These devices will collect wind data to international standards over a 12–18-month...

Guyana’s Ministry of Labour's Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department conducted a detailed inspection aboard the Liza Unity floating, production storage and offloading vessel last week.  The exercise assessed compliance with Guyana's OSH Act 99:06, International Safety Standards, and National...

TDI-Brooks has concluded a comprehensive multi-client multibeam and seabed piston coring program in Suriname for GeoPartners, acting on behalf of Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname. The project involved seep data acquisition, processing, interpretation, and data management over a survey area of...

Guyana's Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, said the government may enter a long-term oil supply deal if there is oversupply in the market.  The South American government recently reiterated its no interest in an offer from India to buy its crude...

The Prosperity FPSO has completed one year of oil production operations at Guyana's Stabroek Block. To mark the milestone, OilNOW highlights the contribution of Guyanese, Yashawantie Jennifer Pancham, who had the opportunity to test the first oil from the...

ExxonMobil has pulled out of Suriname’s Block 52, where three hydrocarbon discoveries have already been made. State oil company Staatsolie said the oil major’s local affiliate, ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Suriname B.V., formally indicated its withdrawal on November 14.  “The withdrawal...

By Greg Quinn - OilNOW I’ve served as a British diplomat in both Guyana and Kazakhstan. There are some interesting lessons to be learnt from comparing and contrasting both countries. There does not seem to be a natural connection but they...

With Florida Senator Marco Rubio named as Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State, the Guyana government expects strong support from the upcoming United States administration in its border row with Venezuela.  “We’re very pleased also that Senator Rubio will...

Saipem and TechnipFMC said they were hired to undertake subsea work in support of the first oil development offshore Suriname. The Gran Morgu project is being pursued by TotalEnergies, in partnership with APA Corporation. The project will combine TechnipFMC’s subsea...