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Rystad: Six high-impact discoveries, six failures mark 2025 exploration so far

High-impact exploration drilling in 2025 has delivered six confirmed discoveries, according to new data from Rystad Energy published on LinkedIn. ExxonMobil’s Nefertari-1 opened Egypt’s frontier basin with a new find. BP’s El King-2 appraisal well confirmed recoverable gas volumes. Galp’s...

The OPPPRR Act 2025 – A significant addition to Guyana’s petroleum sector regulatory framework

On May 17, 2025, Guyana’s National Assembly passed the Oil Pollution Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Responsibility Act 2025 (the Act).  The Act is the latest addition to the complex legislative framework regulating Guyana’s oil and gas sector, plugging the regulatory...

Letter-to-the-Editor: Guyana’s oil deal is a model for Trinidad & Tobago

Dear Editor,  ExxonMobil’s success in Guyana continues to make waves, and now the company is preparing to resume exploration in Trinidad and Tobago’s ultra-deepwater fields after 22 years. The fact that Exxon is using Guyana’s rapid development as a reference...

Puffer Guyana launches Valve Service Facility at Houston Estate

Puffer Guyana has opened a new 22,000-square-foot facility at the Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) Houston Estate Annex, investing millions to bring advanced valve maintenance and repair services to the local oil and gas sector. Speaking to OilNOW on the...

Timothy Ramkissoon: From first hire to leadership at TechnipFMC

When Timothy Ramkissoon joined TechnipFMC in 2017, oil and gas activities in Guyana were now picking up. “My story is a bit interesting, because when I joined, I was one of the first Guyanese hires in oil and gas,” he...

Kavita Khan: Driving finance in Guyana’s oil sector

For Senior Accountant Kavita Khan, TechnipFMC first caught her attention through a presentation. “One of the managers… was going around to different companies that were offering services to TechnipFMC… I was very impressed… I would like to be a...

Guyana’s oil output holds steady at 664,000 barrels per day in July

Oil production offshore Guyana held steady in July, ahead of the Yellowtail project's start earlier this month.  ExxonMobil produced an average of 664,000 barrels per day (b/d) in July, nearly unchanged from June. Total monthly output reached 20.58 million barrels,...

Guyana’s oil boom, 2020–2025: From first barrels to a projected 900,000 b/d province

In the span of five years, Guyana has transformed from a newcomer in oil production into one of the world’s fastest-expanding petroleum hubs. What began in 2020 with a single floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has grown...

From Moruca to the oilfields: Keith Da Silva’s journey into Guyana’s energy future 

Keith Da Silva is proud of where he is from. “I am from Moruca, Region One,” he said from his station at the Halliburton Guyana base, where he is completing his second year of training as a Technical Professional.  His...

‘We have more opportunities now than we ever had’ – Guyanese Engineer on commissioning ONE GUYANA FPSO

Kenny Bissoon’s career has taken him from petrochemical plants in Trinidad to shipyards in Singapore and China, but bringing the ONE GUYANA floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel online in his home country stands out as a defining...

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CGX continues claim to expired Corentyne Block as Berbice port lands customer

CGX Energy is continuing to lay claim to Guyana’s Corentyne Block even though the Government of Guyana maintains that...