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Exxon continues appraisal of Haimara gas discovery

ExxonMobil continues drilling at the Haimara-3 well, appraising its Haimara-1 gas discovery of 2019. Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said the Stena Carron rig will be engaged in drilling at the Stabroek Block, with the operation set to conclude by...

Steam turbines, oil tanks in Guyana for Gas-to-Energy project

US-based group Lindsayca-CH4 said two state-of-the-art steam turbines and two oil tanks arrived in Guyana on December 21, 2024.  The infrastructure, the group said, are critical components for the Gas-to-Energy project. “These assets have been safely transported and will be...

Equinor and Shell join forces to form UK’s largest independent oil and gas producer

Equinor UK Ltd and Shell UK Ltd will merge their UK offshore oil and gas assets to create the UK North Sea's largest independent producer. The joint venture, equally owned by both companies, will focus on sustaining domestic production...

US$500M+ United States loan for Guyana gas project clears key hurdle

Guyana's Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, announced during a November 28 press conference that the United States Export-Import Bank (EXIM Bank) has given preliminary approval for a loan exceeding US$500 million to support Guyana's Gas-to-Energy project. Initially, the government applied...

Petrobras to bring 10 new offshore production systems online by 2029

Petrobras plans to deploy 10 new offshore production systems by 2029, focusing on efficiency and lower emissions. The company in a recent report said nine systems are already contracted, with five additional projects in progress and six under study. Petrobras...

Guyana gov’t to plug US$121 million more into Gas-to-Energy project

The Guyana government approached the Parliament on November 25 for more money to continue the development of the Gas-to-Energy project, a landmark energy expansion endeavor.  Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance and the Public...

SBM Offshore completes US$1.5 billion financing for its latest Guyana-bound FPSO

Dutch shipbuilder SBM Offshore said it completed the US$1.5 billion project financing of the Jaguar floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. ExxonMobil hired SBM Offshore to deliver the Jaguar for its Whiptail project for the Stabroek Block, offshore...

bp secures NCMA 2 Block offshore Trinidad

bp has been awarded the NCMA 2 block off Trinidad’s north coast during the Shallow Water 2023/24 bid round, which closed in May 2024. This will be a new exploration area for bp in Trinidad and Tobago, as its...

Suriname Awareness Symposium for Jan. 2025 as country gears for first offshore oil development

Suriname Awareness Symposium 2025 (SAS2025) aims to build Suriname's future through the development of the energy sector. This event will bring together key stakeholders to discuss and strategize on local economic development, stakeholder collaboration, and economic diversification.  On a rainy...

SBM Offshore, Technip Energies to deliver ‘all-electric drive’ FPSO for Suriname’s first deepwater development

SBM Offshore said it has been awarded, in partnership with Technip Energies, contracts for the Gran Morgu field development project in TotalEnergies’ Block 58. Under these contracts, the duo will construct and install an all-electric drive floating production, storage and...

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Europe took all of Guyana’s Golden Arrowhead oil cargoes lifted in September

Europe received all four cargoes of Golden Arrowhead crude oil lifted from ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail project in September, according to...