In the third quarter of 2024, Touchstone Exploration achieved an average quarterly production of 5,211 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), 75% of which was natural gas, marking a 54% increase from 3,391 boe/d in the same period...

Halliburton said it will open new facilities in Namibia, the growing oil frontier in southern Africa. The company said its in-country operations will be supported by facilities at Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, and Lüderitz—a combined footprint of 20,000 m². The...

Three skilled Guyanese companies have cinched contracts to conduct specialized fabrication services with a view to deliver more than 300 tonnes of steel for the Jaguar floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The massive ship is being constructed...

Touchstone Exploration announced well test results on November 11 from its Cascadura-2ST1 and Cascadura-3ST1 wells, as it undertakes a production boost in Trinidad and Tobago. The production came through the Cascadura C onshore well pad in the Ortoire Block. Touchstone said that during...

El Dorado Offshore, in collaboration with Noble Corporation and MATPAL Marine Institute, announced on November 4, the opening of applications for the Noble Marine Cadet Program, an initiative aimed at empowering young Guyanese for careers in the country’s energy...

Energy data analytics provider Wood Mackenzie said Guyana and Suriname can supply up to 12 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by the next decade.  This output would account for approximately 11% of the anticipated...

Touchstone Exploration Inc. has achieved initial production from its Cascadura C onshore well pad during the testing phase. In a November 4 release, Touchstone said it safely commissioned the flowline connecting the Cascadura C surface location to the Cascadura natural...

Guyanese regulators have approved MODEC’s Local Content Master Plan 2024-2028.  The plan outlines MODEC's push to integrate Guyanese companies and nationals into its operations for a five-year period. Procurement opportunities for Guyanese companies are already being unveiled, with about 32 announced...

Baker Hughes has been awarded significant contracts by Petrobras to supply 77 kilometers of flexible pipe systems for Brazil’s pre-salt fields. The agreements, signed on October 15, 2024, followed an open tender and cover risers, flowlines, and services across...

ExxonMobil’s Chief Financial Officer, Kathy Mikells reported a 60% year-on-year increase in crude oil production offshore Guyana, during the third-quarter earnings call.  This growth contributed to an overall production rate across the company, of 4.6 million oil-equivalent barrels per day—its...