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Women must be at the frontline of Guyana’s explosive development – Lady Cherie Blair

Lady Cherie Blair, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, emphasized the vital role of women in Guyana's rapid development. Speaking on the Energy Perspectives podcast, Blair highlighted the impact of women's empowerment on economic progress. Blair's advocacy stems...

Eco (Atlantic) plans Guyana drill campaign for 2025

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas plans to drill one exploration well at the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana in the first half of 2025.  The company said in a July presentation that it is focused on multi-million barrel stacked pay targets...

Future oil growth likely centered in Guyana-Suriname, GlobalData finds

The oil and gas industry has long underpinned the global economy, with demand growing steadily except during the COVID-19 pandemic. New discoveries and massive oilfield reserves sustain global production, essential for meeting this demand. In May 2024, GlobalData conducted...

CIMC Raffles secures EPC contracts for Petrobras’ new FPSO hulls

CIMC Raffles, a subsidiary of CIMC Group, has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to supply the hulls for two new production vessels - P-84 and P-85 - by Seatrium.  These floating, production, storage and offloading vessels...

Exxon conducting drilling operations at Haimara-3

ExxonMobil is continuing exploration drilling at the Haimara-3 well site in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The drilling, conducted by the Noble Sam Croft, will conclude on July 31, 2024, according to a notice by the Maritime Administration Department.  The...

MODEC seeking contractors for monitoring system on 250,000 bpd Errea Wittu FPSO

MODEC Guyana is requesting contractor services for the annual maintenance and certification of the Environmental and Motion Monitoring System (EMMS) on the FPSO Errea Wittu.  This vessel is expected to initially produce 250,000 barrels of oil per day (b/d), inject...

Exxon named ‘most active high-impact explorer’ with Guyana delivering double jackpots in 2023

The ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block was the site of two out of 12 high-impact discoveries of oil and/or gas made around the world in 2023, according to UK-based energy consultancy Westwood Global Energy Group. Westwood said during its State of Exploration...

Kaieteur Block failed to meet ‘investment hurdle’ – Exxon Official

ExxonMobil's Vice President in Guyana, Philip Rietema, said that the company's decision to withdraw from the Kaieteur Block last year was driven by the project's failure to meet ‘investment hurdles’ given the complex realities of oil and gas exploration.  “We...

Guyana oil generating over US$1.5 billion a month – Exxon official 

Oil production offshore Guyana is generating over US$1.5 billion a month, ExxonMobil Guyana Vice President, Philip Rietema said.  “Today, we’re producing over 600,000 barrels a day and oil produced is revenue produced, is revenue to be shared among the people...

Caribbean Court third in a row to quash activist lawsuit against Stabroek Block permit 

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed an appeal filed by Guyanese citizen Ramon Gaskin challenging a local judgment that determined the Stabroek Block partners did not require separate licenses to operate offshore.  Gaskin’s initial application sought to quash the...

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Guyana “may have” already surpassed first billion barrels of oil produced – Routledge

Guyana may have already produced more than one billion barrels of oil since offshore production began in December 2019,...