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Tullow expected to relinquish 20% of Orinduik acreage, enter new license phase

The Orinduik Block partners are expected to relinquish 20% of the acreage as the first renewal period of the license draws to a close, taking approximately 360 square kilometers (km2) off the 1,800 km2 block. Eco (Atlantic), a partner in...

‘Never had an incident; we plan to keep it that way’ – ExxonMobil Guyana in emergency response training

ExxonMobil Guyana wrapped up a two-day emergency response training exercise at the Marriott Hotel on Wednesday, to fortify the company’s strategies for incidents that could pose a threat to safety and the environment. The exercise is being conducted in cooperation...

Transforming Guyana episode III: education and the oil windfall

By Terrence Blackman, PhD and Utamu Bell – OilNOW Episode III of Transforming Guyana, The Guyana Business Journal and Caribbean Policy Consortium Webinar Series, examined how Guyana can leverage oil and gas revenues to produce a world-class twenty-first-century education system...

Guyanese “trailblazers” lauded by President onboard country’s largest capacity FPSO

Guyana’s President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali visited the Liza Unity floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel on Tuesday where he toured the facility and met with the crew. He told Guyanese workers onboard the country’s largest capacity FPSO to...

Guyana needs 10 FPSOs; renegotiation would kill the momentum – Dr. Jagdeo

Guyana’s Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said on Friday that Guyana needs 10 oil-producing vessels to keep the economic momentum for government’s development agenda. He made the comment in defense of the incentives given to the Stabroek Block partners –...

Three of Brazil’s oil refineries, associated assets up for sale

Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras has kickstarted the non-binding phase in its bid to sell three of its refineries and associated logistical assets. Petrobras announced on Monday that it began notifying potential buyers that they have been approved to participate and submit...

APA makes first discovery at Suriname’s Block 53, comes up dry at 58

APA Corporation on Tuesday announced an oil discovery offshore Suriname at Baja-1 in Block 53 and provided an update on recent drilling operations at Dikkop-1 in Block 58. Block 53 Baja-1 was drilled to a depth of 5,290 meters (17,356 feet)...

Saipem adds ‘FlatFish’ underwater drone to boost monitoring, automatic inspections

Saipem and Oil Spill Response Ltd. announced Monday that they have extended an existing partnership to include utilisation of Saipem’s FlatFish underwater drone robotic technology. The drone will be used for environmental monitoring and inspection of asset integrity. The existing contract between Saipem...

Time running out for T&T to offer more investor-friendly contract terms – Energy Chamber

The Trinidadian government had expressed openness to revising Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) to stimulate new investment in the twin-island Republic. The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago had called for this to be done. Upping its plea to the administration,...

High-impact well activity to bounce back after one-year slump – Rystad Energy

Norway-based Rystad Energy expects a rebound of high-impact drilling after what was described as a “disappointing” 2021 with success rates plunging to record lows. Rystad Energy classifies high-impact wells through a combination of factors, including the size of the prospect,...

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Major oil companies focus on ultra-deepwater in Guyana’s offshore expansion, but why?

Ultra-deepwater oil operations involve drilling in water depths greater than 5,000 feet (1,524 meters), where production takes place far...