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Keppel bags US$2.9 billion contract for ninth FPSO in Brazil’s Búzios field

Keppel Offshore and Marine – a subsidiary of Keppel Shipyard – has secured a US$2.9 billion contract for the engineering, procurement, and construction of a new platform vessel for Brazil’s Petrobras. It would be the ninth vessel for Petrobras’ Búzios offshore oil field. Scheduled for...

Maersk Discoverer confirmed for new Guyana well in fourth quarter

The Maersk Discoverer semisubmersible drilling rig is confirmed for exploration operations offshore Guyana in the fourth quarter of this year. According to Maersk’s latest Fleet Status Report, the rig is scheduled to be in Guyana, on contract with CGX Resources...

ExxonMobil to pursue deepwater exploration off India coasts with state oil company

The state oil company of India, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with ExxonMobil for deepwater exploration of the East and West coasts of the country. The HoA was signed by Shri...

Guyana barrels delivering over 11 million gallons of fuel per day

A massive oil production ramp up off the coast of Guyana this year is seeing daily output at the Liza Destiny and Unity FPSOs reach record levels, delivering significant energy, and in turn revenue, for the country and the...

Guyana Minister dispels claims government promised to renegotiate Exxon deal

A Minister of Government in Guyana, Charles Ramson Jr., wrote a letter dispelling claims in one section of the local press that the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) administration promised to renegotiate the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). The...

Pricey FPSOs startle Petrobras as it pursues production ramp-up

IHS Markit said Brazil’s Petrobras has been making orders for floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels at price tags spiked by supply chain disruptions. As Brazil targets an aggressive production ramp-up, it will continue to be faced with higher...

First phase of GAICO’s dry dock laydown & storage yard on track for October completion

Work on GAICO Construction and General Services Inc.’s dry dock laydown and storage yard at Nismes Foreshore, West Bank Demerara is moving apace with the company on track for phase one to be completed in October. Its Chief Executive Officer...

World’s biggest emerging ‘super-basin’ holds barrels with some of the lowest carbon intensity

Today’s oil and gas industry is strikingly concentrated. Almost three-quarters of resources are in just 10 basins that hold more than 100 billion boe. Fewer than 50 traditional super basins supply more than 90% of the world’s oil and...

Exxon committed to playing key role in delivering lower cost power to Guyana – Routledge

President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge, said the company is committed to doing everything it can to ensure the Gas-to-Energy project, set to deliver lower cost and lower emission power to the new oil producing country, is successful. “It’s a...

Noble strikes deal to sell rigs, in pursuit of Maersk merger

Noble Corporation has entered into an asset purchase agreement to sell five jackup rigs in pursuit of a merger with Maersk Drilling. It had said that upon notifying United Kingdom regulators about the proposed merger, the Competition and Markets Authority...

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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...