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Time to act is now for Latin America oil producers, newcomer Guyana in position to soar

Countries around the world including those in the Latin America and Caribbean region are taking measures to ramp up oil and gas production knowing that the window is closing for development of these resources at prices that would make...

Total puts brakes on drilling operations at South Africa block

(Reuters) - French oil major Total has decided to postpone its application for additional drilling in a South African offshore gas block, a letter seen by Reuters from the consultancy conducting the environmental and social assessment showed. The delay is...

Guyana lifts its 6th million-barrel oil cargo, next shipment could be affected by drop in production

The Guyana government exported another million-barrel oil cargo this week from the Liza Destiny FPSO even as production was reduced from 120,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) to around 30,000 bpd due to additional issues encountered with the...

Upstart oil producer Guyana turning heads, poised to eat up market share

Producing oil in Guyana cost less than almost anywhere else in the world and this makes the South American country an extremely attractive investment destination for deepwater explorers. Many factors play a role in the production cost for a...

The top three challenges of being the most appealing fossil fuel opportunity in the world

By Arthur Deakin - OilNOW It is no longer a secret that Guyana is one of the most attractive investment opportunities in the world. The country has discovered 9 billion barrels of recoverable oil, and that is likely only half...

Petrobras takes over BP’s stakes in basin where geologist say Guyana oil-rich play extends

The highly prospective Foz do Amazonas region in Brazil, which is part of South America’s Equatorial Margin, is considered to hold similar geology and prospects to Guyana and West Africa. But due to ongoing environmental challenges with permits in...

Tullow kicks off multi-well drill campaign in Ghana

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announced on Tuesday the start of a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign offshore Ghana with the commencement of drilling of the first well at the Jubilee Field on April 5. As previously announced, the Maersk Venturer, which...

OilNOW TV webinar series continue tonight with focus on local content

A revised draft Local Content Policy has been the focus of intense consultations in Guyana since February, and it is expected that an updated version of this document will form the basis for a local content framework that would...

Most of Exxon’s support operations that came from Trinidad now migrated to Guyana – Routledge

ExxonMobil Guyana says it remains committed to a local content framework that supports the implementation of effective measures that would help to build a globally competitive workforce and supply base in the new oil producing South American country. The...

Guyana among just a handful of countries from where bulk of remaining deepwater oil resources will come – Wood Mackenzie

While there’s no arguing that the energy transition is upon us, one thing is for sure: oil and gas will play a significant role in meeting energy demand for decades to come. This is according to U.K. based consultancy...

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Kumu’s new small-scale hydropower plant now operational

Guyana commissioned a new 1.5 megawatt (MW) hydropower station in the southeastern community of Kumu on Friday, part of...