When Guyana discovered oil in 2015, it had no capacity whatsoever to fulfill the ever-increasing needs of the budding sector, but the country has come a far way. It is now 2022 – seven years on, and the country has...

Norway’s BW Energy has reached an agreement with Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras to acquire two of its major deepwater clusters – Golfinho and Camarupim – in a deal costing up to US$75 million. The sale is part of Petrobras' strategy to divest assets and focus...

Jadestone Energy – an oil and gas company with operations focused in the Asia-Pacific region – was able to quickly identify and stop a small oil spill in the Montara field offshore Australia. Giving an update on the matter, the...

Uruguay announced on Thursday that it awarded three of six oil blocks on its continental shelf, through its state energy company, National Administration of Fuels, Alcohols and Portland (ANCAP). ANCAP said the winning bids for the blocks are Block OFF-2: Shell, which...

The massive deep-water port being constructed by CGX Energy in Guyana means major development for the county of Berbice. But recently, the pace at which the project is being developed has become a concern for the government. Minister of Natural...

It is no secret that Guyanese companies are largely unaccustomed to making the scale of investments needed to provide services to the still burgeoning oil and gas sector. After all, the development cost for just one of ExxonMobil’s offshore...

QatarEnergy is pressing full steam ahead with the development of its mega North Field East (NFE) project. Recently, it finalised an agreement with ExxonMobil that will see the oil major getting a 25% stake in a joint venture, in which...

The oil industry has been hard hit by two unprecedented risk factors—the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. To survive these turbulent times and any other similar risks well into 2040, Hess Corporation believes the key is continued...

By Dr. Graham King - OilNOW Commodity-rich developing countries can suffer terribly from Dutch Disease. Commodity wealth bolsters imports, making them relatively cheaper and more readily accessible to the population. Local products can struggle to compete as labour rates climb...

QatarEnergy has added Italian multinational Eni S.p.A to the list of international partners for its mega North Field East (NFE) expansion project. On Sunday, QatarEnergy’s President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, who also doubles as the Minister of...