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Need for technical skills such as advanced welding capabilities will increase in Guyana

While the emphasis on degrees in engineering and geosciences is necessary as Guyana seeks to build capacity for the oil and gas sector, there will be a growing need for technical and other skills which one official with experience...

New report points to over 2.4-billion-barrel oil potential in Jamaica

The unprecedented oil exploration success in Guyana is raising hopes for countries throughout the region and this is seeing a renewed emphasis being placed on the search for black gold. An independent evaluation of Prospective Resources offshore Jamaica prepared by Gaffney...

Staatsolie celebrates 40 years as Suriname braces for deepwater bonanza

Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V., Suriname’s state oil company, is celebrating its 40th Anniversary in a year that has seen almost 70 years of oil exploration culminating with four major deepwater oil discoveries and the opening of the offshore potential...

Warnings of looming supply gap intensify – Guyana production set to take-off

Warnings about a looming oil and gas supply gap continue to increase with a new report pointing out that the oil and gas industry will have to overcome its pandemic-induced retrenchment and boost investment by at least 25% annually...

EU joins calls for diversified economy as Guyana’s O&G sector balloons

European Union Ambassador to Guyana Mr. Fernando Ponz Canto has joined the call for the South American country to diversify the economy and ensure that it does not become reliant on just the oil and gas sector. He made these...

Several Shell executives quit over disagreements with push towards energy transition

Disagreements over how far and fast Royal Dutch Shell should shift towards renewables have seen several clean energy executives part ways with the company, the Financial Times said in an article on Tuesday. Shell has said it is investing more in...

Development of Guyana’s mega oil fields crucial as major shortfall in world supply expected

Global oil reserves are not being replenished with enough conventional resources for future demand of oil and gas and this is set to create a major shortfall through 2050 despite lower future demand due to the coronavirus pandemic and...

O&G companies playing major role in Guyana oil spill preparedness efforts – CDC

With Guyana lacking the capacity to adequately respond to large oil spills--that is, Tier Two and Tier Three spills--local companies have been playing an important role in oil spill response preparedness efforts. The National Oil Spill Contingency Plan indicates that...

Guyana and Suriname sign historic ‘Open Skies Agreement’ as economic surge set to boost travel

New oil producer Guyana has signed a historic deal with neighbouring Suriname that will allow for easier travel between the two countries. The agreement was signed on Monday in the Savannah Suite of the Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana’s Capital...

Impact of U.S. blacklisting on CNOOC’s operations currently limited – S&P Global Platts

The blacklisting of state-run upstream company China National Offshore Oil Corporation by the US government on December 3 has raised the stakes for China's oil and gas companies amid worsening trade and diplomatic relations between the two countries, S&P...

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SBM Offshore Guyana throws support behind Mental Health Awareness Campaign

SBM Offshore Guyana has thrown its support behind a new national mental health campaign launched by the Office of...