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NOC, Hydrocarbon Institute could make Guyana a more relevant player in oil supply chain – Surinamese Economist

Should Guyana pursue the establishment of a National Oil Company (NOC), it would certainly serve as a catalyst for making it a more relevant and stronger player in the global oil supply chain, says Steven Debipersad an economist and...

Be vigilant in reporting when local suppliers are overlooked for foreigners – PSC official

Months after the passing of Guyana’s landmark Local Content Act, Chairman of the Building and Infrastructure sub-Committee of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Edward Boyer is urging businesses to report promptly, cases in which capable Guyanese are overlooked for foreigners in...

Update: Hull for Guyana’s largest approved oil project delivered

SBM Offshore said in a first quarter trading update that the hull for the ‘ONE GUYANA’ floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel has already been delivered. ‘One Guyana’ will deliver biggest daily production for new oil nation It is a...

ConocoPhillips seeks greenlight for US$1.2 billion North Sea oil development

ConocoPhillips has asked Norwegian regulators to approve its proposed Eldfisk North Project at the Greater Ekofisk Area in the North Sea. Its affiliate and operator of the Area, ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for...

Forests: the key to Guyana’s low carbon development strategy

Net zero by 2050, an ideal popularised most recently by the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) landmark report of the same name, is a vision for the world to collectively trap more carbon dioxide than it emits. This would be...

Wei-1 chance of success doubled after updated results from Kawa-1 – CGX, Frontera

CGX Energy’s discovery at the Kawa-1 well has ignited hopes of success in the Wei-1 well. CGX and its partner on the Corentyne Block, Frontera, said the detailed seismic and lithological analysis captured from the Kawa-1 find thus far hiked...

Noble may divest five rigs to secure approvals for Maersk merger

With a mid-2022 deadline eyed for the finalisation of the merger between Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling, Noble may soon sell five of its rigs for the deal to go through. Providing an update on the merger, Maersk and Noble...

World’s largest deepwater producer to exchange energy plans with Guyana

The Presidents of Brazil and Guyana, Jair Bolsonaro and Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, met in Georgetown on Friday and agreed to cooperate on energy matters. They intend to intensify information exchange on their national energy plans, experiences in regulatory matters...

Brazil, Guyana Presidents say time for new phase of feasibility studies on regional energy corridor

The Presidents of two star oil producers in South America - Brazil and Guyana - met in Georgetown on Friday to discuss how they may strengthen relations. Energy, being a going concern for both countries, was high on the...

Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030

Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030 is an expanded strategy for Guyana’s sustainable development in the decade through 2030. It builds on the first LCDS which was launched by former President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo in 2009.  Significantly, the previous strategy placed...

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UG SPE student chapter shines at SLB’s inaugural PetroChallenge in Guyana

- Simulation exercise signals strong potential for the future energy workforce Three students from the University of Guyana (UG) student...