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Oil bounty, energy security and Guyana future prospects

Guyana’s energy sector for 2022 will be characterized by two significant developments. Within weeks the second phase of oil production will start at the Liza Phase 2 Development with a production ramp up of approximately 220,000 barrels of oil...

Plans for new urban centre outside Georgetown progressing; utility companies being engaged

Development works on Silica City – a vibrant, sustainable, resilient and modern city conceptualized in 2013 – is advancing with consultations ongoing with utility companies to coordinate the development of their infrastructure. Sharing this news is Guyana’s Minister of...

Capitalising on networking opportunities

By A. Bacchus In early 2018, I was fortunate enough to attend the first oil and gas conference and exhibition that was held in Guyana. At that point in time, ExxonMobil had made about six viable discoveries, and it was...

Gov’t awaiting CGX Kawa-1 appraisal results, lauds recent announcement – Bharrat

Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat recently told OilNOW that his ministry welcomes the positive announcement at the Kawa-1 well which was made by CGX Energy Inc. and Frontera Energy Corporation in the Corentyne Block. He was keen...

19 wells ‘ready to go’ as Liza Unity FPSO undergoes final hook-up, commissioning

The Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel is undergoing final hook-up and commissioning at the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block offshore Guyana in preparation for the start of oil production at the Liza Phase 2 Development. “Unity is on...

The world needs Guyana’s low carbon intensity oil developments, Hess tells investors

The world’s newest oil producing nation is positioned to play a major role in delivering low carbon intensity barrels to a global economy still dependent on fossil fuel to meet its energy needs. Guyana, a nation bordering Venezuela and Brazil...

CGX delivers historic discovery after more than 2 decades on the hunt

After more than 20 years of seismic data acquisition and drilling, CGX Energy Inc. has finally landed its first oil discovery in Guyana at the Kawa-1 well on the Corentyne Block which appears to rival some of the notable...

Exxon delivered big results in Guyana last year as discoveries plummeted globally

Oil and Gas explorers around the world had high hopes pinned on 2021 as pandemic restrictions eased and wildcat wells deferred from the year before were given the green light. But according to Rystad Energy, despite an impetus from...

Payara project 66% complete; start-up on track for 2024

The Payara development, the third project in the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block, is 66 percent complete. This is according to Hess Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Greg Hill. During the company’s Q4 2021 earnings call, Hill said Subsea Umbilicals, Risers and...

Energy Chamber welcomes ‘one of Guyana’s most compelling national budgets’

The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) said on Friday it welcomed the country’s 2022 National Budget presented this week, reflecting the government’s commitment to ‘creating a progressive and equitable society’ for all Guyanese. “GOGEC wishes to thank the...

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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...