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Schlumberger, Aker, Subsea 7 in JV to push efficiency, drive innovation in subsea production

Schlumberger, Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 announced on Tuesday the launch of a new start-up venture meant to drive innovation and efficiency in subsea production by helping customers unlock reserves and reduce cycle time. Schlumberger, in the announcement, outlined that...

‘Heavy oil’ at Orinduik Block could be developed with floating production facility – Eco

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas says it remains optimistic about the development potential of the Jethro-1 heavy oil discovery made in 2019 at the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana. The company plans to provide further information on plans and timing...

US, Norway, Guyana, and Angola were biggest suppliers of additional crude to UK in June

The UK imported no crude oil or refined products from Russia in June for the first time on record, according to UK trade data. S&P Global Platts said in an August 24 article that this follows phased sanctions on...

Heavy windfall taxes could make oil business financially unsustainable – Rystad Energy

Windfall taxes have been introduced in some nations as a knee-jerk reaction to the global energy crisis to help ease the pockets of consumers paying the highest prices in decades for electricity, gasoline, and travel. Country’s such as Canada and the...

Tullow expected to relinquish 20% of Orinduik acreage, enter new license phase

The Orinduik Block partners are expected to relinquish 20% of the acreage as the first renewal period of the license draws to a close, taking approximately 360 square kilometers (km2) off the 1,800 km2 block. Eco (Atlantic), a partner in...

‘Never had an incident; we plan to keep it that way’ – ExxonMobil Guyana in emergency response training

ExxonMobil Guyana wrapped up a two-day emergency response training exercise at the Marriott Hotel on Wednesday, to fortify the company’s strategies for incidents that could pose a threat to safety and the environment. The exercise is being conducted in cooperation...

Transforming Guyana episode III: education and the oil windfall

By Terrence Blackman, PhD and Utamu Bell – OilNOW Episode III of Transforming Guyana, The Guyana Business Journal and Caribbean Policy Consortium Webinar Series, examined how Guyana can leverage oil and gas revenues to produce a world-class twenty-first-century education system...

Guyanese “trailblazers” lauded by President onboard country’s largest capacity FPSO

Guyana’s President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali visited the Liza Unity floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel on Tuesday where he toured the facility and met with the crew. He told Guyanese workers onboard the country’s largest capacity FPSO to...

Guyana needs 10 FPSOs; renegotiation would kill the momentum – Dr. Jagdeo

Guyana’s Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said on Friday that Guyana needs 10 oil-producing vessels to keep the economic momentum for government’s development agenda. He made the comment in defense of the incentives given to the Stabroek Block partners –...

Three of Brazil’s oil refineries, associated assets up for sale

Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras has kickstarted the non-binding phase in its bid to sell three of its refineries and associated logistical assets. Petrobras announced on Monday that it began notifying potential buyers that they have been approved to participate and submit...

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Can Guyana’s schools build digital classrooms without reliable electricity?

Classrooms today look very different from the ones many Guyanese students knew a generation ago.  Instead of relying only on...