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Canada offering ‘world-class expertise’ to Guyana in major development drive

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As Guyana’s prospects continue to improve with the discovery of over 8 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources and start of oil production last December, investors and foreign interests are increasing–the latest being the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC). The CCC,...
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Suriname delegation for Guyana visit today to further talks on cooperation on O&G, other opportunities

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Two months after the President of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and Surinamese President, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, met and agreed to cooperate in areas including oil and gas, a Ministerial delegation from Suriname including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International...
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Guyana, Suriname entering high-stakes competition for development of deepwater resources

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Five years after Guyana’s first oil discovery and just weeks after production started last December, Suriname experienced a game-changer with its first offshore discovery at Maka Central-1. This was closely followed by two other discoveries – Sapakara West-1 and...
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92% of all U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production shut-in as Hurricane Delta swirls towards coast

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(S&P Global) Nearly 92% of all US Gulf of Mexico oil production remained shut in as Hurricane Delta moved toward the Louisiana Coast, according to the most recent federal statistics released Oct. 9. But producers were already eyeing the return...
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Guyana poised to drastically transform despite debates about the “best deal” – IDB Report

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Using a model of five developments being underway by 2025 offshore Guyana targeting an estimated 750,000 barrels of oil per day, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says considering the sequencing of the projects, Guyana would ultimately accumulate around US$49...
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Former Guyana Presidential Advisor on oil told to retract ‘false and defamatory’ claims or face lawsuit

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Lawyers representing Guyana’s former Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, have issued a letter to former Presidential Advisor on Petroleum, Dr. Jan Mangal, requesting that he immediately retracts ‘false and defamatory’ statements on the award of...
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For the first time in 100 years no rigs are searching for oil in Venezuela

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Wells that once tapped the world’s largest crude reserves are abandoned or left to flare toxic gases that cast an orange glow over depressed oil towns in Venezuela, the New York Times said in a recent report. Refineries that once...
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Brazil’s Supreme Court maintains Petrobras E&P divestment rules

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(S&P Global) Brazil's Supreme Court maintained 2018 regulations that allowed state-led oil company Petrobras to sell exploration and production assets, in a majority decision handed down Oct. 2. This decision gave the company its second consecutive court victory in support...
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Broadside, Chinook are wells to watch – T&T Energy Chamber

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The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago says two ongoing projects in the Caribbean oil producing nation are wells to watch in 2020 – BHP’s Broadside and Touchstone Exploration’s Chinook – both offshore Trinidad. In a recent article, the Chamber...
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Guyana’s 8 billion plus barrels of oil only tip of the iceberg – Ramnarine

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The more than 8 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources discovered offshore Guyana since 2015 by US oil major ExxonMobil is merely the tip of the iceberg, with much more to come. Multiple drill targets remain on the 6.6...
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The rise of Expro’s first Guyanese Field Service Supervisor, Norman Chapman 

When Norman Chapman joined Expro Guyana in 2018, then known as Frank’s International, he was one of just five...

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