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Guyana oil production could’ve started in 2024 – Liam Mallon

Average industry performance would’ve seen Guyana becoming an oil producing nation until almost the middle of the decade if efforts to safely fast-track the Liza Phase 1 Development were not made by stakeholders. Speaking to a room filled with guests...

“Don’t spend money you don’t have’ warns oil expert

Guyana, now poised to be the biggest per capita oil producer in the world in coming years, has a unique opportunity having now entered the oil and gas industry, to learn from the multitude of mistakes made by other...

Giant Liza Phase 2 project among top 15 approved worldwide for 2019 – Rystad Energy

Energy sector analyst Rystad Energy has ranked the Liza Phase 2 development at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block offshore Guyana as being among the top 15 approved offshore projects in the world for 2019 in terms of capital...

More time granted to Tullow for drill or drop decision on Jamaica exploration

United Oil & Gas PLC said Tuesday that the Production Sharing Agreement on the Walton Morant Basin offshore Jamaica, operated by Tullow Jamaica Ltd and in which United has a 20% interest, has been amended to extend the Initial Exploration Period during which...

Jamaica trade mission heading to CARICOM’s newest oil producer this month

A delegation of around 16 Jamaican companies will visit the South American country of Guyana this month in pursuit of mutually beneficial business opportunities between the CARICOM neighbours. The visit by the Jamaican delegation to the region’s newest oil producing...

Apache defies skeptics with major South American oil discovery

(Bloomberg) Apache Corp. proved skeptics wrong with a major discovery off the northeast coast of South America, a hotly anticipated oil target that investors had feared would be another flop for the U.S. producer. The update on the Maka Central-1 well...

CNOOC targeting 227 exploration wells in 2020

CNOOC Limited plans to ramp up its exploration programme in 2020 as multiple projects come on stream, including the Liza Phase 1 Development in Guyana’s Stabroek Block where the company has a 25% stake. The Company’s targeted net production for...

Hull for 220,000 bpd Liza Unity FPSO arrives in Singapore

After a journey of 2,300 nautical miles, the Fast4Ward® hull for the Liza Unity FPSO - ExxonMobil's second development offshore Guyana - has safely arrived at Keppel shipyard in Singapore, from China. This is SBM Offshore’s first generic hull, the...

ExxonMobil has opened up a new oil province in South America with untold potential

Decades of failed attempts to find oil in the Guyana-Suriname basin saw companies bailing out and disappointment mounting, with many persons, ranging from laymen to experts, concluding that striking black gold in this frontier was unlikely and way too...

Guyana oil strikes help push global discoveries to 4-year high – Rystad Energy

The world’s oil and gas explorers powered ahead and discovered 12.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in 2019, the highest volume since 2015, according to estimates from Rystad Energy. Last year recorded 26 discoveries of more than 100...

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Survey says Exxon is ‘Most Admired Explorer’ propelled by mega wins in Guyana

ExxonMobil has been named the most-admired upstream explorer in the world, according to Wood Mackenzie’s 2025 Exploration Survey, a...