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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...

Oil to drive historic 47.5% GDP growth for Guyana; world’s highest forecast for 2022 – finance minister

Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance in Guyana, Dr. Ashni Singh disclosed on Wednesday during the reading of the GY$552.9 billion (US$2.76 billion) 2022 national budget that Guyana’s real GDP is projected to grow by 47.5 percent; a rate...

Peru calls bid round as crude output dwindles

(S&P Global Platts) Peru's government plans to call for bids in June for up to seven crude oil producing blocks on its northern coast as production dwindles. The blocks in the Talara Basin, both onshore and offshore, lie in mature...

As much as US$600 million could be delivered per year from local content targets, says Guyana VP

Guyana’s Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo says the administration is leading from the front to ensure the country of just over 750,000 people benefit from the more than 10 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources which have been found...

150 companies, four heads of state confirmed for February energy conference

Response to the International Energy Conference set to take place in Georgetown next month has been overwhelming so far with around 150 companies and four heads of state confirmed for the flagship event. “We have about 150 companies registered, some...

Safety culture

By A. Bacchus Safety is a universal guiding principle in the oil and gas sector, so much so that it has become embedded in the values of all companies operating in the sector. When major industry players like ExxonMobil, Hess...

Contract for Yellowtail FDP review attracts companies from across the world

Guyana’s National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) on Thursday received technical and financial proposals from around 12 companies from across the world, including one local firm, for the review and evaluation of the Field Development Plan (FDP) for...

Tristar appoints Joel Bhagwandin as Managing Director, says local content is key focus

Tristar has appointed Joel Bhagwandin as its Managing Director. The company said Mr. Bhagwandin, who has held positions in banking and finance during his career in Guyana, is from the West Bank of Demerara which is the "fence line...

Will these pillars support Guyana’s oil industry?

By Dr. Lorraine Sobers - OilNOW Guyana is the steward of astounding natural resources, luscious rainforest, gold, diamond, bauxite and hydrocarbon deposits. The industries built on these natural resources all have environmental and stewardship challenges. The excitement of Guyana’s oil...

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Vessel to push Guyana oil production past 1 million bpd weeks away from arriving

The Errea Wittu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is currently in West African water on its voyage...