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Eco Atlantic closes financial year with strong balance sheet amid Guyana prospects

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd (AIM: ECO, TSX-V: EOG) announced Tuesday that it has ended the financial year with cash and cash equivalents of CAD 25.0 million. As of 31 March 2019, Eco had total assets of CAD...

Liza Destiny crew training for emergency response

The crew that is onboard the Liza Destiny—the  Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel that is currently en route to Guyana—has been engaging in emergency response activities and other safety training while the vessel travels to the South...

Inpex enters Anadarko’s Gulf of Mexico blocks

(Offshore Energy) Japan’s Inpex has reached an agreement with Anadarko Petroleum to acquire a 40 percent participating interest in Keathley Canyon blocks 921 and 965 as well as Walker Ridge blocks 881 and 925 in the U.S. Gulf of...

Opposition Leader wants more oil benefits for Guyana; says this must be balanced against investor returns

Guyana's Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes the South American country needs to alter the terms of future Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) to maximize benefits for all Guyanese, but says this must be balanced against investor returns. “They will be...

UK Analyst and Guyanese Economist say high royalty rate could make Guyana less competitive

UK-based data analytics and consulting company GlobalData and a Guyanese Economist both say the scope for an upward adjustment in the royalty rate under Guyana’s current model Production Sharing Agreement is limited and warns that increasing this beyond a...

Ratio Petroleum inks deal with Philippine National Oil Company

The Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) on July 12 inked a deal with Israeli firm ration Petroleum to “establish cooperation” for the exploration and development of oil and gas resources in the country, the Energy Department said. According to a...

Guyana, TT American Chambers stage 1st HSSE conference in Georgetown

As Guyana prepares for first oil, the need for Health, Safety, Security and the Environment (HSSE) standards was further highlighted on Wednesday when the American Chamber of Commerce Guyana (AMCHAM), in collaboration with its sister organisation in Trinidad and...

One oil major walked away, 20 companies said no to Guyana exploration

The financial risk was high and the prospects of finding oil off the Guyana coast was low in the lead-up to the 2015 drill campaign that saw the largest discovery for that year being made at the Liza field....

Orinduik explorers targeting 220 million barrels of oil at Jethro-Lobe

Explorers in the 1800km2 Orinduik Block, situated in shallow water (70 – 1,400m), 170 km offshore Guyana, are targeting around 220 million barrels of oil at the first wildcat well currently being drilled – Jethro-Lobe. Orinduik is located adjacent to...

SBM signs letter of intent to lease and operate FPSO Mero 2 in Brazil

SBM Offshore has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) together with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for a 22.5 years lease and operate of FPSO Mero 2, to be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, 180...

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Q1 withdrawal from Guyana’s oil fund up 60% from last year’s

The Guyana government ramped up withdrawals from the country’s oil fund in the first quarter of 2025, taking out...