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Resource potential of Guyana-Suriname basin exceed 18 billion boe – ExxonMobil

The resource potential of the Guyana-Suriname basin where ExxonMobil has to date made a total of 19 discoveries (18 in Guyana and 1 in Suriname) is estimated to contain more than 18 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources, the...

Guyana, Suriname leading Caribbean drilling – what about T&T?

Originally published in the Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago (GSTT) HAMMER Magazine – February 2021 The CARICOM region is now one of the hot spots globally for oil and gas activity, with most of the drilling taking place in Guyana...

Another local company fabricating fixtures for massive incoming oil production vessel

Guyana Oil and Gas Support Services Inc. (GOGSSI) is the second local company to be recognized in as many days for providing fabrication services for the Prosperity Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel being built by SBM Offshore...

Major local content milestone for Guyana as FPSO fabrication work being done in country

Guyanese company, Industrial Fabrications Inc. (InFab), is one of two companies that were awarded contracts from SBM Offshore in Guyana to provide fabrication services for the Prosperity Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel that is being built for...

Suriname looking to follow Guyana in major oil production ramp up, no plans to delay

Suriname is forging ahead with its offshore oil and gas exploration activities and is targeting 2025 for first oil in a rapid production ramp up similar to its western neighbour Guyana where oil production began just under 5 years...

Concerned about ‘oil leaving underground’ Colombia looking to boost pace of investments

Colombia, which holds regular licensing rounds to invite investment in its upstream sector, has recently undertaken what National Hydrocarbons Agency President Jose Armando Zamora called a "full review of our contract offering for bidding rounds," building on its attractiveness...

South American basin with abundant oil resources giving rise to fierce competition

Some are calling it the last major hydrocarbon frontier while others see it as the Holy Grail of oil and gas. The Guyana Suriname Basin (GSB) has now become a major hotspot for petroleum exploration and production and is...

Letter-to-the-Editor: No matter the price of oil, Guyana will receive a lot of revenue

There is a Letter to the Editor published in Sunday’s Stabroek News under the headline, “Guyana is losing US$35B by failing to negotiate a fair royalty”. While I can sympathize with the sentiment behind the letter, I believe that...

Coming oil price bounce, supply shortfall opening space for Guyana barrels

More space is being created on the oil market for Guyana’s medium sweet Liza Crude as prices are expected to rise amid a coming shortfall in supply. According to the findings of a Reuters Poll published on Friday, oil prices will stage a...

New York Stock Exchange begins delisting CNOOC

The New York Stock Exchange on Friday decided to begin formal delisting of Chinese state oil giant CNOOC Ltd based on an executive order signed by former U.S. President Donald Trump in November last year, Reuters said in a...

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Letter to the Editor: From oil wealth to heart health

Dear Editor, For many Guyanese families, access to life-saving heart care has long meant expensive travel, long waits, or going...