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Future oil discoveries at Stabroek could run into billions of barrels

Hess Corporation, a 30 percent stakeholder in the prolific Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, believes more mega oil deposits are still to be found in the 6.6 million-acre block. “Gross discovered recoverable resources on the block are estimated to be more...

CNOOC releases operations report; Guyana tops company’s discoveries

CNOOC Limited (the “Company”, SEHK: 00883, NYSE: CEO, TSX: CNU) today announced its key operational statistics for the first quarter of 2019. The Company achieved a total net production of 120.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (“BOE”) for the first...

Hess reports net income of $32M as Guyana oil reserves soar

Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) today reported net income of $32 million, or $0.09 per common share, in the first quarter of 2019, compared to a net loss of $106 million, or $0.38 per common share, in the first quarter...

Occidental makes ‘superior proposal’ for Anadarko’s acquisition

Occidental Petroleum Corporation has made an offer to acquire American oil company Anadarko for $38 billion, bettering Chevron which offered $33 billion. Occidental said in a press release on April 24, 2019 that it delivered a letter to the Board...

Ramps Logistics secures full integrated contract with Tullow for Guyana drill campaign

Ramps Logistics has secured a fully integrated cross-border logistics contract inclusive of shore base provision and management, marine agency, personnel logistics, freight forwarding and customs brokerage, with UK-based Tullow Oil for its upcoming Guyana drill campaign. Further to this, a...

Keppel nets S$203m in profit for 1Q 2019

Keppel Corporation Limited (Keppel) reported a net profit of S$203 million for the first three months of 2019, 40% below that of S$337 million for 1Q 2018. In 1Q 2018, the Group benefitted from a S$289 million gain arising...

BP, partners sanction $6 billion Azeri project

BP and partners have sanctioned the Azeri Central East (ACE) project, the next stage of development of the giant Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) oilfield complex in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. BP said on Friday the $6 billion development...

New milestone at Stabroek as first subsea tree installed

The Liza Phase 1 Development has reached another incredible milestone—installation of the first subsea tree. A subsea tree monitors and controls the production of a subsea well. Affixed to the wellhead of a completed well, it can also manage fluids...

FID and key terms in O&G industry

FID is the Final investment decision to invest in a project, typically made by the board and executive committee of oil companies. At this point, major risks have been mitigated and concerns addressed. The project then moves to execution,...

Africa Oil ups stake in Eco Atlantic ahead of Guyana drill campaign

Canada-based Africa Oil Corp. (AOI–TSX, AOI–Nasdaq-Stockholm) said on Wednesday it had acquired 4,752,850 common shares of Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Ltd. (TSXV: EOG or LSE: ECO) for US$1.05 per common share for a total consideration of US$4,999,998. The common...

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GranMorgu FPSO construction hits 27% as Suriname targets first oil by 2028

Construction of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform for Suriname’s GranMorgu project has reached 27%, state oil...