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After encountering 45 dry holes over a period of 50 years, along came Liza

Updated August 27, 2021 Before 2015, offshore Guyana was considered a “high-risk frontier basin” with 45 wells drilled over a span of 50 years resulting in no commercial discovery. Bordered by oil producing giants such as Venezuela and Brazil, the evidence...

Liza Crude perfect for making jet fuel, high demand products – O&G expert

Updated August 27, 2021 The oil being produced at the Liza field offshore the South American country of Guyana is being described as ‘clean good quality oil’ by an expert in the field who said this, together with some other...

Canje Block: writing the next chapter of Guyana’s exploration success

The Canje Block lies 180km offshore Guyana in deep to ultra-deep water. Canje’s environment of deposition is unique among offshore Guyana blocks in that it contains both continental slope and basin floor terrain. The majority of the discoveries offshore...

Noble selling 4 jack-up rigs in Saudi Arabia

Noble Corporation announced Thursday that subsidiaries of the Company have reached a definitive agreement to sell four jackups to ADES International Holding Ltd., through its subsidiary, (ADES) for $292 million.  ADES Group is a leading oil & gas drilling...

Exxon gearing up to spud third well at Canje block

ExxonMobil is preparing to conduct exploration drilling activities later this month at the Sapote-1 prospect on the Canje block offshore Guyana. The well site is situated approximately 126 nautical miles (233.4 kilometres) from the coast and covers an area...

Guyana’s role in the emerging green energy transition

By Arthur Deakin – OilNOW In a recent offshore oil & gas conference in Houston, Guyana's foreign minister said that the country’s economy is expected to grow 500% by 2030. Guyana’s current US$6.8 billion real GDP would ignite to nearly...

Hess, Chevron mandating vaccination for U.S. employees, other companies monitoring situation

(FOX Business) The U.S. energy industry is weighing in on COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employees as infections are on the rise following the spread of the delta variant. Hess Corporation says its U.S. operations employees working in the Gulf of...

Regulators, oil companies must look at cutting edge technology to lower emissions – Guyana VP

Maximum fiscal discipline and transparency will be required to ensure Guyana’s vast oil and gas resources are managed judiciously, the country’s Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has said. Authorities in the South American country are firm in their plan...

Brazil planning to expand Open Acreage program – could unlock smaller oil deposits

(S&P Global Platts) Brazil plans to expand the country's Open Acreage program to include exploration and production blocks inside the subsalt polygon that requires production sharing contracts in a move that could unlock development of smaller oil and natural...

Fire erupts at Pemex platform in Gulf of Mexico, injuring five

(Reuters) - A fire broke out on Sunday at an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico run by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), injuring at least five people, the Mexican state oil and gas firm said. The blaze, which occurred...

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Vessel that will push Guyana oil production pass 1 million bpd now just weeks away from arriving

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