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Latin American nations compete for capital in surge of oil auctions

For decades, many Latin America’s oil-producing nations have often shunned investment from foreign firms, instead keeping their vast reserves under the tight control of governments and state-run oil companies, Reuters states in a April 2 report. They aimed to protect...

Bahrain’s biggest oil find since 1932 dwarfs reserves

(Bloomberg) Bahrain, the smallest energy producer in the Persian Gulf, discovered its biggest oil field since it started producing crude in 1932, according to the country’s official news agency. The shale oil and natural gas discovered in a deposit off...

No guarantee unprecedented rate of oil discoveries will continue – ExxonMobil Country Manager

Despite the discovery of more than 3.2 billion barrels of oil off the Guyana coast, the South American country’s offshore basin still remains risky with no guarantee that the unprecedented rate of discoveries – seven to date – will...

Jamaica energy minister warns against unrealistic oil expectations

Jamaica’s Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. Andrew Wheatley has warned against any unrealistic expectations of a financial windfall in the short term from the three-dimensional (3-D) seismic survey for offshore oil and gas exploration now getting under...

First cohort of TOTALTEC Academy starts oilfield training today

The new TOTALTEC academy will today commence its Oilfield Operator Training Programme with a first cohort of 24 young Guyanese. TOTALTEC is one of the investors in the Guyana Shore Base Inc., which has been contracted by ExxonMobil Guyana to...

Guyanese urged to get out of poverty now before oil is left in the ground

This is Guyana's chance to get out of poverty and the country should take it, since in the coming years a good deal of the oil discovered in the offshore basin, will remain just there. This is the advice...

Ghana defends ‘direct negotiation’ with ExxonMobil; says company best-positioned for ultra-deep operations

Ghana’s Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko, says the Government signed an oil exploration contract with ExxonMobil to explore for oil in the Deeperwater Cape Three Points Oilfields because it has the capacity to deliver. According to a Ghana Broadcasting Corporation...

‘Netflix for Oil’ setting stage for $1 trillion battle over data

(Bloomberg) A battle for big data is brewing in the oil patch. The service companies that map underground pockets of oil, drill the wells and lift crude from miles below are generating vast new amounts of data they never...

Saipem in hunt for manpower agency, medical services provider in Guyana

SURF contractor for the Liza Phase 1 development offshore Guyana - Saipem - is in search of a manpower agency and medical services provider for its operations in the South American country. Saipem America Guyana Branch posted a notice inviting...

Dominican Republic to join Caribbean energy exploration rush

The Dominican Republic expects to draw interest from energy titans BP Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp. when it opens the country to natural gas and oil exploration for the first time later this month, joining a push by governments across the Caribbean...

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Guyana’s energy boom could fuel AI revolution, says industry expert

Guyana’s economic growth and expanding energy sector present a major opportunity to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and data mining....