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Carbon pricing benchmark utilized to determine Exxon’s flaring payment — EPA

Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently revealed that it had utilized a carbon pricing benchmark to determine the US$30 per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) payment which ExxonMobil will make for flaring offshore at its Liza Phase 1...

Local companies ink deal to serve Guyana, Suriname upstream sector

Local companies are positioning themselves to reap the benefits from Guyana’s burgeoning petroleum sector, even extending their reach to neighboring Suriname. The latest to do this is Demerara Contractors and Engineers Limited (DCEL) and AGT Energy Group Inc. (AGT). The...

ExxonMobil will not recover US$30 payment for flaring at Liza Phase 1 – EPA

Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has clarified that ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. (EEPGL) will not recover the US$30 payment for CO2e emissions recently introduced in the modified Environmental Permit for the Liza Phase 1 Development. The...

One vast oil field has given Guyana the power to be energy independent – global analytics provider

With a population of around 800,000 people, Guyana’s modest piece of global oil and gas output already makes a big difference to the South American country with a lead international analytics provider saying just the Liza reservoir alone gives...

Drilling at Canje Block will determine if upper-cretaceous play can be extended

Exploration drilling in the Canje Block offshore Guyana will be key to determining if the upper-cretaceous play can be extended in a basin where over 9 billion barrels of oil equivalent have been found in the adjacent Stabroek Block...

Liza could be last major frontier oil play discovered in the world – Westwood

The Guyana-Suriname basin is viewed by analysts in the oil and gas industry as potentially the last major frontier for billion-barrel plus deepwater discoveries. The world-class Liza discovery in 2015 was the biggest offshore oil strike made in a...

Exxon in compliance with Liza 1 permit, supporting long-term flare management goals – Persaud

With one FPSO in operation and a total of ten being targeted to develop the more than 9 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources found in Guyana, a long-term framework that includes flare management will be key to the...

EPA modifies Environmental Permit for Exxon’s Liza Phase 1 Development

The Environmental Permit for ExxonMobil Guyana’s Liza Phase 1 project has been recalled and modified to include more stringent regulatory requirements are in place to address flaring in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s legislation. A notice from the...

Fabrication of topsides for Guyana’s 3rd oil production vessel underway in Singapore

Work on Guyana’s 3rd oil production vessel is progressing on schedule in Singapore, SBM Offshore said in its Q1 trading update on Wednesday. The Dutch floater specialist has been forging ahead with major construction projects despite challenges from the...

The top three challenges of being the most appealing fossil fuel opportunity in the world

By Arthur Deakin – OilNOW It is no longer a secret that Guyana is one of the most attractive investment opportunities in the world. The country has discovered 9 billion barrels of recoverable oil, and that is likely only half...

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The Gas-to-Energy project could make electric vehicles more attractive in Guyana

What if the cost of powering your vehicle suddenly fell by half? That is the promise of Guyana's Gas-to-Energy (GtE)...