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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...

Chevron joins ranks of ultra-majors in US$50B powerhouse deal – could become operator of Roraima Block

Chevron’s announcement on Friday that it was acquiring Anadarko in a US$50 billion deal will see it joining the ranks of the ultra-majors and puts it in position to potentially acquire the Roraima Block offshore Guyana, pending approval by...

Keppel delivers world’s first EU Stage V dredger

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine) has delivered the world's first European Union (EU) Stage V dredger on time, within budget and with a perfect safety record, strengthening...

Rystad ranks Tilapia among top 3 discoveries for Q1 2019

Norway-based Rystad Energy ranks the Tilapia discovery made by US oil major ExxonMobil off the Guyana coast in February as the third biggest conventional find for the first quarter of 2019. Cyprus’ Glaucus and South Africa’s Brulpadda were ranked...

TechnipFMC secures subsea contract for Lapa Pre-Salt Field in Brazil

UK-based TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) (PARIS: FTI) has been awarded a contract for the Lapa field by Total E&P do Brasil Ltda on behalf of the Lapa Field Consortium, comprised of Total (35%), Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. (30%), Repsol Sinopec Brasil...

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Letter-to-the-Editor: Guyana’s oil deal is a model for Trinidad & Tobago

Dear Editor,  ExxonMobil’s success in Guyana continues to make waves, and now the company is preparing to resume exploration in...