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Westwood expects 2020 to close off with flurry of contract awards, Exxon’s Payara to push uptick

Sanctioning of the Payara Development offshore Guyana has been driving several contract awards and confirmations with companies in the oil and gas industry ranging from vessel construction to subsea installation. The US$9 billion project was approved by Guyanese authorities in...

Award of Kaieteur, Canje blocks free from corruption- Vice President

Guyana’s Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, said on Friday the award of the Kaieteur and Canje blocks offshore the South American country was in keeping with the nation’s laws and that no evidence of corruption has been found to...

ExxonMobil to conduct oil spill response maintenance activity for Guyana operations

ExxonMobil Guyana announced Thursday via its facebook page that it will be conducting planned maintenance on equipment used for oil spill response operations over the duration of five days, beginning November 5. “This maintenance activity will involve deploying some offshore...

Curb in oil production pushes Guyana’s 4th crude lift back by a month – Bharrat

The curb in oil production offshore Guyana to reduce the volume of gas being flared has resulted in a push back in the timeline for the country’s 4th million-barrel crude lift. ExxonMobil, operator at the Stabroek Block, had taken a...

Shell farms into South Africa deepwater acreage

(S&P Global Platts) Shell has farmed in to South African deepwater exploration blocks days after Total announced a second gas and condensate discovery nearby, as interest grows in a potential new gas condensate hub off the country's south coast,...

Bureaucracy, red tape must not obstruct O&G development in Guyana, Sea Defence Board hears

One of the state boards responsible for the approval of shorebase and waterfront developments, and other such facilities, has been warned that bureaucracy and red tape must not impede Guyana’s development, as the country is on track to experience...

Use O&G revenue to unlock infrastructure, human capital – urges private sector leader

Guyana’s Private Sector Commission (PSC) Chairman, Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer says the billions of dollars expected from oil production should be used to help develop infrastructure and unlock the power of human capital in the South American country. In a recent virtual...

CARICOM examining role of Guyana’s hydrocarbon resources in regional energy security

As the Guyana government presses on with plans for a natural gas power generation plant to provide cheaper and more reliable energy to its citizens, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is also looking at how the country’s oil and...

Liza Phase 2 hull, subsea work now 80% complete – Guyana production on track to surpass 300,000 bpd

ExxonMobil’s giant Liza Phase 2 development offshore Guyana is on track to begin producing oil by early 2022 adding another 220,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) at peak to the country’s output, which together with the 120,000 bpd...

Stabroek Block offers best options in a global industry under pressure

Even as the global pandemic continues to cast a shadow on the oil and gas industry, its unprecedented effects have not eclipsed the attractiveness of Guyana’s world-class oil finds.  In fact, it has served to highlight how advantaged the...

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Petrobras completes acquisition of 49.99% stake in Lightsource bp Brazil subsidiaries

Petrobras has completed the acquisition of a 49.99% stake in Lightsource bp's subsidiaries in Brazil, advancing a strategic partnership...