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Reducing revenue leakage among Energy Dept top priorities

Among the top priorities for recently appointed Head of the Government’s Energy Department, Dr. Mark Bynoe is “reducing revenue leakage” or the unnoticed or unintended loss of revenue. Dr. Bynoe was appointed to lead the department which was set up...

Deep-water feeding frenzy in South America as Brazil and Guyana lead enthusiasm

Good reservoir quality and improved upstream terms have combined with cost declines and firmer oil prices to spark enthusiasm for deep offshore oil exploration in South America. According to a report in the Petroleum Economist, analysts say that while the...

CNOOC considering selling US oil assets as Guyana discoveries redefine company’s perspective

China’s CNOOC which owns a 25 percent interest in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana is considering selling parts of its U.S. oil assets in the Gulf of Mexico, Reuters reported a company spokesperson as saying on Thursday.  The spokesperson...

World Bank funding to help expedite ExxonMobil cost recovery audit

Guyana’s Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, had suggested that the Government should consider hiring external experts to audit the pre-production cost incurred by ExxonMobil in its operations offshore, particularly since the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is already overburdened with work. In...

“We work with an ethical supply chain that values women, men and different races” – Saipem President

Italian oil and gas industry contractor, Saipem, on Tuesday facilitated a safety leadership forum in Guyana at ExxonMobil’s Centre for Local Business Development. Saipem is one of the primary contractors for the US oil major in Guyana and was recently awarded...

Total eyes deepwater expansion to 2025, scope for new projects

(S&P Global Platts) Total expects its deepwater oil and natural gas production to grow by more than 40% to around 500,000 b/d of oil equivalent by 2025 on the back of new projects in offshore Brazilian and Gulf of...

Brazil cuts oil royalties to boost recovery rates

(Argus Media) Brazil's hydrocarbons regulator ANP reduced royalties to 5pc from around 10pc in an effort to boost recovery at qualifying mature fields. The royalty reduction is contingent on new investment commitments and only applies to those fields that have...

Tullow Oil abandons Namibia well

Reuters) - Africa-focused Tullow Oil will abandon its first well in Namibia, but data gathered in the project indicated it might strike lucky in another attempt, the company said on Monday. “The Cormorant-1 exploration well in the PEL-37 licence, offshore...

‘Make cost recovery audit public; amend Procurement Commission Act’ – Persaud

On the heels of nine major discoveries offshore Guyana by ExxonMobil and its partners HESS and CNOOC Nexen and with the recent announcement of a major resource estimation by Eco-Atlantic, former Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert...

Letter: Pressing questions for PM Rowley ahead of MoU signing

Dear Honourable Prime Minister, Welcome to Guyana! I note your newly-birthed excitement to visit Guyana and to partake in our oil and gas ‘prosperity.’ As someone, who still believes in the potential of the CARICOM project, it is always comforting when...

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As Errea Wittu FPSO takes shape, MODEC deepens roots in Guyana with permanent office 

Merely days after the Errea Wittu FPSO arrived in Singapore for the next stage of construction, builder MODEC marked...