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American Airlines now flying direct from NY to South America’s newest O&G hotspot

US-based American Airlines on Wednesday officially began direct flights from New York (NY) to the South American country of Guyana, now on the verge of becoming a major oil producer in the region. The new service will be operated daily...

Israel’s Ratio sees $250 million revenue from Leviathan in 2020

Ratio Oil Exploration 1992 LP, one of the companies developing Israel’s largest natural gas field, expects the long-awaited project to give it about $250 million of revenue next year, Bloomberg said in a report on Tuesday. The energy explorer, which...

Local Content Policy close to completion

The much-anticipated Local Content Policy (LCP) that would set the framework within which companies in Guyana’s oil and gas sector are expected to operate, is closer to finalization. Director of the country’s Department of Energy (DE) Dr. Mark Bynoe made...

300 women part of local workforce supporting ExxonMobil operations in Guyana

At the close of the third quarter of 2019, more than 1,700 of the workers supporting project development activities at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana are Guyanese, 300 of which are women in both the professional and technical fields. ExxonMobil...

Mexico’s major oil find could strangle foreign investment for years: analyst

(S&P Global Platts) Pemex's massive new oil discovery at the Quesqui field might paradoxically prove to be the worst news of 2019 for Mexico's energy sector, as it will be used to justify a shunning of badly needed private investment...

USAID $500K project to boost Guyana’s transparency efforts

The United States Agency for International Development announces a $500,000 USD Extractive Industries Transparency Project to promote transparency and good governance in Guyana’s extractive industries. According to a statement from the US Embassy in Georgetown on Friday, the aim of...

Safety first, then first oil – production imminent

From the first discovery announced in May 2015, to first oil, now potentially just days away; the tremendous work that has gone into bringing the Liza Phase 1 Development project to the point of production will soon pay off. The...

Oil fields above $60 break-even will be priced out – Stabroek remains viable

Energy projects that need oil prices above $60 per barrel in order to break even risk being uncommercial going forward, according to Rystad Energy. However, massive investments in exploration and sanctioning are still needed to meet growing global demand. As...

Operationalisation of wealth fund vital when oil production begins – Global Data Analyst

The need for Guyana’s Natural Resources Fund (NRF) to be operational when revenues begin flowing to the country from oil production is being emphasized by an analyst at Global Data who says this ensures transparency and guarantees the correct...

Tullow executives quit as production falls below expectations

UK-based Tullow Oil said on Monday Paul McDade, Chief Executive Officer, and Angus McCoss, Exploration Director, have resigned from the Board by mutual agreement and with immediate effect. This comes as the company reported that while its financial performance...

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Middle East tensions could lift Guyana’s oil revenues, but capacity risks remain – Orinoco Research

Rising geopolitical instability in the Middle East could increase oil revenues for Guyana while also exposing capacity constraints across...