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‘Invite World Petroleum Council to assess Guyana’s O&G readiness’ – former minister

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Former Guyanese Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud is calling on the Government of Guyana to invite a world recognised body to review the South American country’s activities in the oil and gas sector. But he added the caveat that...
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Guyanese company looking to boost aviation manpower capacity as country preps for first oil

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Guyanese firm, Orinduik Development Inc., is seeking to strengthen the country’s aviation sector through the establishment of an institute - Guyana Aviation Polytechnic - that will offer a range of programmes in aviation technology, as the South American country...
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Guyana strengthening relations with Russia; investment and education on radar

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Guyana’s President David Granger on Wednesday said the South American country looks forward to strengthening its relations with Russia and will pursue the successful conclusion of agreements relating to investments and the mutual recognition of educational qualifications. “Guyana will continue...
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Petrobras, SBM sign LOI for Mero 2 FPSO

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(Oil & Gas Journal) Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) signed a letter of intent with SBM Offshore for a 22.5-year lease and operation of the Mero 2 floating production, storage, and offloading vessel to be installed on giant Mero oil field in the...
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Guyana just months away from adding to South America’s O&G supply

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Guyana will begin producing oil within months at a modest peak rate of 120,000 barrels per day but with a rapid acceleration that will see production ballooning to almost 1 million bpd by the mid-2020s, adding to the South...
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Stena Forth en route to Guyana for Orinduik drill campaign

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Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. said on Monday the Stena Forth drillship has been mobilized and is now en route to Guyana from West Africa where it has been operating for Tullow Oil. The drillship is expected to...
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Liza Unity hull launched at China shipyard

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Chinese shipyard Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has launched the world’s first floating production, storage and offloading vessel built under SBM Offshore’s Fast4Ward design for phase 2 of the Liza Development offshore Guyana. On June 8, the Liza Unity, built by Waigaoqiao...
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Former minister says oil blocks awarded legally; calls probe ‘election propaganda issue’

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Former Guyanese Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, said he refuses to be dragged into what he called an election propaganda campaign in the ongoing issue surrounding a probe by the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA)...
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From brown sugar to black gold; a new beginning

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With the fall of Guyana’s sugar industry and the closure of four sugar estates, over 5000 employees of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) were laid off, with many of them left in a state of uncertainty as to their...
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Italian oil contractor Saipem opens office in Guyana

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On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem celebrated the establishment of its first country office in Guyana. The office, located in Georgetown, will serve as the headquarters for their local operations. While the company has...
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President Ali wants Guyana’s private sector to form supply vessel group for offshore assignments

Guyana President Irfaan Ali on Friday urged the country’s private sector to form a consortium capable of joining offshore...

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