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‘We are not embarrassed about who we are’ says Guyana’s Natural Resources Minister

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US Oil Company, ExxonMobil’s announcement on Monday that the updated total estimated recoverable resources for the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana now stand at more than 4 billion oil-equivalent barrel is a “big deal for Guyana.” This is the view of the country's...
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Guyanese companies making progress in preparation for first oil – CLBD Director

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Guyanese businesses have improved their systems and are successfully joining the supply chain for the South American nation’s emerging petroleum industry. So says Project Director of ExxonMobil Guyana's Center for Local Business Development (CLBD) Patrick Henry who disclosed that over...
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Lack of funds to move country forward will be thing of the past – US Ambassador

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US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, believes the country can expect “exciting times ahead”, as it moves towards becoming one of the largest oil-producing nations in the region. He was speaking at the US Embassy’s Independence Day celebrations held at...
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ExxonMobil Senior VP calls on Guyana’s President

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Guyana’s President David Granger, on Thursday, received a courtesy call from Senior Vice President of Exxon Mobil Corporation, Neil Chapman, who is in Guyana to familiarise himself with the operations, having recently taken over responsibilities for the global upstream...
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Hundreds of Norway oil workers go on strike, Shell shuts Knarr Field

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(Reuters) Hundreds of workers on Norwegian offshore oil and gas rigs went on strike on Tuesday after rejecting a proposed wage deal, leading to the shutdown of one Shell-operated field and helping send Brent crude prices higher. One union said...
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Rystad Analyst: “We need to incentivize people to come and invest’

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Guyana is a frontier country in terms of oil and gas and as such the fiscal regime offered to international exploration companies needed to be attractive as the area was yet to be derisked. In light of this, Guyana...
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Potential for more oil discoveries in Guyana at all-time high – Industry Analyst

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Just over three years ago the South American country of Guyana was little known around the world and completely off the radar of petroleum-producing nations. But with the giant oil discovery at the Liza field in 2015 that has...
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SBM awarded contract for second Liza FPSO in Guyana

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SBM Offshore said Tuesday that ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has awarded the Company contracts to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a second Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the...
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Hess sells off interest in Utica shale to help fund Guyana, Bakken projects

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Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES)  announced on Friday that it has entered into an agreement to sell its joint venture interests in the Utica shale play in eastern Ohio to Ascent Resources – Utica, LLC for net cash consideration of approximately $400 million, effective April 1. “We continue to focus our...
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Suriname Staatsolie enters production sharing agreement with Carin Energy

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Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. and its new partner UK-based Cairn Energy signed a production sharing contract for offshore Block 61 on June 26. Cairn Energy will search for oil in offshore Suriname. In a statement Staatsolie said Cairn will kick-off...
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Suriname’s Caiman-1 well could unlock shallow end of ‘Golden Lane’ – GEOExPro 

Petronas is preparing to drill Caiman-1 in Suriname’s offshore Block 52, a move that could expand exploration into the...

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