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New estimate pushes Orinduik prospective resources to over 5 billion BOE

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. said on Monday that an updated Competent Persons Report (CPR) on the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana has upped the gross prospective resources to 5.141 billion barrels of oil equivalent, from the previous estimate...

Explorers face growing battle for support in 2020 – WoodMac

What's the role for the exploration industry as the energy transition takes long-term oil growth off the agenda? In 2019, Andrew Latham, vice president of global exploration at Wood Mackenzie, asked if there's room for explorers in a low-carbon...

ExxonMobil earns $14.3B in 2019 as Guyana operations enter new chapter

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced Friday its estimated fourth quarter 2019 earnings of $5.7 billion, or $1.33 per share assuming dilution. Earnings included favorable identified items of about $3.9 billion, or $0.92 per share assuming dilution, mainly a $3.7 billion...

Guyana government will soon lift its first 1 million barrels of oil

The government of Guyana in the coming days will lift its first share of oil from the Liza Phase 1 Development located 120 miles offshore at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block. Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited has been...

Halliburton seeking applicants for Guyana operations

US oilfield services and drilling technology company Halliburton is seeking to fill a number of positions to support its offshore operations in Guyana, the world’s newest oil producer. The three positions for which applications are being sought are tech-prof cementing...

MODEC to supply largest ever FPSO to Brazil for production at giant ‘pre-salt’ region

MODEC, Inc.  said Thursday it has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda, a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, to supply a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Bacalhau (formerly Carcará) field...

Development drilling for giant Liza Phase 2 project set to begin next month

Development drilling for the 220,000 barrels per day Liza Phase 2 project offshore Guyana will begin next month as US oil major ExxonMobil ramps up its operations at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block where more than 8 billion...

Liza Unity floater will push Guyana’s total oil production to 340,000 bpd by 2022

Double the capacity of the Liza Destiny FPSO, the Liza Unity – the vessel that will begin producing oil at Guyana’s second offshore development - is SBM Offshore’s first generic Multi-Purpose Floater (MPF1) hull in its series of hulls...

Liza Phase 1 cost expected to be around US$1 billion below budget

Development cost for the 120,000 barrels per day Liza Phase 1 project offshore Guyana has been reduced by close to US$1 billion according to an official of Hess Corporation, a 30 percent co-venturer at the 6.6 million acres Stabroek...

Brazil to stay out of OPEC to make the most of output expansion

(Bloomberg) Brazil, which became a net oil exporter last year, wants to expand its footprint in global energy markets without joining OPEC. The South American nation expects to be among the top-five energy exporters by 2030, and is tapping private...

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Letter to the Editor: Seeing change in simple ways

Dear Editor, Some time ago, I wrote about how surprised I was to see real benefits from Guyana’s growing oil...