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Guyana, get ready for a wild ride!

This is the first of several columns that I will be contributing to OilNOW. Allow me to introduce myself. Very briefly, my 40-year background in this industry is comprised primarily of positions in the service and supply facet of the...

SBM seeking manpower services for Liza Destiny as conversion of VLCC begins

SBM offshore subsidiary; Guyana Deep Water Operations Inc. (GDO), is inviting companies to bid for the provision of manpower services for the operation of the Liza Destiny FPSO, scheduled to arrive in Guyana late 2019. GDO said via a public...

Hess says production halted at several locations following Gulf of Mexico fire

Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES), a 30 percent stakeholder in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, said on Monday that production has been halted at several locations resulting from a fire at the Shell Enchilada platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell advised in a statement on Nov....

Africa Oil enters partnership with Eco Atlantic for Guyana, Namibia acreages

Africa Oil Corp. says it has entered into a strategic partnership with Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Ltd. for exploration in Guyana and West Africa. Under the terms of an investment agreement, AOC has agreed to acquire a 19.77%...

Former SBM CEO, sales executive, plead guilty in Petrobras scandal

(Bloomberg) A former CEO of oil-services company SBM Offshore NV pleaded guilty Thursday to charges related to the Petrobras corruption scandal in Brazil as the U.S. steps up its pursuit of individuals over corporate misdeeds. ExxonMobil Guyana closely studying Petrobras corruption case...

VLCC for Liza Destiny conversion to arrive in Singapore this month

SBM Offshore expects the Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) for ExxonMobil’s Liza project offshore Guyana to sail into Keppel Shipyard in Singapore later this month, for conversion to an FPSO. The program should get under way later this year. The shipyard’s work scope includes refurbishment...

World Bank, Norway back Ghana O&G capacity program

The World Bank and government of Norway are funding an Accelerated Oil and Gas Capacity Program spearheaded by the West African country’s Ministry of Energy, aimed at equipping Ghanaians with the skills and competences required by the oil...

Chevron green lights its first Canadian shale development

(Reuters) - Chevron Canada, a unit of global oil major Chevron Corp, is forging ahead with its first ever Canadian shale play development, targeting the East Kaybob region of central Alberta's Duvernay formation. The decision, announced by the company on...

Tullow secures Ghana approval for greater Jubilee field development

Tullow Oil has secured government approval for its Greater Jubilee full-field development plan off Ghana. This is according to joint venture partner Kosmos Energy. In their Q3 2017 results released today, Kosmos said, “In mid-October, the partnership received approval for...

A decade after oil discovery! The bold steps, the mistakes, the lessons, and the future

Like Guyana, the first major oil discovery was made in the West African country of Ghana in the same year the country celebrated its 50th Independence Anniversary. The hope was that oil revenue would help to advance the country's growth...

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TechnipFMC mobilizes first subsea 2.0® tree from Guyana for Uaru development

TechnipFMC marked a key milestone for its configure-to-order Subsea 2.0® platform, which has benefited from its global talent pool....