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BP, Petrobras in strategic business alliance

BP and state-owned Brazilian oil company Petrobras have announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a strategic alliance to jointly explore potential business opportunities both in Brazil and beyond. Petrobras is globally recognized as the world’s...

PSC wants clear framework for development of O&G sector

Guyana’s Private Sector Commission (PSC) is pushing for the country’s government to outline a clear framework for the development of the emerging oil and gas sector. PSC presented its Action Plan for the Sustainable Development of Guyana to Minister of...

Tina VLCC in dry-dock for 60 days as work on Liza Destiny FPSO continues

The Bahamas-flagged Tina Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) – the vessel being converted to the Liza Destiny FPSO – has successfully dry-docked for the first time at Keppel’s shipyard in Singapore. ExxonMobil Guyana says the vessel is expected to be...

Guyana wants Venezuela to leave Ankoko, stop threatening companies

Guyana, in its filing against Venezuela at the International Court of Justice, is asking the body to declare that the Bolivarian Republic immediately withdraw from the eastern half of Ankoko Island and refrain from threatening or using force against...

Deodat Indar reelected to 2nd term as GCCI president; promises renewed push for Guyanese businesses in O&G

Deodat Indar was on Thursday reelected to serve a second term as President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). The business group held its 128th Annual General Meeting at the Roraima Duke Lodge in Guyana’s capital Georgetown on...

BHP Billiton could begin hunt for petroleum in Barbados by next year

Australia based BHP Billiton could begin its hunt for petroleum in the Caribbean territory of Barbados as early as 2019. The island’s Minister with responsibility for Energy, Senator Darcy Boyce, speaking at a symposium in Trinidad held in March,...

‘19 commercial discoveries in 2017’ – CNOOC Limited

CNOOC Limited, the owner of Nexen which is a 25% joint venture partner in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana along with ExxonMobil and HESS, recently announced that for 2017 its reserves and profit improved significantly. In announcing its performance for...

TOTALTEC successfully completes 2nd equity finance raising

TOTALTEC Oilfield Services Limited on February 28, 2018 successfully completed its second equity finance raising from a large international investor. However the price has not been disclosed. TOTALTEC is a partner in a major onshore infrastructure development project in Guyana...

Latin American nations compete for capital in surge of oil auctions

For decades, many Latin America’s oil-producing nations have often shunned investment from foreign firms, instead keeping their vast reserves under the tight control of governments and state-run oil companies, Reuters states in a April 2 report. They aimed to protect...

Bahrain’s biggest oil find since 1932 dwarfs reserves

(Bloomberg) Bahrain, the smallest energy producer in the Persian Gulf, discovered its biggest oil field since it started producing crude in 1932, according to the country’s official news agency. The shale oil and natural gas discovered in a deposit off...

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Guyana records US$3 billion trade surplus in Q1 2025, driven by oil exports

Guyana posted a trade surplus of US$3.01 billion in the first quarter of 2025, driven by crude oil exports,...