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Guyana’s premier shorebase offers scholarships, employment opportunities

Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI), the leading onshore support facility for the oil and gas industry in Guyana, is launching a new Technical Scholarship to boost education for young Guyanese individuals aged 16 to 25.  This initiative will provide support...

Gas-to-Energy Task Force Head condemns ‘obstructionist’ lawsuit against project

Head of Guyana’s Gas-to-Energy Task Force, Winston Brassington, has urged Guyana’s Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit against the Gas-to-Energy project, arguing that it is obstructionist. The lawsuit concerns the issuance of an environmental permit by the Environmental Protection Agency...

Sloanea-1 find in Suriname’s Block 52 “promising” as gas development – Staatsolie Annual Report

PETRONAS and ExxonMobil’s Sloanea-1 find in Suriname’s offshore Block 52 has “promising” potential to become a natural gas development, according to the state-owned oil company Staatsolie.  “Current models of the Guyana-Suriname Basin, as well as discoveries made to date, indicate...

Suriname’s Staatsolie exploring higher upstream funding for incoming offshore development

To develop Suriname’s offshore oil potential, a higher level of financing is required and its state-owned company Staatsolie is readying itself to ensure it is prepared. Outlined in its updated 2022 Annual Report, Staatsolie said it has amended and extended...

Over 1,000 job seekers flock to Career Fair for Guyana’s largest shore base; some hired on the spot

Over 1,000 eager Guyanese turned out to the Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) Career Fair at the West Demerara Secondary School on July 9, with the company managing to hire several on the spot.  Vacant positions ranged from Excavator Operators,...

Team Infinity Tech emerges winner in SBM Offshore Guyana-sponsored Innovation Challenge 2023

The Office of the Prime Minister's Industry and Innovation Unit's Innovation Challenge 2023 reached its exciting conclusion on Sunday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. The event, sponsored exclusively by SBM Offshore Guyana, showcased the innovative talents of local...

Noble awarded lucrative contract by PETRONAS for offshore Suriname exploration well

PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V. has recently awarded a significant contract to Noble Drilling which involves the deployment of the semisubmersible deepwater rig, Noble Discoverer, to drill an exploration well in Block 52, located offshore Suriname. This announcement follows the...

Exxon forging ahead with pipeline projects in South America, emphasizing gas development agenda

Gas remains key to ExxonMobil’s development agenda as seen by the company’s acceleration of two major pipeline projects in the South American region.  Over in Argentina, Exxon recently commenced the engineering study phase for the development of a new pipeline...

MODEC awards Baker Hughes significant order for carbon reducing gas technology equipment in BM-C-33 project 

Energy technology company Baker Hughes announced on July 5 that it has been awarded a significant order by MODEC to supply gas technology equipment for the BM-C-33 project in Brazil's pre-salt Campos area. The order, to be booked in...

GYSBI set to hire more locals to support Gas-to-Energy project

Locals looking to find jobs in Guyana’s oil sector will have an opportunity as the Guyana Shore Base Inc (GYSBI) is set to host a career fair on July 9.  The event will take place at the West Demerara Secondary...

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TotalEnergies identifies additional wells to sustain GranMorgu plateau production

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – TotalEnergies has identified additional wells that will be drilled to sustain plateau production at its landmark...