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TotalEnergies to sign $10 billion deal for Suriname’s first offshore oil project 

TotalEnergies is expected to make its final investment decision (FID) this week for Suriname’s first offshore oil and gas development, valued at over US$10 billion. This is according to four sources, a Sept. 30 Reuters report stated, pointing out...

Phase 2 of Gas-to-Energy project can be done in two years – Jagdeo

Guyana's Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Phase 2 of the Gas-to-Energy project can be completed in two years.  “We believe that is an outside limit,” he said during a press conference in Georgetown on September 26, following the publication...

Consumers to see immediate 50% power cost reduction with Gas-to-Energy project

Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that consumers will benefit from a 50% reduction in power costs almost immediately after the Gas-to-Energy project becomes operational.  “I don’t know if it will be one day, a week, or so, but...

Pre-FEED work begins on Woodside Energy’s Calypso project offshore TT 

Pre-FEED engineering work has commenced on Woodside Energy’s Calypso Project, located 220 km off Trinidad's coast in water depths of 2,100 meters. This development follows the completion of conceptual studies and the selection of an infield host as the...

Firm needed to operate, maintain 300 MW Gas-to-Energy power plant

The Government of Guyana has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking qualified firms to manage the operations and maintenance (O&M) of a 300-megawatt (MW) power plant and related auxiliary facilities as part of the Gas-to-Energy Project. This power...

TotalEnergies’ Block 58 project key to US$31 billion offshore O&G spend forecast – Westwood 

TotalEnergies' Block 58 development offshore Suriname is a major contributor to an expected US$31 billion offshore oil and gas expenditure for the remainder of 2024, according to Westwood forecasts. The project will tap into an estimated 700 million barrels...

GYSBI expands scholarship programme amid Gas-to-Energy project commitment

The Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) has awarded technical scholarships to eleven outstanding students as part of its commitment to community development as it undertakes critical work on the Gas-to-Energy project at Wales, West Bank Demerara. GYSBI in a release...

Awards to PetroChina bring total contracted area offshore Suriname to 46%

Staatsolie announced that after the signing of production sharing contracts for Blocks 14 and 15 with PetroChina Investment Suriname B.V., nearly 46% of Suriname's offshore area is now under contract.  PetroChina, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), obtained...

US EXIM Bank working to take Guyana gas loan request to Board by October

The United States Export-Import Bank (EXIM) is working to take a loan request from Guyana for US$646 million, to its Board in October. This is according to the country’s Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo.  The funding is being pursued in support of...

Exxon’s gas wells take spotlight in global upstream activity for August – Rystad Energy

ExxonMobil's gas exploration efforts in August were a key focus in oil and gas upstream activities, according to a recent report from Rystad Energy. The U.S. supermajor achieved success with the completion of its non-operated Sloanea-2 appraisal well on...

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Chevron says US$2.2B Q1 earnings “solid” despite disruptions

Chevron reported first-quarter earnings of $2.2 billion on Friday, down from $3.5 billion a year earlier, but said performance...