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Bristow in new contract with Apache

Bristow Helicopters Limited has secured a new contract with Apache North Sea Limited to support its North Sea operations. The contract which has a five year primary term, with further extension options, will commence on 1 September 2017. Aircraft types...

ExxonMobil targets mid-year sanction for Liza first phase

“When you think about the full scope of our development in Guyana, and clearly, the higher the resource density, the more profitable it's going to be..." - Jeff Woodbury US supermajor ExxonMobil plans to sanction the first phase of the development...

In excess of 1,340 direct jobs could be created over lifetime of Liza phase 1 project

More than 1,340 direct jobs could be created over the lifetime of the Liza phase 1 development project which will see a proposed 17 wells being drilled, equipment installed and oil production undertaken in the Stabroek Block, 120 miles...

CGX maps out plans for “getting back in the game”

CGX Energy Inc. has provided details on the financial state of the company and its plans to restart oil exploration offshore Guyana. The Canadian-based oil junior released its audited consolidated financial results for 2016 along with an update on...

Hess earns place on CR’s 2017 Best Corporate Citizens List

Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES), a 30% shareholder in the Stabroek block, offshore Guyana, has earned a place on Corporate Responsibility magazine’s prestigious list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2017. The list recognizes public companies across the United States...

Global demand for oil could outstrip supply after 2020 unless new investments approved soon

Global oil discoveries fell to a record low in 2016 as companies continued to cut spending and conventional oil projects sanctioned were at the lowest level in more than 70 years, according to the International Energy Agency, which warned...

Exxon, Chevron triumph in crude resurgence

CHICAGO (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. easily swept aside analyst estimates as the battered giants of the U.S. oil industry shook off two-and-a-half years of low oil prices and reported surging profits in the first quarter. Exxon,...

Oil production will bring many opportunities; Guyanese must equip themselves

After 50 years of independence, one of the major challenges facing Guyana is the transformation of the country’s natural wealth into human development. At the launch of the 2016 Human Development Report (HDR) in which Guyana was ranked in...

BP finds 200 million barrels of oil in hidden cache

(Houtson Chronicle) British oil major BP has discovered 200 million barrels of oil in a hidden cache in the Gulf of Mexico, thanks to a technological breakthrough allowing the company to see beneath geological formations that had befuddled oil...

Petroleum Bill to be taken to Guyana law making body May 8

The Government of Guyana is preparing to table the Petroleum Commission of Guyana Bill 2017 at the next sitting of the country’s National Assembly, slated for May 8, 2017. The Bill is just one of the measures being put...

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Atlas Professionals gears up Surinamese talent for GranMorgu offshore project

As Suriname prepares for the large-scale GranMorgu offshore project, Atlas Professionals has launched a focused initiative to train and...