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Are we ready for prime time? Doing catch-up

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I admit that during my tenure as Minister of Natural Resources one of my main preoccupations was speeding up the exploration campaign of Guyana’s hydrocarbon basin with the aim of timely extraction and production once commercial discoveries were proven. But...
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Statoil enters solar industry with 40% share in 162MW asset in Brazil

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Statoil has signed an agreement to acquire a 40% share in the construction ready 162MW Apodi solar asset in Brazil from Scatec Solar, a Norwegian independent solar power producer. The project will provide approximately 160,000 households with electricity. Statoil...
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Further drilling will determine size of Turbot discovery – ExxonMobil

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US super-major ExxonMobil will move to drill a second well on the Turbot discovery next year which will help to determine the volume of oil contained in the reservoir. “We are planning to do an additional well on the Turbot...
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Guyana gives ExxonMobil thumbs-up for new discovery

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Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources said in a statement on Thursday evening that it joins the country’s President, David Granger, and the Guyanese people, in congratulating ExxonMobil and its joint-venture partners Hess and CNOOC Nexen for their latest discovery...
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Guyana “light crude” will fetch higher price, cost less to refine

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When compared to heavy oil, the light crude found in Guyana will fetch a higher price on the world market and cost less to refine. Light crude oil has low density and flows freely at room temperature. It has low...
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Tullow gunning for oil this month at Suriname’s Araku prospect

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Tullow oil is hoping to strike it big offshore Suriname at the Araku oil prospect on Block 54, set to begin early this month. The UK-based oil and gas exploration company is targeting a Jubilee look-alike play in the continental...
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Liza Destiny has potential for significant long-term local content – Exxon Country Manager

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Operations of the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel will potentially provide the highest sustainable long-term employment opportunities for Guyanese over the lifetime of the project. ExxonMobil, through its contractor; SBM Offshore, is in fact targeting a...
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TechnipFMC awarded EPCI contract for Statoil Peregrino Phase II project

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TechnipFMC has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation contract by Norwegian multinational oil and gas company, Statoil. It covers the execution of the subsea pipeline connection for the new production platform in Peregrino Phase II Project, located in...
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Total to acquire Maersk Oil

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Maersk Oil will become part of a leading global oil and gas operator with a long-term investment interest in the sector. Total will take over Maersk Oil’s entire organisation, portfolio, obligations and rights with minimal pre-conditions. Planned development schedules...
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Keppel snags FPSO conversion contract for Liza Destiny

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Keppel Shipyard Ltd. has been awarded a contract by Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore for the conversion of the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) which will be deployed to the Liza field, 193km offshore Guyana in 2019. The...
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China’s first taste of Guyana’s Golden Arrowhead crude heads to Huizhou

A very large crude carrier (VLCC) is delivering China’s first cargo of Guyana’s new Golden Arrowhead crude grade, marking...

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