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Colombia jumps into Latam oil auction wave; to award blocks in April

(Reuters) - Colombia plans to award up to 15 oil blocks next month and will begin routinely offering onshore and offshore areas for exploration and production in May, the head of the country’s energy regulator told Reuters. The move, Colombia’s...

Guyana fast-tracked Liza development to protect sovereignty

Guyana on Friday acknowledged a move to strategically fast track the development of the Liza oil field in the Stabroek Block by US oil major ExxonMobil in order to assert its sovereignty over the territory ahead of the International...

BP: The rise of the robots

(BP) Until now, offshore operators have conducted diligent inspections of facilities while clad in safety harnesses hanging off the side of an oil and gas platform. But, the latest technology is providing better solutions on BP's Thunder Horse platform...

GCCI President wants ‘expatriate workforce policy’ enshrined ahead of first-oil

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Deodat Indar, is calling on the Guyanese government to immediately put in place measures to regulate the influx of expatriate workers through robust immigration policies and to priorities locals...

ExxonMobil, Guyana officials stress ‘sanctity of contract’ at O&G seminar

As questions continue to be raised about the prospect of a ‘renegotiation’ of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between Guyana and ExxonMobil, officials from both the Guyanese government and the oil company are adamant that the contract is valid...

ExxonMobil exits Russian ventures, continues success off Guyana

(JPT) A busy week for ExxonMobil marked a continued company-wide transition for the world’s largest public oil and gas firm, headlined by its withdrawal from once-promising Russian joint ventures and its announcement of a seventh oil discovery off Guyana. According...

Eco Atlantic now recognized as TSX Venture 50 Company

In wake of its announcement of a potential 1 billion plus barrels of oil at its Orinduik Block offshore Guyana, Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM: ECO, TSX-V: EOG), said Friday that it has been recognized as a 2018...

ExxonMobil, BHP withdraw Bass Strait oil assets from sale in major turnaround

(ABC) BHP and ExxonMobil are holding on to their ageing oil platforms in Bass Strait, off the Victorian coast, just 20 months after putting them on the market. The fields that make up the oil block include Australia's oldest and...

Aker Energy buys Hess Ghana business, expects first oil in 2021

Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Roekke’s Aker Energy plans “significant” oil exploration and production in Ghana after a $100 million deal to buy Hess Corporation’s (HES.N) business there. Hess holds a 30 percent interest in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Reuters reports...

Noble Energy profit beats estimates on cost cuts, rising oil prices

(Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc (NBL.N) reported adjusted quarterly profit on Tuesday that easily beat analyst estimates due to cost cuts and higher crude prices, sending shares surging more than 7 percent in morning...

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Chevron, Shell set to sign deals with PDVSA for Loran gas field, Orinoco oil projects in Venezuela

Chevron and Shell are expected to sign agreements with Venezuela’s oil ministry and state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA)...