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“We’re gonna keep looking for more oil” – Exxon Operations Manager

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Encouraged by positive results from several drill campaigns offshore Guyana which saw the largest discovery being made for 2015, ExxonMobil has vowed to continue its search for more oil in the South American country. The Liza 1 discovery, estimated to...
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How did oil come to run our world?

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The first recorded uses of oil: 3,000 BC We are not the first people in history to exploit oil as a resource. Some of the earliest civilisations relied heavily on oil. Crude oil that had bubbled to the surface was used...
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Canadian consultant applauds Gossai for work at GOGA

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Canadian consultant Rob Strong of Newfoundland Canada has expressed his appreciation for the work that Bobby Gossai Jr. has done for the Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA). Gossai, GOGA’s former Chief Executive Officer, recently announced his decision to...
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2D imaging shows potential 1.8 billion barrels of oil at Orinduik Block

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Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas had announced in June that the company along with its partner, Tullow Oil, was pursuing “significant reservoir leads” on the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana. OilNOW has since been able to confirm that these leads...
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Eco nears completion of survey on Orinduik Block

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Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. says it is wrapping up a 2,550 km2 3D seismic survey on the 1,800km2 Orinduik Block offshore Guyana, together with its Operating Partner, Tullow Oil plc. The oil junior had announced the commencement of the survey...
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Guyana-Suriname Basin ranked 2nd most prospective in the world for oil

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An estimated 13.6 billion barrels of oil and 32 trillion cubic feet of natural gas could lie in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, making it the 2nd most prospective, underexplored offshore oil basins in the world, according to the United States...
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Mining giant BHP to sell US shale assets

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(BBC) Mining giant BHP Billiton will sell its US shale assets after pressure from shareholders to offload the underperforming business. The miner said a number of parties are interested in the assets and it is "actively pursuing options to exit". Shareholder...
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Ghana, Equatorial Guinea to sign LNG deal

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ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo plans to sign an agreement to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Equatorial Guinea during his three-day visit to the Gulf of Guinea due to begin on Monday, his office said. Though an...
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Maersk agrees to sell oil unit to Total in $7.45 bln deal

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(Reuters) Total is buying Maersk Oil in a $7.45 billion deal which the French oil major said would boost its earnings and cash flow, and bolster its dividend prospects. Danish company A.P. Moller-Maersk is selling its Maersk Oil division to Total to focus...
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GCCI looking to play key role in helping ExxonMobil business centre push local content

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The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is looking to work closely with ExxonMobil’s Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) in Guyana, as part of its push to build capacity across the private sector for the oil and...
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Middle East tensions could lift Guyana’s oil revenues, but capacity risks remain – Orinoco Research

Rising geopolitical instability in the Middle East could increase oil revenues for Guyana while also exposing capacity constraints across...

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