Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, like their counterparts around the world, are forging ahead with plans to accelerate the development of their oil and gas resources. This has seen countries such as Guyana and Suriname rolling out...

Shell U.K. Ltd., a subsidiary of Shell plc, has completed the restart of operations at the Pierce field in the UK Central North Sea, following a significant upgrade to allow gas to be produced after years of the field...

SBM Offshore has secured project financing of US$1.63 billion for the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Almirante Tamandaré, which is set to become Brazil's largest oil-producing unit. The project financing has been provided by a consortium of...

Westwood Global Energy Group said the key projects anticipated to be sanctioned in the first half of 2023 include Eni’s Baleine Phase II development (Ivory Coast), Petrobras’ Sergipe-Alagoas (Brazil), ExxonMobil’s Uaru (Guyana), Mellitah’s Structure A & E (Libya) and...

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. said that it, along with its partners, on South Africa’s Block 3B/4B are applying for environmental authorisation to undertake exploration activities. The block lies in water depths averaging approximately 1,000 metres, in the...

By Joel Bhagwandin - OilNOW I am writing in reference to a letter published the Stabroek News on March 23, 2023, with the caption, “Vreed-en-Hoop shore base, funded with Guyana’s oil revenues makes it a private, public partnership”.  I must disclose...

The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) arm of Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a hearing on March 22 on appeals filed to challenge the Agency’s decision to not require a separate Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a proposed 300...

By Dr. Lorraine Sobers - OilNOW There was greater Trinidad and Tobago presence at this year’s International Energy Conference and Expo Guyana 2023, than in 2022. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley, was one of...

Sarawak Shell Berhad, a subsidiary of Shell plc, has completed the sale of its non-operated interests in two offshore production sharing contracts (PSC) in the Baram Delta to Petroleum Sarawak Exploration & Production Sdn. Bhd. (PSEP). Shell had a 40%...

Guyana’s hydrocarbon story has been dominated by oil so far, but its new model petroleum agreements have established a framework that will compel the utilisation and commercialisation of its natural gas resource. Once contractors discover natural gas fields or excess...