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SBM Offshore working to develop FPSOs powered by wind, solar energy

The reduction of greenhouse gases is one of the greatest challenges facing operators and service companies in the oil industry. But the task is certainly not an insurmountable one for Dutch floater specialist, SBM Offshore. Over the past few...

CAPEX cuts hit US$120 billion across 170 companies – Guyana offshore pushes on

COVID-19 lockdown measures have brought a sharp drop in global oil and gas demand, with the International Energy Agency estimating that global oil demand could fall by approximately 26 percent this month. GlobalData says the crash in prices - aggravated...

Deepwater action remains in play offshore Guyana

Guyana topped the oil discovery charts again in 2019 with the Liza field coming onstream in December and another billion barrels added in the ExxonMobil operated Stabroek licence with some more gas also. The resource estimate for Stabroek was again...

Noble books $1.1 billion in Q1 losses as Guyana offshore helps to offset decline in operating days

Noble Corporation on Wednesday reported a net loss of $1.1 billion or $4.25 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2020, on total revenues of $281 million. Noble said the adjusted results for the first quarter compared to a net loss attributable to...

Canada-based energy company inks deal to sell TT gas

Touchstone Exploration said on Monday after markets closed that it had inked a deal for the sale of natural gas and gas liquids produced from the Ortoire block in Trinidad and Tobago. The Canada-based oil and gas explorer said it had signed...

ExxonMobil sees future demand for oil and gas increasing by 20% – Darren Woods

As the global economy tightens under severe pressure brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for oil has plummeted to an all-time low creating a supply glut that has seen prices plummet as the world runs out of storage...

Oil price collapse a ‘body blow’ for North Sea oil and gas sector, industry chief warns

The collapse in global crude prices, led by the US, is a “body blow” for the North Sea industry, and government help will be needed to protect the sector, industry group Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive Deirdre Michie...

Brazil offshore oil rigs hardest hit by COVID-19

There have been 126 confirmed cases of the coronavirus among oil and gas workers in Brazil, including 74 people who were recently on offshore oil platforms, regulator ANP told Reuters on Tuesday, exposing an outbreak far worse than previously...

Project delays likely as construction yards close on COVID-19 concerns – SBM Offshore

Construction activities being carried out by Dutch floater-specialist SBM offshore at several locations across the world, including Singapore where the Liza Unity FPSO is being built for ExxonMobil’s second development project in Guyana, could face some project execution delays...

Apache, Total make second discovery offshore Suriname

Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) and Total S.A. (NYSE: TOT) on Thursday announced a significant oil discovery at the Sapakara West-1 well drilled offshore Suriname on Block 58. The well was drilled using the Noble Sam Croft with Apache as operator...

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‘Business as usual’: No disruption in Guyana’s operations despite Venezuela controversy – GCCI Pres.  

Kathy Smith, President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), has made it clear that there has...