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Opposition Leader seeking meeting with ExxonMobil over gas compressor issue

Leader of the Opposition in Guyana, Joseph Harmon, has written to President of Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. (EEPGL), Alistair Routledge, seeking a meeting to address matters related to the challenges the company has been facing with the...

Government ‘highly disappointed’ over gas compressor issue, examining implications of revenue loss

The Guyana government said on Wednesday it was ‘highly disappointed’ with ExxonMobil’s inability to resolve ongoing issues with the flash gas compressor system on the Liza Destiny FPSO which on three occasions since oil production began in December 2019,...

Major expansion works at Guyana Shore Base set to pull more projects from T&T

Just under six years since its first oil discovery and around 16 months since production began, shore base capabilities in Guyana to service the offshore operations are rapidly growing resulting in an increasing number of projects being moved from...

Exxon reduces oil production levels in Guyana as additional issues encountered with gas compressor system

In an update on Tuesday, ExxonMobil Guyana said as the final testing phase of the reinstalled flash gas compressor and other components of the system on the Liza Destiny FPSO was being conducted, an additional problem with the discharge...

Saipem to proceed with US$350 million work scope for world’s largest liquefied natural gas company

Italian multinational oilfield services company Saipem said Tuesday it has received confirmation from Qatargas for the exercise of two options for additional scope of work within the North Field Production Sustainability Offshore Project, the award of which was communicated...

Touchstone confirms ‘liquids rich’ natural gas discovery in Trinidad and Tobago

Canada-based oil and gas company Touchstone Exploration Inc. said on Monday the completion of flowback testing of the Cascadura Deep-1 well in Trinidad and Tobago confirms a liquids rich natural gas discovery. Touchstone has an 80 percent operating working...

Expert urges development of gas master plan, expects resources to continue growing

The Liza-1 well offshore Guyana could supply the country with approximately 50 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day and one expert says future exploration campaigns by ExxonMobil at the prolific Stabroek Block could see much more...

Supermajor Shell and others drilled multiple wells offshore Guyana and came up dry, then Exxon hit the jackpot

Bordered by oil producing giants such as Venezuela and Brazil, the evidence of possible hydrocarbon accumulations in Guyana dates back to the 1700s, when oil traces were reported. However, the quest for unlocking the subsurface riches began in earnest...

Letter-to-the-Editor: Further discussion needed on size of gas pipeline, use of growing resources

Dear Editor, I read with great interest the article entitled “Gas-to-power seen as a game changer for Guyana’s energy sector” as found in the impressive second edition of the local publication ENERGY. On the surface it appears to be an...

‘Energy Guyana’ rolls out 2nd edition with focus on gas-to-power, increased local participation in industry

The 2nd edition of the new publication – Energy Guyana – was released this week with special focus on the country’s plans to pipe gas to shore from the Liza field, government’s push towards renewable energy and the increasing...

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Letter to the Editor: Seeing change in simple ways

Dear Editor, Some time ago, I wrote about how surprised I was to see real benefits from Guyana’s growing oil...