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Gas-to-power infrastructure must be protected as a matter of national security – Ramnarine

When Guyana's Petroleum Commission comes on stream, one of its key regulatory functions should be protecting the infrastructure for the gas-to-power project as a matter of national security. This is according to former Energy Minister for Trinidad and Tobago,...

Guyana can join countries like Norway in producing high-protein biomass from gas resources

While much of the attention has been on the benefits of low electricity rates with the gas-to-power project that is set to come on stream by 2024, an expert in the oil and gas industry says there are can...

Liza Destiny FPSO gas compressor start-up targeted for this week

ExxonMobil Guyana said on Tuesday teams of experts are making final preparations for start-up of the flash gas compressor this week on the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, in order to restore the flare to...

Robots could replace hundreds of thousands of oil and gas jobs, save billions in drilling costs by 2030 – Rystad Energy

Even when the pandemic downturn is finally past us, operators will have to continue exploring new avenues for cost reductions to be better equipped to withstand future market declines. In a report that looked into the adoption of robotics...

Cost of gas to power project will be ‘very small percentage’ of Stabroek Block ‘cost pool’ – Ramnarine

The estimated US$600 million to US$800 million cost to run a gas pipeline from the Liza field to shore in Guyana will not make much of a difference to the overall economics of the Stabroek Block. So says former...

Former TT energy minister explains why Guyana is poised to become regional powerhouse and is ‘at the beginning of its gas story’

Since oil production began in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) in 1908 and the commercialization of natural gas, which started later, in the 1950s, the country’s economy has grown, making it one of the most prosperous in the CARICOM region. Today,...

Around 2500 offshore wells set to be drilled in major deepwater comeback, Guyana at forefront

Oil and gas exploration activities remain resilient even after a devastating year that saw investments declining by more than 30%, widespread shut-ins, and well over 100 bankruptcy filings. But after the gloom of 2020 oil and gas demand recovery...

Team working towards start-up of Liza Destiny FPSO gas compressor

Reinstallation of components of the flash gas compression system is progressing offshore Guyana on the Liza Destiny FPSO. ExxonMobil Guyana, operator at the Stabroek block, said in an update on Tuesday that critical equipment alignments, lifting of the suction silencer...

Industry has found more natural gas than it needs or can commercialise, oil remains king

Energy market research and intelligence company Westwood Energy said in a report last week that more than 60% of the discovered resource in 2012-2020 was gas, even though ~70% of high-impact wells were targeting oil. This was due to...

Gas pipeline will bring major economic, environmental and social benefits to Guyana – Ramnarine

When the new administration in Guyana announced last year that it was moving ahead with the planned gas-to-shore project that would be underpinned by the Liza Phase 1 Development at the Stabroek Block, some stakeholders asked - can it...

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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...