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Exxon set to begin public discussions on Guyana’s largest offshore project

ExxonMobil local affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) is forging ahead with its fourth offshore project at the Stabroek Block, the largest to date, at the Yellowtail Development. The company has since submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)...

Combined solution for Guyana-Suriname gas might be appropriate, says TotalEnergies CEO

CEO of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanne, said while a rapid development of Suriname oil resources would be desirable financially, how to "valorize" the associated gas remains a big question and with similar considerations offshore Guyana, a combined solution for commercializing...

China’s gas demand has returned stronger than before

By Miaoru Huang - Research Director, APAC Gas & LNG at Wood Mackenzie After a pandemic slowdown last year, China’s demand for gas appears to have returned stronger than before. In H1 2021, China’s gas demand saw a 16% year-on-year...

Guyanese will lose out on oil and gas opportunities unless swift action is taken on local content, warns key private sector player

A key player in Guyana’s business community is sounding a dire warning that if swift action is not taken to implement local content legislation, Guyanese will continue to lose out on major procurement opportunities for the offshore oil developments. “I’ve...

Over 90 local suppliers working with Edison Chouest in South America’s new oil and gas hot spot

Marine transportation service provider Edison Chouest though its local affiliate G-Boats Inc., an ExxonMobil Guyana prime contractor, says it has been expanding its local content efforts to create more jobs and provide training and capacity building opportunities for Guyanese...

Countries could make up to $82 billion a year by utilising gas instead of flaring it – GlobalData

Gas flaring – the combustion of unwanted natural gas produced during oil recovery – is causing many oil-producing countries to lose up to $82 billion a year, priced at record spot prices in Europe in August 2021, according to...

Stabroek Block co-venturer CNOOC makes large oil discovery offshore China

CNOOC Limited, a 25% stakeholder in Guyana’s Stabroek Block, announced on Thursday that it has made a large-sized oil discovery at the Kenli 10-2 oilfield located in Laizhou Bay Sag in Southern Bohai Bay at an average water depth...

Guyana can become a regional source for expertise in oil and gas – Exxon Production Manager

Guyana, virtually unknown in the global oil and gas industry just 6 years ago, is now a much talked about up-and-coming oil producer who by the end of the decade will be among the top players in the Latin...

BP delivers first gas for T&T’s Matapal project

BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) on Monday confirmed its Matapal project has safely achieved first gas. The major milestone was achieved ahead of schedule and under budget despite the constraints brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Matapal is bpTT’s...

Guyana’s oil and gas development will offer another strong rebuke against Venezuelan aggression

By Wazim Mowla – OilNOW The development of Guyana’s oil and gas sector is its best chance to maintain its territorial integrity and sovereignty against unsubstantiated claims and aggression by Venezuela. The border controversy has plagued Guyana’s relations with Venezuela...

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GEA urges businesses to decarbonize through energy efficiency, renewables and electric mobility

Guyanese businesses should use the lower electricity costs expected from the Gas-to-Energy project to invest in energy efficiency, renewable...