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Mega petroleum summit opens today in Guyana

All roads will lead to the Guyana Marriott Hotel today as the country gets ready to host the inaugural Guyana International Petroleum Exhibition and Summit – GIPEX 2018. With six significant discoveries made in the offshore Stabroek block in just...

Guyana Shorebase to hire hundreds more ahead of first oil

As discussions continue in the public domain over the availability of jobs, the protection of local content and opportunities to be made available in Guyana’s embryonic oil and gas sector, one of ExxonMobil’s contractors is gearing up to commence...

‘Guyana will not make the same mistake as others’ assures Business Minister

Guyana continues to press ahead with development of its emerging oil and gas industry and the country’s Business Minister is adamant that government is fully capable of effectively managing this new sector. “There is a lot of angst perhaps within...

GIPEX 2018 Launched: Major players in the O&G industry slated to participate

Guyana will next month host a number of the world’s largest petroleum companies as the South American nation prepares to run its inaugural Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit and Exhibition (GIPEX) 2018. Built as the premier confab to promote the networking...

Shell Brazil CEO optimistic about Brazil’s E&P future

(Hart Energy) For Royal Dutch Shell, 2017 was a good year in terms of E&P activities in Brazil. Ranking as the second largest oil-producing company in Brazil, after acquiring BG Group’s assets in the country, the British-Dutch major increased...

Nigerian Ports Authority moves against debtors; considers stopping Total vessel from entering waterways

(Nigerian Tribune) The Federal Government on Friday gave indications that the $3.8bn Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) project being handled by the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL) at the LADOL’s Free Zone in conjunction with Samsung Heavy Industry...

Oil agreements: regulatory tools vs. sweet deals

There is the misplaced belief, in some quarters of our society, that ALL licenses and agreements, which have been issued for exploration and production (E&P) of oil and gas, between past and current administrations and the International Oil Companies...

Guyana SWF draft Bill ready for Executive approval ahead of legislators vote

Guyana’s government is one step closer to establishing its Sovereign Wealth Fund - meant to serve as a holding deposit for a percentage of oil and other extractive industries’ revenues for future generations - having completed its final review...

Guyana legislators approve US$5.3M natural resources work programme

Guyana’s legislators on Tuesday approved - unchallenged in the National Assembly - the Ministry of Natural Resources US$5.3M (G$1.1B) 2018 work programme of which US$145,000 (G$30M) has been allocated for oil gas related activities next year. Included in the allocations...

The Nigerian Production Sharing Contract: An Overview

The Production Sharing Contract (PSC) was widely introduced in 1993 to address some of the issues faced by the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) and also to provide a suitable agreement structure for encouraging foreign investment in offshore acreage. Under...

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Energy Magazine to release ‘Women in Oil and Gas—Balancing the Scales’ edition on International Women’s Day

Energy Guyana Magazine will mark International Women’s Day on March 8, 2026, with the release of a special edition...