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Sheraton Hotel brand making debut in world’s fastest-growing economy by 2025

A heightened tourist footprint in Guyana, a new oil producer and the world’s fastest-growing economy, is pushing the South American nation’s hospitality industry further. By 2025, the Sheraton Hotel and Resort brand will be present in Guyana. Marriott International Inc. –...

Suriname “open for business” as over 2,000 energy stakeholders expected at upcoming oil and gas summit

Suriname’s Energy, Oil and Gas Summit and Exhibition (SEOGS) will be making a return for its second edition, at a time when the South American nation is poised to be a major player in the global energy industry. Staatsolie Maatschappij...

Texas-based firm to conduct impact study on Exxon’s fifth Stabroek Block development  

The Houston Texas-based Acorn International will be conducting the environmental study for ExxonMobil's fifth development in the Stabroek Block - Uaru. On Monday, ExxonMobil's local subsidiary, Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), held a public scoping meeting on Uaru at the Umana Yana....

Trinidad’s signature energy conference returns on May 31

Trinidad and Tobago’s premier energy event – the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference & Trade Show 2022 is set to return on May 31. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and will end on June 2. It is being held under the...

SBM Offshore supporting ‘first of its kind’ aquaculture farm in Guyana

SBM Offshore’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) approach to its activities continue to guide the company’s operations in Guyana as it remains resolute in the pursuit of sustainable development.  The company is leading a series of initiatives geared towards...

Brazil, Guyana Presidents say time for new phase of feasibility studies on regional energy corridor

The Presidents of two star oil producers in South America - Brazil and Guyana - met in Georgetown on Friday to discuss how they may strengthen relations. Energy, being a going concern for both countries, was high on the...

Exxon’s fibre optic cable, gas pipeline to follow similar route

The upcoming Gas-to-Energy pipeline, which ExxonMobil Guyana will construct starting this year, will have a series of security measures including a fibre optic cable. In a project summary submitted to Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ExxonMobil said the fibre optic cable...

US Chamber, Guyana private sector teaming up for investment promotion

While participating at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston on Wednesday, May 4, Guyana’s Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the United States Bilateral Chamber of Commerce agreed by way of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance trade...

Exxon’s 5th project could produce up to 275,000 bpd, with first oil as early as 2026

ExxonMobil’s fifth proposed development offshore Guyana could produce as much as 275,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) and could achieve first oil as early as the fourth quarter of 2026, according to the project summary seen by OilNOW. Guyana’s...

New facility looking to introduce robotic surgery in Guyana, first for the region

As business activity continues to ramp up in the newest oil producing country in Latin America and the Caribbean, investors are betting big on new ventures which are set to change the face of Guyana in coming years. On Friday,...

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MODEC to introduce new offshore training programme in Guyana 

MODEC is expected to unveil a new training programme to bolster Guyana’s existing offshore capabilities, Country Manager Rafeal Fumis...