In order for the energy needs of the world to be met, upstream investments will have to significantly increase in the coming years. Deepwater ‘advantaged barrels’ in locations such as the Guyana-Suriname Basin will therefore continue to play a...
Public consultations for the Yellowtail Development Project continue in Guyana with another virtual session set to take place on Wednesday, June 2. The public is being urged to participate in the process and submit comments for consideration in the...
Guyana’s multi-billion-barrel hydrocarbon discoveries and the start of oil production operations have seen institutions playing catch up to monitor and regulate a sector that was practically non-existent prior to the 2015 world class Liza oil strike by ExxonMobil.
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By Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith – OilNOW
In Part I of this series, I examined Venezuela’s recent saber-rattling moves against Guyana, while Part II addressed the high stakes involved for the two countries. With this as background I turned to the...
The four Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels currently being built by SBM Offshore are positively contributing to the company’s growth phase. Two of the FPSOs are being constructed for operations offshore Guyana at the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block.
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Work on Guyana’s 3rd oil production vessel is progressing on schedule in Singapore, SBM Offshore said in its Q1 trading update on Wednesday. The Dutch floater specialist has been forging ahead with major construction projects despite challenges from the...
By Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith – OilNOW
In Part I of this series, I examined Venezuela’s recent saber-rattling moves against Guyana, while in the subsequent article I addressed the high stakes involved for the two countries. With this as background I...
Since gaining its independence from the British in 1966, Guyana has struggled to embark on a path of sustained economic growth that served to elevate living standards for its people, despite being endowed with significant natural resources, even before...
By Jerry Haar – OilNOW
The Guyanese highly value education, and that bodes well as the country seeks to capitalize on its oil and gas largesse and finally build the nation that all Guyanese have hoped for since independence in...
United States Senator Michael Bennet (Democrat, Colorado) has proposed new legislation aimed at enhancing security cooperation with Guyana, deterring...