With Guyana lacking the capacity to adequately respond to large oil spills--that is, Tier Two and Tier Three spills--local companies have been playing an important role in oil spill response preparedness efforts. The National Oil Spill Contingency Plan indicates that...

A ten-member team from Australia-based Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) arrived in Guyana on Friday to pursue talks on investment opportunities in the new oil producing South American country. The team, led by FMG’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Julie Shuttleworth...

ExxonMobil Guyana Senior Director, Public and Government Affairs, Deedra Moe, will be departing the country soon to take up a new position in Houston in her home country of the Unites States. She will be succeeded by Karen Matusic,...

Guyana’s First Lady Arya Ali toured the country’s largest shore base facility servicing the offshore exploration and production operations on Friday, where she discussed matters related to the environment and employment. In recognizing the pivotal role the country’s oil and...

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in Guyana said on Tuesday evening that several analyses and modelling were conducted of the potential threat of an oil spill from the FSO NABARIMA (bearing Venezuelan flag) which is listing with 173,000 tons...

A pioneering Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) distribution company in Guyana is positioning itself to reap substantial benefits from the planned gas to shore project which authorities in the South American county are looking to have operational over the next...

The Iwokrama International Centre announced Monday that with funding from ExxonMobil Guyana it is now able to remotely monitor the Iwokrama forest using drone technology. The drone, which has communication capability, will help to significantly monitor areas of the forest...

An energy consultant is urging Guyana to create an investment environment that is built on the pillars of stability and security since this is the most effective way of attracting and keeping the big capital and expertise needed to...

Noble Corporation announced Thursday that the ultra-deepwater drillship Noble Tom Madden has been awarded approximately 6.5 years of additional contract term under the Commercial Enabling Agreement (CEA) with ExxonMobil for work offshore Guyana.  The Noble Tom Madden was previously contracted until Mid-February 2024 and the additional...