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EPA organizing public hearing into appeals over oil and gas waste treatment facility

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Guyana says the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) will be conducting a public hearing on Monday, May 10, at the Soesdyke/Huist’ Coverden Neighbourhood Democratic Council into appeals submitted against the development of an oil and...

Competitors for oil and gas contracts are shrewd, Guyanese companies must learn to adapt – President Ali urges

Guyana’s Head of State, Dr. Irfaan Ali disclosed on Wednesday that local content provisions will be put in place to ensure competitive services provided by Guyanese will be given priority by oil companies. During his latest engagement with reporters, President...

Guyana President confirms major ramp up coming in ExxonMobil’s oil production operations

President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday highlighted plans by ExxonMobil to significantly ramp up oil production activities offshore the South American country which will see production hitting the 1 million barrels per day mark by 2027. During a...

Finnish Group, Guyanese companies join forces to handle waste from offshore oil & gas assets

One of the newest Oil and Gas (O&G) support companies to enter Guyana’s petroleum industry is Sustainable Environmental Solutions Inc. (SES), made possible through a joint venture agreement between Finnish company, Corena Group Integrated Environmental Solutions, and local companies,...

Graduate Engineers eager to begin overseas training on massive Prosperity oil production vessel

Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore is forging ahead with expanding its local workforce in Guyana where it is currently operating one oil production vessel with two more under construction for developments offshore the South American country. The Liza Destiny Floating...

Oil and gas technical training centre could help boost deficient human capacity in Guyana – Associate Professor

In its pursuit of a robust Local Content Policy, Guyana must be cognizant of its limited human resources while pushing for industry stakeholders to meet high targets. This point was recently made by Dr. Terrence R. Blackman, an Associate...

Partnership is fastest way to help Guyanese build capacity for oil sector – GCCI President

While it is well known that most partnerships are not always successful, it is still a crucial mechanism to help Guyanese build capacity in a very short time so that they can participate in the oil sector. This is...

The top three challenges of being the most appealing fossil fuel opportunity in the world

By Arthur Deakin - OilNOW It is no longer a secret that Guyana is one of the most attractive investment opportunities in the world. The country has discovered 9 billion barrels of recoverable oil, and that is likely only half...

Tullow kicks off multi-well drill campaign in Ghana

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announced on Tuesday the start of a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign offshore Ghana with the commencement of drilling of the first well at the Jubilee Field on April 5. As previously announced, the Maersk Venturer, which...

Guyana seeking firm to conduct cost-recovery audit, validation of profit oil share

Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources is seeking consultancy services for cost recovery audit and validation of the country’s profit oil share for the period January 2018 to December 2020. According to a notice published by the Ministry of Natural Resources,...

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Guyana moves to de-risk unexplored basin with 25,000 sq km 3D seismic survey

The Government of Guyana is advancing a large-scale offshore 3D multi-client seismic acquisition, a move aimed at reducing exploration...