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CDC hosts major oil spill response workshop ahead of exercise to test Guyana’s capabilities

Guyana’s Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is partnering with US State agencies, Pacific Disaster Center, ExxonMobil, and the French and Canadian Armed Forces to build the South American country’s National Oil Spill Capabilities. The Commission on Thursday collaborated with regional and international...

Guyana must not allow critics, challenges to detract from broad potential benefits of gas pipeline

By Joel Bhagwandin - OilNOW A contextual Economic & Financial Analysis of Guyana’s Gas to Shore Project Part 3 The purpose of this column series is to contribute to the national debate regarding the feasibility of the gas-to-shore project that the Government...

GLASS is latest Guyanese company to be ISO certified

Guyana Logistics and Support Services Inc. (GLASS) has become the latest Guyanese company to achieve certification for ISO 9001:2015 International Standard. The adoption of a quality management system is a strategic decision for an organization that can help to improve its...

An approach to healing Guyana’s socio-political and economic ills [Part 1 of 2]

By Wilberne Persaud - OilNOW Consider 1: “It should be borne in mind that there is nothing more difficult to arrange, more doubtful of success, and more dangerous to carry through than initiating changes in a state’s constitution. The innovator...

Guyanese leadership in the Oil and Gas sector will require Guyanese excellence in STEM education

By Dr. Terrence Richard Blackman - OilNOW In an updated forecast, it has predicted that oil prices will average just above $50/b in 2021. If the IMF's projections hold, each lift of Guyana's share of crude oil from the Liza...

Credit agencies should reward oil majors for natural gas developments

By Arthur Deakin - OilNOW On January 26, one of the most influential credit rating agencies in the world, Standard & Poor’s (S&P), said it was considering downgrading the rating of 13 major oil and gas producers, including ExxonMobil, Shell...

A consortium of investors can be put together for gas to shore project

By Joel Bhagwandin A contextual Economic & Financial Analysis of Guyana’s Gas to Shore Project Part 2 Though it is assumed that ExxonMobil and its partners will be financing about 50 percent of the cost of the gas-to-shore project, the Government will...

Guyanese aviation firm says training from Exxon opened door to oil and gas opportunities

Guyanese aviation company, Trans Guyana Airways, has been working with several local firms to provide services and key support to the oil and gas industry. The aviation company said through the support of ExxonMobil Aviation Services, it has been...

Demand for Guyana’s low-sulphur crude will grow in 2021, expert says

As the world continues to move towards renewable sources of energy, demand for crude with low-sulphur content will continue to increase, placing producers like Guyana in an advantaged position. That coupled with the low breakeven price to produce oil...

“Everybody is looking now for ‘sweet crude’ and we are in the market for that” – Guyana’s VP

Guyana’s Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has affirmed that Government intends to take full advantage of its reserves of ‘light sweet crude’, which are expected to remain highly competitive on the world market in the coming years, even as...

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Chevron’s quarterly profit drops 44% due to lower oil prices, Hess shares revalue

Chevron Corp reported a 44% drop in second-quarter profit on Friday, hurt by lower crude prices, weaker affiliate income,...