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Liza SURF contractor Saipem loses arbitration in Algerian LNG plant dispute

The ICC International Court of Arbitration, following an arbitral tribunal, has ruled against The ICC International Court of Arbitration, following an arbitral tribunal, has ruled against Saipem and awarded Sonatrach the sum of approximately $135 million on the basis of...

ExxonMobil Petroleum Contract

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Guyana Government releases ExxonMobil contract

The Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between the Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited was released today at a special meeting held at the Ministry of the Presidency in Georgetown, Guyana. The agreement has...

Decision on contract disclosure should apply to all companies equally – British High Commissioner

British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn, says the Guyana government and oil companies will ultimately have to decide what aspects of their agreements would be disclosed but this should apply to all companies equally. Multiple calls have been made...

Oil agreements: regulatory tools vs. sweet deals

There is the misplaced belief, in some quarters of our society, that ALL licenses and agreements, which have been issued for exploration and production (E&P) of oil and gas, between past and current administrations and the International Oil Companies...

ExxonMobil Liza FPSO contractor SBM in $375 m bribery settlement in Brazil

SBM Offshore, the company contracted by ExxonMobil to convert an oil tanker into a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading facility (FPSO) for the Liza Phase 1 development in the South American country of Guyana, has reached a settlement in...

St Lucia PM renews appeal for information on controversial Oil Exploration Agreement

(CARIBBEAN NEWS NOW) – Some four years after then leader of the opposition in Saint Lucia, Stephenson King, wrote to the governor general, Dame Pearlette Louisy, seeking clarification regarding an oil exploration licence purportedly granted to Colorado oilman Jack Grynberg...

Petrobras: New Mero field contains 3.3 billion barrels of oil

(Offshore) Brazilian oil company Petrobras has declared commerciality of the field in the Libra Northwest area, in the pre-salt of Santos Basin off Brazil, renaming it Mero. Namely, Petrobras said in its statement last Thursday that it had submitted the declaration...

Statoil delivers $5.9B plan for Arctic Johan Castberg Project

Statoil and partners have delivered to Norwegian authorities a $5.9 billion development plan for their massive Arctic Johan Castberg oil discovery, having halved costs for the project that now has a $35-per-barrel breakeven price. The development, which Statoil calls the biggest...

Restrictive local content measures can hurt oil companies – British High Commissioner

British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn, believes careful consideration must be given to the establishment of guidelines for the use of local content in the oil & gas industry since measures which are too restrictive can serve to...

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SBM sponsors international trips, science equipment for winners of Guyana mousetrap competition

SBM Offshore Guyana’s 2025 Guyana-Monaco Mousetrap Car Grand Prix Competition wrapped up with an impressive display of creativity, problem-solving...