China's BOMESC shipyard bid farewell to the FPSO Sepetiba on June 16 marking a significant milestone for SBM Offshore, one of the world's leading providers of floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units.  The vessel embarked on its journey to...

Tianjin-based marine engineering equipment supplier, Bomesc Offshore Engineering, has successfully secured a contract worth US$152 million for the topsides integration on the Errea Wittu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel being constructed for ExxonMobil’s Uaru development in Guyana.  According...

Guyana’s Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo says reckless statements and distorted facts about the oil and gas sector not only place the country at risk of being a global laughingstock but could even harm negotiations with external groups. His position...

Guyana’s fifth profit oil lift for the year was sold for GY$18.17 billion (approximately US$87 million). A Bank of Guyana report indicated payment for the sale of this lift represented the only inflow to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF)...

Authorities in Africa, India, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are stepping up to help Guyana strengthen its oil sector capabilities, said Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo during a press engagement on Thursday in Georgetown. The chief policymaker for the...

The final major contract for the development of the Gas-to-Energy project has been awarded, for the onshore pipeline. A joint venture of the Guyanese company, GAICO Construction and General Services Inc., and the Italian company, SICIM, secured this work...

TechnipFMC, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, Saipem, and ExxonMobil have received approvals for their 2023 Local Content Annual Plans.  The event, held May 15, saw the presence of the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, along with key representatives from the aforementioned...

With five sanctioned projects in the Stabroek Block, and a sixth in the pipeline for review, the Government of Guyana has mandated its regulators to establish a special oil and gas auditing unit to keep track of the growing...

Guyanese authorities have assured that a strict monitoring process is in place to ensure all cost overruns for projects in the Stabroek Block are scrutinised. This was specifically noted by Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, the chief policy maker...

Italian multinational company Saipem has been awarded two significant offshore contracts with a combined value of approximately US$850 million.  The contracts encompass an Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) project in the Black Sea and decommissioning activities in the North...