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“We do not want to send mix signals to contractors, operators” – EPA boss

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Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy must work closely to support the Government’s policy for the oil and gas sector. This is the view of the newly appointed Director of the EPA, Dr. Vincent Adams,...
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Brazil was forced to ease local content rules after oil output dropped significantly

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Under stringent local content requirements in the South American country of Brazil, oil production and the growth and development of the petroleum industry were significantly affected. The government was forced to take steps to loosen local content rules that...
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Guyana poised to be world’s largest oil producing country per person in 2020s

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Ahead of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Brunei and Norway, the South American nation of Guyana, with a projected output of 700,000 barrels per day among just 770,000 people, is set to be the world’s largest oil producing country per person...
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Deep-sea oil drillers optimistic for 2019

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Deep-sea oil drillers are once again riding the wave of investor enthusiasm that next year will be better for profits. But this time there seems to be a greater chance that it will happen, said analysts at Credit Suisse Group...
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Brazil cuts oil royalties to boost recovery rates

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(Argus Media) Brazil's hydrocarbons regulator ANP reduced royalties to 5pc from around 10pc in an effort to boost recovery at qualifying mature fields. The royalty reduction is contingent on new investment commitments and only applies to those fields that have...
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Oil rises as Saudis are said to be content with prices over $80

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(Bloomberg) Oil rose as Saudi Arabia was said to be comfortable with Brent crude exceeding $80 a barrel. Futures in London added as much as 1.7 percent. The world’s biggest crude exporter is content to see the global benchmark advance,...
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Call for halt to oil production is ‘self-promoting stunt in pursuit of ulterior motive’ – former minister

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Debate on a myriad of issues continues in Guyana as the country gears up to become a major oil producer in the region. A former government official is describing as ‘disturbing’, a recent call for the Guyana government to...
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Guyana’s oil fortune rapidly increasing

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‘Unprecedented’ is the one word that sums up the remarkable string of oil discoveries which US supermajor ExxonMobil has been making off the Guyana coast since 2015. The company’s success rate for finding crude in an area five and...
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Once int’l contracts have been engaged in there is no question of removal, renegotiation – Granger

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Guyana’s President David Granger says gov’t will continue seeking the best advice for future negotiations of oil contracts while pointing out that once international agreements are entered, there is “no question” of renegotiation. Explaining that arrangements with ExxonMobil will be...
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Mexico gov’t may be looking to halt open bidding for oil blocks – Reuters

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The incoming government of Mexico may be considering suspending auctions for oil and gas projects in favour of direct negotiations Reuters reported on Wednesday. Mexico’s state-owned petroleum company Pemex could be given the authority to pick its own joint-venture partners...
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Cutting-edge technologies giving exploration a sustainable future – Insights from SLB 

Andrea Lovatini, Director of Exploration Data and Geosolutions at SLB and Chairman of the EnerGeo Alliance Board, argues that...

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