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First cohort of TOTALTEC Academy starts oilfield training today

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The new TOTALTEC academy will today commence its Oilfield Operator Training Programme with a first cohort of 24 young Guyanese. TOTALTEC is one of the investors in the Guyana Shore Base Inc., which has been contracted by ExxonMobil Guyana to...
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It’s disastrous to tear-up ExxonMobil contract now – Oxford Prof.

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Oxford University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Sir Paul Collier, has warned it would be disastrous for Guyana to "tear-up" its Production Sharing Agreement with US oil major ExxonMobil. The Professor met with senior members of the Guyanese media...
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Iraq weighs building an island to boost oil-exporting capacity

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OPEC’s second-biggest producer is ramping up efforts to expand capacity to pump and export oil, with plans that include the injection of seawater into crude deposits and the construction of export facilities on a man-made island in the Persian...
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We need oil partners with clout and bravery in face of territorial aggression – Trotman

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Guyana must consider a number of factors when granting international oil companies access to explore in its waters, which, according to Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, include the recognition that those with the resolve to forge ahead in...
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‘Netflix for Oil’ setting stage for $1 trillion battle over data

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(Bloomberg) A battle for big data is brewing in the oil patch. The service companies that map underground pockets of oil, drill the wells and lift crude from miles below are generating vast new amounts of data they never...
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Tullow PSA: Guyana share of profit oil increases with production

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The Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between Guyana and Tullow Oil in partnership with Eco Atlantic outlines a 1% royalty and a rolling percentage share of profit oil which begins at 50% and gradually increases to 60% for the South...

Tullow/Eco Petroleum Contract

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https://oilnow.gy/contracts/tullow-psa.pdf    
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Oil production key in catapulting Ghana to one of world’s fastest growing economies

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While seen as a curse by some, oil production and its spin-off effects can positively impact developing countries and change their fortunes for the better. The New York Times in a March 10 report stated that as recently as the...
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Tillerson has 180 million reasons not to return to oil industry

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(Bloomberg) -- It isn’t clear where Rex Tillerson goes from here, but he has 180 million reasons to avoid the oil industry. The freshly ousted Secretary of State’s exit package from former employer Exxon Mobil Corp. stipulates that if Tillerson returns to...
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Oil producer Norway starts wage talks to avert widespread strikes

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(Reuters) - Norwegian employers and labor unions embarked on four weeks’ of wage talks on Monday to stave off widespread strikes that risk impacting output in western Europe’s biggest crude producer. Unlike most years, in which wages are set on...
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What you need to know about the U.S. military build-up in the Caribbean

What began on August 14, when Washington ordered air and naval forces into the southern Caribbean reportedly to combat...

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