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Staatsolie locks in 20% participation in GranMorgu with US$1.6B loan

Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. has secured a US$1.6 billion bank loan to finance its 20% participation in the GranMorgu development in Block 58. The loan agreement was finalized on Wednesday, May 14, with a consortium of 18 international, regional, and...

Staatsolie exceeds bond target, raising US$515.8 million

Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. issued a new bond on March 23, 2025, reportedly raising US$515.8 million—US$211.7 million more than its initial target of US$304.1 million. In an announcement on Monday, the state oil firm said the bond, set for 2025-2033,...

Staatsolie’s Block 52 bet could be backed by Block 58 cash – WoodMac

Suriname’s state oil company Staatsolie could use revenues from its participation in the US$12.2 billion Block 58 offshore oil development to help finance its expected stake in the upcoming Block 52 gas project, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie. Staatsolie has...

TechnipFMC reports US$9.1 billion in revenue for 2024, secures record orders

TechnipFMC reported a strong financial performance for the full year 2024, with total revenue of US$9,083.3 million and net income attributable to the company of US$842.9 million, or US$1.91 per diluted share. After-tax charges and credits, including a gain...

2025 is busiest year for Exxon’s SURF installation offshore Guyana 

ExxonMobil Guyana is embarking on its most intensive year yet for subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) installation, according to company President Alistair Routledge. The work will connect subsea wellheads to the new floating production storage and offloading (FPSO)...

Suriname must reject complacency as it prepares for first offshore oil development – Santokhi

Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad Santokhi says the country must reject complacency and a culture that tolerates mistakes as it prepares for its first offshore oil development. “As a nation, we must reject the mentality that accepts mistakes and shortfalls as usual,”...

Stena Drilling secures TotalEnergies contract for Suriname well

Stena Drilling has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies to drill a well in Suriname, the Aberdeen-based company announced on Wednesday. The Stena Drillmax will begin operations in Suriname in the second quarter of 2025  under a one-well program, with...

BOMESC secures contract for Suriname’s first deepwater FPSO topside modules

BOMESC Offshore Engineering Company Limited has signed a contract with STS VOF to construct topside modules for Suriname’s first floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel.  The deal, valued between RMB 750 million and 1 billion (approximately US$102 million to...

Suriname oil development could be most expensive to date in Guyana Basin

Staatsolie said Suriname’s first oil development in the shared basin could cost US$13.2 billion. This would represent the highest development expense for such a project, costing more than any of the six projects already sanctioned for nearby Guyana in the same...

Guyana Oil & Gas: What to look forward to in 2025

Every year, Guyana's oil and gas sector seems more monumental than the last. Lots of watershed moments are expected in 2025. Guyana will take its place as the world's largest per capita producer of crude oil. Here’s what to look...

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Irfaan Ali charts oil-fueled, sustainable future as Guyana’s ninth President

Flanked by First Lady Arya Ali and their son Zayd, Irfaan Ali was sworn in on Sunday as Guyana’s...