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Signing contracts ahead of development approvals minimise cost overruns and lengthy delays

The signing of contracts with ExxonMobil contractors including Saipem and SBM Offshore for works related to the Payara development prior to final government approval is not unusual since such works require lengthy lead times for planning, design and construction. So...

Equinor awards world’s first O&G contract for advanced wireless drone services

Equinor, on behalf of the Njord licence, has awarded Saipem a subsea service contract using a wireless underwater intervention drone and an ROV. This contract will make Equinor the first user of technology expected to be completed in 2020. “This is...

Over 70 contractors participate in Exxon safety workshop

ExxonMobil Guyana held a safety workshop on Thursday for companies that provide onshore services to support its operations. The workshop focused on life saving actions, learning from incidents, field leadership and workforce engagement. Staged at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston,...

Exxon Country Manager talks up safety

ExxonMobil Guyana has reemphasized its commitment to a culture of safety by staging a related workshop for contractors today at the Guyana Marriott Hotel. The Contractor Safety Management Workshop focused on integrated planning, safe execution of work and safety leadership...

“Grab each and every opportunity” in O&G – Guyanese youths urge

The late influential business writer Peter Drucker once said, "the entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.” This is also the advice being given to youths by two young men who have...

Ramps Logistics secures full integrated contract with Tullow for Guyana drill campaign

Ramps Logistics has secured a fully integrated cross-border logistics contract inclusive of shore base provision and management, marine agency, personnel logistics, freight forwarding and customs brokerage, with UK-based Tullow Oil for its upcoming Guyana drill campaign. Further to this, a...

Exxon hits milestone at Stabroek Block as 1st pipe for Liza Phase 1 touches seabed

Installation for the Liza Phase 1 Development in Guyana reached a milestone on Friday as the Saipem FDS 2 vessel lowered the first pipe to the seabed in preparation for oil production just months away. In a comment to OilNOW...

Multiple campaigns underway at Stabroek Block

Marine traffic is set to increase in the coming weeks at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana as exploration and development activities ramp-up and installation operations for the Liza Phase 1 Development project gets underway. ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production...

First 100% Guyanese-owned human resource company to service O&G industry launched

The first human resource company with 100% Guyanese ownership servicing the South American country’s emerging oil and gas industry was officially launched on Friday in Georgetown. Strategic Recruitment Solutions Inc. (SRSGY) is currently providing human resource services to three of...

Second shipment of Liza Phase One undersea pipes arrives

Italian firm Saipem, one of the Prime Contractors for ExxonMobil Guyana and its joint venture partners HESS and CNOOC Nexen, has brought in its second shipment of 2,684 pipes for the Liza Phase One project timetabled to commence production...

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Major energy and infrastructure projects to define Guyana’s next few years

Over the next few years, President Irfaan Ali’s second term will see Guyana advancing key projects that place energy...