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Exxon probing target at gas field off Guyana coast  

ExxonMobil is continuing drilling activities at the Haimara-4 wellsite, located approximately 125.4 nautical miles (232.1 kilometers) off the Coast of Guyana, covering an area of 0.29 square nautical miles (1 square kilometer). This is according to a notice from the Maritime...

Exxon’s projects in Guyana to drive significant subsea tree installations in 2024 – Rystad Energy 

ExxonMobil's expanded operations are set to boost subsea tree installations in 2024, with a projected 12% contribution, according to Rystad Energy. This surge follows Equinor, which accounted for 17% of total subsea tree installations this year. Exxon's focus is...

Just nine years after first discovery Guyana has seven projects in play with three already producing

Guyana will be producing oil for decades to come. A series of deepwater development projects being executed by U.S. oil major ExxonMobil is rapidly transforming the South American country, catapulting it from a non-producer less than five years ago,...

Guyana received US$268 million in oil sales, royalties in July 

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) received more than US$268 million in July from oil sales and royalties. The Fund received US$101.1 million (GY$21.1 billion) in royalties for crude oil produced and sold in the second quarter. Guyana has received three...

SLB’s new technology boosts drilling efficiency in Guyana by 65%

SLB has successfully increased the Rate of Penetration (ROP) by 65% in ExxonMobil's “most complex offshore Guyana trajectory”, saving 34 hours of drilling time. The achievement was made possible through the combination of the AccuStrike bit and the PowerDrive...

Companies gearing up to sign Guyana’s new PSA with 10% royalty and corporate tax regime 

Guyana has finalized its new model Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with no changes to the fiscal terms introduced on March 14 during the country’s first oil blocks licensing round. The new PSA, which mandates a 10% royalty rate and...

Guyana on course to boost oil money spending by almost half in 2025

The Guyana government is on course to withdraw US$2.3 billion in oil revenue from its Natural Resource Fund (NRF) in 2025 to support that year’s budget. This would represent a 46% increase from the almost US$1.6 billion amount approved...

Guyana shortlists seven firms for offshore seismic study 

Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources has shortlisted seven companies for consideration to conduct a seismic study offshore.  Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, told reporters at an August 14 press conference that around eight companies submitted or expressed interest. "We...

Longtail could be Exxon’s 8th development offshore Guyana

Guyana’s next Stabroek Block development could potentially be ExxonMobil’s Longtail discovery, Vickram Bharrat, the country’s Minister of Natural Resources said. “They are already moving ahead with Hammerhead, and we have heard talks that Longtail will come after that,” he said. The...

Exxon expected to submit Hammerhead development plan to Guyana regulators early next year

The field development plan for ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead project is expected in the first quarter of 2025, according to Guyana's Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat.  “...then we will do our necessary due diligence with the view of issuing the license...

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Guyana share of oil revenues to increase as Exxon pays down cost faster with US$100 per barrel crude  

Guyana is set to receive a bigger share of revenue from oil production as higher prices accelerate the pace...