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Jagdeo confirms Exxon’s Stabroek Block exploration agreement extended by one year

Guyana's Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has confirmed that the exploration agreement for the Stabroek Block, initially set to expire in 2026, has been extended by one year. Jagdeo confirmed that the extension aims to account for the challenges...

Saipem Guyana seeks local companies for ground transportation services as operations escalate in Stabroek Block

Guyanese companies in strict compliance with the country’s local content law are invited to submit expressions of interest (EOIs) for ground transportation services for Saipem Guyana, one of ExxonMobil’s leading Stabroek Block contractors.  Saipem in a public EOI request stated...

Stabroek Block boosting Guyana’s capacity to borrow, repay loans

While Guyanese authorities recently signed onto two hefty loan agreements with Qatar and Saudi Arabia totalling US$500 million, Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that authorities still have a firm grip on its debt management reins. The official said...

ExxonMobil’s Tilapia-1 discovery emerges as Stabroek Block’s largest find

Since 2015, ExxonMobil has made over 35 discoveries at the prolific Stabroek Block offshore Guyana with the Tilapia-1 find encountering the largest high-quality oil-bearing sandstone reservoir – bigger than the world-class Liza-1 - which put the South American country...

Three international insurance companies backing policy for Stabroek Block

ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has renewed its US$600 million per occurrence insurance policy for the Stabroek Block for the period 2023 - 2024. This was confirmed recently by Counsel for EEPGL, Edward Luckhoo SC. Luckhoo...

Stabroek Block singlehandedly propelling Guyana’s economy forward

The growth of oil production offshore Guyana is singlehandledly propelling Guyana’s national economy forward. That much has been obvious for the past few years. An examination of the data shows just how striking this correlation is between the two.  In...

Exxon’s petroleum agreement for prolific Stabroek Block expires in October 2026 – Hess President

Exxon's phenomenal success in the Stabroek Block can see the operator making a multi-billion-barrel addition to the already discovered 11 billion oil-equivalent barrels, once its exploration success keeps pace with what it has been, to date. Over the last...

Exxon to conduct suite of studies to optimise Stabroek Block projects

ExxonMobil Guyana has agreed to conduct a suite of studies to ensure the operational efficiencies and integrity of its Stabroek Block projects are preserved for decades to come.According to the Petroleum Production Licence for the Uaru Development Project, Exxon’s...

Five sanctioned Stabroek Block developments offer strong fiscal cushion for GtE Project

Guyana’s Liza Destiny and Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels have allowed the country to earn a whopping US$2.2 billion in royalties and profit oil in a three-year period spanning from March 11, 2020 to March...

Dutch FPSO builder SBM Offshore in 10-year maintenance deal with Stabroek Block operator

SBM Offshore has announced a new 10-year Operations and Maintenance Enabling Agreement with ExxonMobil Guyana, for the operations and maintenance of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels Liza Destiny, Liza Unity, Prosperity and ONE GUYANA.  This agreement has set...

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What happens to the parts of Guyana’s offshore blocks that contractors give back?

When ExxonMobil drilled the Liza-1 well in 2015, it confirmed the first major offshore oil discovery in Guyana —...