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FEED work commences on sixth Stabroek Block project

Front end engineering and design (FEED) work has commenced on the Whiptail development project, ExxonMobil Guyana Project Manager, Anthony Jackson said Thursday. The company had faced criticism several years ago when it was announced that a FEED contract was issued...

Value of Stabroek Block discoveries manifesting itself in country – Exxon CEO

ExxonMobil’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Darren Woods believes that the value created by its successes in Guyana are being manifested locally.  Addressing investors during the company’s recent Q4 Earnings Call, he stated “...the importance of that resource and...

Final audit report on Stabroek Block costs due in March – Bharrat

An audit, launched in May 2022 of Stabroek Block costs submitted for the period 2018-2020, is due to wrap up in March this year, Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat said Tuesday. There was a misconception, Bharrat explained, that...

Ten wells planned for Stabroek Block in 2023 – Hess

The Stabroek Block co-venturers intend to drill 10 exploration and appraisal wells there in 2023, Chief Executive Officer of Hess Corporation, John Hess said Tuesday. “We continue to see multibillion barrels of additional exploration potential on the Stabroek Block,” Hess...

Secondary lane of discoveries in Stabroek Block could be pursued this year – Rystad Energy

ExxonMobil is looking to increase its multi-billion barrel recoverable resources offshore Guyana this year. Its co-venturer Hess Corp. recently announced yet another significant discovery at Fangtooth SE-1. And according to Rystad Energy, more discoveries will come over the next several years, with...

TT Chamber apologises for map of Stabroek Block overlapping into Venezuela

The Trinidad and Tobago Energy Chamber has issued an apology after a map displayed during its Energy Conference this week showed a portion of Guyana’s Stabroek Block extending over the Guyana/Venezuela border. The Chamber said the “erroneous” map was developed...

Study confirms Guyana would remain carbon sink at peak Stabroek Block operations

A new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) published by Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed that even with ExxonMobil’s aggressive development plans, the country’s carbon sink status would remain. Basically, Guyana’s forests remove a lot more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

More than a billion barrels discovered at Stabroek Block in 2022

Westwood Global Energy Group estimates that all nine discoveries made by ExxonMobil in the Stabroek Block last year were high impact, each amounting to more than 100 million barrels of oil equivalent. The firm also determined that the Barreleye, Patwa,...

Stabroek Block co-venturers targeting Fangtooth for 7th development

ExxonMobil’s Fangtooth discovery is being targeted for the seventh development offshore Guyana at the prolific 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block. The magnitude of the reservoir is likely to facilitate a standalone Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel.  This disclosure was...

Six Stabroek Block oil finds among the world’s 12 most valuable of 2022

S&P Global has determined that six discoveries made in Guyana’s Stabroek Block, are among the 12 most valuable oil discoveries made in 2022. In descending order, these are Lau Lau-1, Seabob-1, Barreleye-1, Fangtooth-1, Kiru Kiru-1 and Sailfin-1. They were ranked...

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Guyana moves to de-risk unexplored basin with 25,000 sq km 3D seismic survey

The Government of Guyana is advancing a large-scale offshore 3D multi-client seismic acquisition, a move aimed at reducing exploration...