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Jagdeo says Guyana not losing a cent based on Exxon audit, agrees process taking too long

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said that Guyana is not going to lose a cent in the audit of ExxonMobil’s 1999-2017 Stabroek Block costs - the first such review to verify Exxon’s cost claims.  His comments were made during a...

Exxon schedules forum to discuss RFIs for Guyana environmental studies

ExxonMobil Guyana has issued a notice to suppliers that it will host a Request for Information (RFI) clarification forum for those who may be interested in participating in recent RFIs. The forum is scheduled for April 17 at the...

Key ICJ ruling could take Guyana a step closer to ending Venezuela border controversy

Guyana could move one step closer to ending the more than a century long border controversy with its Spanish-speaking neighbour Venezuela, should the World Court rule in its favour on Venezuela's preliminary objections to the admissibility of the matter....

Tax boss says Exxon audit report still under review, leaked document ‘unvalidated’

Recent media reports have zeroed in on what was purported to be the final findings from an IHS Market audit of ExxonMobil’s 1999-2017 costs for its Stabroek Block operations.  But Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Godfrey Statia...

Everyone, but the banks, is betting on you – Tucker tells Guyana Local Content Summit

Immediate past President of a key business group in Guyana - the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Timothy Tucker, says everyone, except the commercial banks, is betting on the new oil producing South American country. This is...

Guyanese entrepreneurs going into pocket, bringing in partners to tackle access to finance issue

Access to finance continues to be the common theme in local content discussions, as it remains a main hindrance to the success of local enterprises desirous of tapping into Guyana’s expanding oil sector.  As the inaugural Local Content Summit 2023...

Trying to change contract terms willy-nilly is ‘low-life mentality’ – Tucker

Former President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Timothy Tucker, is heavily criticizing calls to renegotiate the contract Guyana entered with ExxonMobil and the Stabroek Block co-venturers. Tucker pointed out that arbitrary decisions to change the...

What Shell can add to Guyana’s oil story

Offshore competition could heat up in Guyana, with Shell Corp. mulling a stunning return after leaving the country 10 years ago.  ExxonMobil is currently the sole oil producer in the South American country and the only company that has found...

Potential Ranger development could include resources at Tanager, other Kaieteur prospects – Westmount Energy

Westmount Energy believes that the Tanager-1 discovery at the Kaieteur Block has potential to be a tie back for a development at Ranger, discovered in 2018 on the Stabroek Block. ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge had told OilNOW on...

Liza was biggest, best prospect in a basin with zero discoveries…next target was a dry hole

Updated April 2, 2023 Back in 2014, geologic models indicated a potential working hydrocarbon play in the Stabroek Block. The closest known hydrocarbon accumulations were located onshore Suriname and offshore Venezuela. At the time there were no wells in the...

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Yellowtail production could climb to 290,000 b/d pending government green light

ExxonMobil Guyana plans to boost production at its Yellowtail offshore oil project by roughly 10% as it conducts a...