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Guyana’s forests provide massive legroom for development of oil resources – VP Jagdeo

Guyana’s forests which stretch over 18 million hectares absorb 154 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually from the atmosphere. This is about the same annual greenhouse gas emissions from Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark with a combined population...

Guyana to be lead productive asset for Hess by 2025

With the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity FPSOs producing approximately 360,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), Guyana is already the second leading productive asset for Hess Corporation, a 30% partner in the Stabroek Block. And once the Prosperity and...

Guyana’s maiden bid round targeting minimum of US$170M in signing bonuses

For Guyana’s first oil blocks auction, the government has said successful bidders will have to pay a minimum of US$10 million for each of the 11 shallow water blocks in play. They would also have to pay a minimum of US$20...

Saipem closes sale of onshore business to KCA Deutag

Saipem said it closed the sale of its onshore drilling business on Friday to KCA Deutag. The agreement was announced in June. Specifically, Saipem’s activities in Saudi Arabia, Congo, United Arab Emirates and Morocco have been transferred. The agreement provides for...

Maersk Nomad arriving in Guyana this month to support Exxon’s drilling operations

ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Limited Guyana (EEPGL) has signed the subsea support vessel – the Maersk Nomad – to support its field development activities in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek Block. According to Maersk, the contract has a minimum one-year...

Guyana hikes royalty to 10% in major overhaul of PSA fiscal terms

Guyana’s Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday announced new fiscal terms as part of an updated model production sharing agreement being introduced in the new oil producing South American country. The government has said over the months that new...

Exxon gearing up for major Supplier Forum in Guyana next week

Major stakeholders leading the development of the oil and gas sector in Guyana are gearing up to host the second in-person Guyana Supplier Forum. ExxonMobil Guyana and the Centre for Local Business Development are at the helm of the organisation...

Local content earnings top GY$129 billion, over 350 certificates issued to suppliers

Guyana’s Local Content Secretariat said Tuesday that it has granted Local Content certificates to 354 Guyanese suppliers, listed on its website. The coveted certification allows those suppliers to be treated with legally mandated preference by international oil companies (IOCs) and...

Guyana’s oil gives it competitive edge over Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname – AMI analyst

Stacked against each other, international investors will tell you that they favour Guyana’s oil prospects over Suriname’s, and even those of legacy producer, Trinidad and Tobago, says energy analyst, Arthur Deakin. The Director for Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) Energy Practice made this statement as part...

Hess’ pumps US$701M into Guyana, other assets in Q3; returns US$265M to stockholders

Hess Corporation says its exploration and production expenditure hit US$701 million in the third quarter of 2022 compared with US$498 million in the prior-year quarter. This was primarily due to higher drilling and development activities in the Bakken, the Malaysia-Thailand...

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Exxon to begin public consultations on Longtail: Guyana’s 8th oil development

ExxonMobil Guyana will begin public engagements on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its proposed Longtail development on April...