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Stabroek Block delivering high volumes, big value, Hess calls it ‘motherload’

When one considers the industry leading breakevens, the high-quality reservoirs, and the free cash flow that will be generated annually, there is no doubt that Guyana’s Stabroek Block is truly “the motherload” says Hess Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer, Greg...

Stabroek Block partners hopeful for extension on exploration license

ExxonMobil's affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has approached the Guyana Government for an extension on its Stabroek Block exploration licence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to Hess Corporation which holds a 30 percent...

Stabroek Block projects accelerating demand for hotel rooms, city houses

Stabroek Block operator, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has indicated that there will be a potential increase in demand for lodging in the Georgetown area as work on its development projects come on stream. This was specifically noted...

Stabroek Block crude gives Guyana strategic advantage over global peers, says energy expert

The vast crude reservoirs found at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, home to over nine billion barrels of oil equivalent discovered since 2015, consist of light, sweet, high-quality oil-bearing sand, making it easier to extract and refine with less...

Stabroek Block co-venturer CNOOC makes large oil discovery offshore China

CNOOC Limited, a 25% stakeholder in Guyana’s Stabroek Block, announced on Thursday that it has made a large-sized oil discovery at the Kenli 10-2 oilfield located in Laizhou Bay Sag in Southern Bohai Bay at an average water depth...

Extensive well program at Stabroek Block delivering big volumes this year

An extensive exploration and appraisal drilling programme being carried out at the Stabroek Block this year has so far delivered a series of discoveries that will push the 9 billion plus barrels of oil equivalent higher even as the...

Rystad Energy says ‘numerous exploration prospects’ remain at giant Stabroek Block

The prolific Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, covering an area of 6.6 million acres, still has multiple exploration prospects remaining with large swathes of the ExxonMobil-operated license still unexplored. This is despite the U.S. oil major and co-venturers Hess and...

Stabroek Block – multiple prospects and play types

The Stabroek Block, located approximately 120 miles offshore Guyana, covers an area of 6.6 million acres (26,800 square kilometers). The block is equivalent in size to 1,150 Gulf of Mexico blocks and contains multiple prospects and play types representing additional...

First 6 FPSOs can develop up to half of all oil found so far at Stabroek Block – ExxonMobil

Updated August 22, 2021 Around 50 percent of the 9 billion barrels of oil equivalent discovered so far at the prolific Stabroek Block offshore Guyana can be developed by 6 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels and an additional...

Territorial hostilities delayed Exxon’s Stabroek Block campaign for years

When ExxonMobil was awarded the Stabroek Block license in 1999 it did not immediately move to begin exploration activities. Offshore drilling in Guyana at the time was negatively affected by controversies with Suriname and Venezuela, its neighbors to the...

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Chinese companies among 10 groups vying to build fertilizer plant in Guyana 

Ten groups, including several Chinese companies, have submitted proposals to build Guyana’s planned ammonia and urea fertilizer plant at...