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Milestone for Guyana’s West Demerara as sod turned for new US$300M Vreed-en-Hoop shore base

The Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base Inc. (VESHI) is moving closer to reality as company and other officials on Tuesday turned the sod to mark the start of construction on the US$300 million venture. Due to inclement weather, a planned large ceremony...

Guyana’s take from oil production larger than Exxon, COVs, royalty not recoverable

South America’s newest oil producing nation is in the midst of an oil boom which started in 2015 when ExxonMobil discovered the Liza field, the largest deepwater discovery in the world that year. Since that time, the US oil...

Timeline for audit of ExxonMobil’s expenses can be extended if needed – Vice President

Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has acknowledged that the four-month timeline for the completion of the audit for ExxonMobil Guyana’s post-2018 bills does appear short. Be that as it may, the senior government official assured that the timeline can...

Guyana not the only ‘iron in the fire’ for Hess; Suriname, GoM being targeted – CEO

The oil industry has been hard hit by two unprecedented risk factors—the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. To survive these turbulent times and any other similar risks well into 2040, Hess Corporation believes the key is continued...

Gas production more important now than ever; Guyana forging ahead

Outside of the introduction of a robust Local Content Legislation, Guyana intends to use the Gas-to-Energy project as a means of maximising benefits to the country from the deal it has with ExxonMobil. This was said by Vice President,...

Preparing Guyana for next stage of development calls for heavy spending – VP Jagdeo

The government of Guyana understands its responsibility to ensure that it does not manage the economy in a manner that will cause it to overheat. However, the government is also aware that it is important to prepare the nation...

While climate lobbyists target Guyana, US boosting oil supply

With the surge in fuel prices globally, well-established oil producing countries around the world have been looking to boost output, even as groups and climate lobbyists continue to push for new producers like Guyana, to slow down development of...

Saipem bags US$25M contract to engineer Brazil-bound FPSO

Italian oil services company, Saipem, announced a US$25 million contract from floater operator, BW Offshore Limited, to provide early-stage engineering services on an oil production vessel for Shell’s Gato do Mato oil and gas field in Brazil. BW issued a limited notice to proceed (LNTP)...

CNOOC completes first carbon capture project for Chinese offshore oilfield

China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited (CNOOC) completed its first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project after 10 months of preparation, according to a report from Chinese state media. China Daily said the state-owned oil corporation’s project was designed to...

TotalEnergies secures Maersk rig for new Suriname well

TotalEnergies E&P Suriname, operator of Block 58, has secured the Maersk Valiant to drill another well offshore Suriname in the third quarter. The driller said TotalEnergies exercised an option available to it, in a deal it has with Maersk, to add...

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Zero routine flaring systems standard on Guyana’s FPSOs, cutting emissions through gas reinjection

Systems to prevent routine flaring are standard across major offshore developments in Guyana. Integrated systems on floating production, storage,...