U.S. oil major ExxonMobil hit pay on the very first well it drilled on the 6.6 million acres Stabroek block in 2015 and has maintained a success rate of around 80 percent ever since. But all efforts to find...
Oil and gas exploration is risky business. Prior to the 2015 Liza discovery, all available data pointed to a high probability of not finding any commercial hydrocarbons offshore Guyana. The level of uncertainty was so high that U.S. oil...
A key drilling objective for Hess corporation in 2021 in Guyana's offshore Stabroek Block is probing deeper geologic intervals where its partnership has now made four well penetrations, the company's top executives said on April 28.
Uaru-2, the most recent...
Hess Corporation has once again copped the spot for the number one energy company on America’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens list which recognizes outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.
Though it secured a No. 35 ranking, the Stabroek Block...
The planned exploration and appraisal drilling campaigns offshore Guyana are now in high gear with forays set to start and others ongoing at multiple wells in the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block.
OilNOW understands that the Stabroek Block exploration programme...
In announcing its 19th oil discovery at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana on Tuesday, ExxonMobil also confirmed that it will be pursuing its fourth development in the Yellowtail area located 19 miles (30 kilometers) southeast of the Liza developments....
The emergence of the oil industry has unequivocally refashioned Guyana's geopolitical importance. But every rise to stardom in the petroleum world will bring its fair share of challenges. In Guyana's case, the issue of great concern remains Venezuela. The...
Hess announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Little Knife and Murphy Creek acreage interests in the Bakken in North Dakota to Enerplus Corporation for a total consideration of $312 million, effective March 1,...
The estimated US$600 million to US$800 million cost to run a gas pipeline from the Liza field to shore in Guyana will not make much of a difference to the overall economics of the Stabroek Block. So says former...
CNOOC Limited announced on Monday that Caofeidian 6-4 oilfield has commenced production. Caofeidian 6-4 oilfield is located in the Midwest of Bohai, with average water depth of about 20 meters.
“In addition to fully utilizing the existing processing facilities of Nanpu 35-2...
