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Brazil’s Petrobras could turn to Guyana for offshore acreage, CEO says

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(S&P Global) Brazilian state-led oil company Petrobras could turn to Guyana for access to acreage along South America's equatorial margin if local environmental regulators do not grant permits to drill in Brazil's Foz do Amazonas Basin, CEO Roberto Castello...
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U.S State Department supporting oil spill response preparation efforts

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With Guyana now being an oil producing nation that currently has one operational field within the multi-billion barrel Stabroek Block as well as two other slated to begin production by 2025, the country has placed keen focus on oil...
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Oil companies drill where data is most promising, but Liza and Tanager show results could vary

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Back in 2015, ExxonMobil made the decision to begin drilling for oil in Guyana at Liza-1 since this prospect was the biggest and best, based on data analysed by the company. Several elements need to line up in order to...
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Saipem pledges support for Women Empowerment Principles

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Italian multinational oilfield services company Saipem has signed the declaration of support for the Women Empowerment Principles (WEP) and the Manifesto for female employment of the Valore D association. The company, a prime contractor for ExxonMobil’s Stabroek block developments in...
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For Guyana ‘light is right’ – the crude quality of choice

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The following is an opinion piece by Arthur Deakin, Analyst at Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) where he conducts political, economic, and other risk analysis activities for the mining, energy and infrastructure sectors in both Latin America and Africa. Starting in January...
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Dreams of oil riches and prosperous times could be dashed when expectations are unrealistic

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Transforming billions of barrels of oil resources deep beneath the surface into cash in hand which can be used to directly benefit a country and its people comes with a multitude of challenges, which if overlooked, can see the...
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Production-Sharing Agreements

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Discussions have been ongoing about the nature of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) Guyana has entered with ExxonMobil for the Stabroek block since oil was discovered back in 2015 and production got underway in December 2019. But what exactly are PSAs?...
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Bulk of oil supply next 20 years will come from ‘advantaged barrels’ – Guyana now has over 9 billion

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Whatever the pace of the energy transition, the world will still rely on oil and gas for much of its energy needs until well beyond 2040. UK-based global energy group Wood Mackenzie says exploration will be critical in meeting this future...
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Guyana is now the destination of choice for oil and gas companies, investment chief says

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Investors and governments from around the world have been discussing various opportunities with Guyanese authorities in recent months that could potentially see hundreds of billions of dollars being plugged into South America’s newest oil and gas hotspot. Chief Executive Officer...
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Joint billion-dollar-plus Guyana-Suriname deepwater harbour on the cards

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With massive volumes of hydrocarbons being found in the Guyana-Suriname basin in recent years, development of these resources will require significant shorebase support services which leaders of both countries believe can be established by way of a joint initiative. The...
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Q1 withdrawal from Guyana’s oil fund up 60% from last year’s

The Guyana government ramped up withdrawals from the country’s oil fund in the first quarter of 2025, taking out...

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