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Liza Phase 1 production now averaging 105,000 bpd, peak output expected by December – Hess

Gross production from the Liza Phase 1 Development at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana has been averaging 105,000 barrels of oil per day in the last few weeks with a full ramp up in output expected by December. This is...

ExxonMobil announces 1900 job cuts in United States

US oil major ExxonMobil said on Thursday as part of an extensive global review announced earlier this year, it plans to reduce staffing levels in the United States, primarily at its management offices in Houston, Texas. The company said...

CNOOC records 131.2 million boe for Q3 2020, Guyana remains key overseas project

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), a 25% stakeholder in Guyana’s Stabroek Block, said it achieved a total net production of 131.2 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) for the third quarter of 2020, representing an increase of 5.1%...

As Guyana FPSO orders grow, one quarter of global floater fleet under threat of being scrapped

The pandemic-driven downturn in the oil and gas industry is threatening the global floater fleet which could see up to a quarter of the installations being scrapped, even as orders for new oil producer Guyana is set to grow. Rystad...

T&T Energy Chamber and Staatsolie sign MoU to build HSE capacity in Suriname

The Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago (ECTT) and Suriname state oil company Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. (Staatsolie) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on building health, safety and environmental (HSE) capacity in the Surinamese oil...

IDB expects Guyana’s ‘huge deepwater oil discoveries’ to keep growing

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) expects the mega deepwater oil discoveries offshore the South American country of Guyana will keep growing in the coming years as more companies explore for hydrocarbon resources. The number of companies operating in the offshore...

Hess ensuring cash keeps flowing to fund capital-intensive projects in Guyana

Hess Corporation, a 30 percent stakeholder in Guyana’s Stabroek Block, has said the South American country is a major part of its growth plans in the coming years and this has seen the company take a number of steps...

Guyana production set to hit 1.4 million b/d in mid-2030s with potential for even higher output

Oil production in Guyana is expected to rapidly increase in the coming years as more developments are sanctioned, and floating production storage and offloading units (FPSO) come online.  Norway-based Rystad Energy expects this output to hit peak in the...

Flaring was the safer alternative, says Colorado School of Mines Professor

The decision to flare the associated gas from the offshore oil production operations in Guyana was the most practical option available when challenges were encountered with the reinjection system on the Liza Destiny FPSO. The alternative could have been...

LNG company targets big benefits from Guyana’s gas-to-power plan

A pioneering Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) distribution company in Guyana is positioning itself to reap substantial benefits from the planned gas to shore project which authorities in the South American county are looking to have operational over the next...

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SBM Offshore Guyana throws support behind Mental Health Awareness Campaign

SBM Offshore Guyana has thrown its support behind a new national mental health campaign launched by the Office of...