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Stabroek Block resources jump to 9 billion barrels of oil equivalent – Hess

Hess Corporation, a 30 percent stakeholder at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, said on Wednesday that the estimated gross discovered recoverable resources have been updated to approximately 9 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) on the block. In releasing its...

Stabroek Block flaring 17 times lower than global average

According to the World Bank Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report released in July this year, the global average for flaring stands at 8.49 billion cubic meters as of 2019. Russia, Iraq, the United States, Iran and Venezuela are the top five countries...

Natural gas makes up around 20% of Stabroek Block discoveries – Alistair Routledge

President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge, said on Wednesday approximately 20 percent of the more than 8 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources found so far at the prolific Stabroek Block, is natural gas. “You'll be familiar with the 8 billion oil equivalent barrels of...

New study reaffirms Stabroek block’s fiscal terms in line with countries sharing similar characteristics

In its most recent report on Guyana, oil and gas industry analyst Wood Mackenzie says the Stabroek block fiscal terms ranks well compared to several other countries with similar circumstances regarding indicators such as State share, payback period and...

Stabroek block consortium looking to move forward expeditiously with Payara once Guyana elections impasse is resolved

The Stabroek block consortium is looking to move ahead expeditiously with the third development offshore Guyana at Payara once the elections impasse in the South American country is resolved and final approval granted for the project. Speaking on its Q2...

75% of Stabroek block expected resources still to be developed – WoodMac

The volume of revenue flows to Guyana and the Stabroek block consortium is dependent on the timely development of oil resources, 75% of which is still to be developed with the Payara project accounting for 16%. The findings of a...

Stabroek Block discoveries in a ‘safe and advantaged’ position but don’t delay developing resources – urges WoodMac analyst

When one takes into consideration the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global demand for oil as well as increasing calls for a shift to renewable sources of energy, many industry stakeholders have been moved to question whether the...

Survey to evaluate seabed conditions at Stabroek block wraps up

Ocean Infinity said on Thursday it has successfully completed a project for ExxonMobil offshore Guyana which served to identify and evaluate seabed conditions at the prolific Stabroek block. The project involved acquiring high-resolution geophysical and geotechnical data through the simultaneous...

Striking balance between climate, energy literacy is key – Stabroek Block co-venturer

Signatories to the Paris Agreement are expected to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions so that global temperatures can be kept below two degrees celsius by 2040 through to 2050. But the latest forecast of the International Energy Agency (IEA)...

Oil production ramps up at Stabroek Block as gas reinjection system comes back online

Two of the three gas handling systems are back online at the Liza Destiny FPSO resulting in a reduction in flaring and a gradual ramp up in oil production. In a comment to OilNOW on Tuesday, ExxonMobil Guyana Public and...

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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...