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Development of Guyana’s mega oil fields crucial as major shortfall in world supply expected

Global oil reserves are not being replenished with enough conventional resources for future demand of oil and gas and this is set to create a major shortfall through 2050 despite lower future demand due to the coronavirus pandemic and...

O&G companies playing major role in Guyana oil spill preparedness efforts – CDC

With Guyana lacking the capacity to adequately respond to large oil spills--that is, Tier Two and Tier Three spills--local companies have been playing an important role in oil spill response preparedness efforts. The National Oil Spill Contingency Plan indicates that...

Guyana deepwater carbon footprint smaller than heavy oil in Canada and across the world

With approximately 9 billion barrels of oil equivalent and climbing, Guyana’s deepwater resources have a smaller carbon footprint than heavy oil being produced in Venezuela, Canada and across the world. Light crude is typically in the 35-45 American Petroleum Institute...

ExxonMobil has moved over 6,000 people offshore without a single case of COVID-19 – Routledge

ExxonMobil has been able to forge ahead with its exploration, development drilling and oil production operations offshore Guyana over the last several months without recording a single case of COVID-19, the head of the company’s activities in the South...

Guyana and Suriname sign historic ‘Open Skies Agreement’ as economic surge set to boost travel

New oil producer Guyana has signed a historic deal with neighbouring Suriname that will allow for easier travel between the two countries. The agreement was signed on Monday in the Savannah Suite of the Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana’s Capital...

Impact of U.S. blacklisting on CNOOC’s operations currently limited – S&P Global Platts

The blacklisting of state-run upstream company China National Offshore Oil Corporation by the US government on December 3 has raised the stakes for China's oil and gas companies amid worsening trade and diplomatic relations between the two countries, S&P...

Hess encouraged by Suriname oil strikes, says offshore potential significant

Hess Corporation said it is encouraged by the exploration success of Apache and Total in Suriname’s Block 58 where three discoveries have so far been made and the search for more hydrocarbon continues. John Hess, CEO of Hess Corporation said...

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

(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...

U.S State Department supporting oil spill response preparation efforts

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...

Oil companies drill where data is most promising, but Liza and Tanager show results could vary

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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Iran threatens to close just-reopened Strait of Hormuz if U.S. blockade continues

Iran is now warning it will shut the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping again if the United States...