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Resource from 3 wells to be added to 5.5 billion estimate at Stabroek Block

ExxonMobil said that the last three discoveries in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana – Haimara, Tilapia and Yellowtail – will add to the 5.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent resource estimation determined following the tenth discovery. Jack Williams, Senior Vice...

Exxon hits milestone at Stabroek Block as 1st pipe for Liza Phase 1 touches seabed

Installation for the Liza Phase 1 Development in Guyana reached a milestone on Friday as the Saipem FDS 2 vessel lowered the first pipe to the seabed in preparation for oil production just months away. In a comment to OilNOW...

Multiple campaigns underway at Stabroek Block

Marine traffic is set to increase in the coming weeks at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana as exploration and development activities ramp-up and installation operations for the Liza Phase 1 Development project gets underway. ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production...

Tilapia encountered “highest net pay count” to date on Stabroek Block

The two most recent discoveries on Guyana’s prolific Stabroek Block is particularly significant since one represents the highest net pay count found to date and the other the first gas discovery announced by the ExxonMobil-led consortium of Hess and...

Venezuela claim on Guyana territory cuts Stabroek Block…’entirely’ – Greenidge

More than five billion barrels of oil have been discovered to date off the Guyana coast in an area called the Stabroek Block which is internationally recognized to be part of the South American country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)....

CARICOM pledges “full support” for Guyana after Venezuela navy intercepts ExxonMobil survey vessel in Stabroek Block

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Monday evening said it views with grave concern the “reported interception by the Venezuelan navy on Saturday, 22 December 2018 of a seismic research vessel flagged by the Government of the Commonwealth of The...

New exploration on western portion of Stabroek Block significant – ASP

US oil major ExxonMobil’s move to undertake a new 3-D seismic survey covering 12,000 square kilometers on the western portion of the Stabroek Block could be viewed as Guyana and the oil company “building a case for showing their...

Stabroek Block explorers have a lot riding on Guyana

The expectations from the giant oil discoveries in Guyana continue to take centre-stage in the growth plans and projections of venture partners ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC. With a record 10 discoveries to date amounting to more than 5 billion barrels...

Stabroek Block reserves could power over 16,000 rocket trips to the moon – Energy Factor

The oil reserves discovered in the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block located 120 miles of the Guyana coast will help to supply the world’s growing energy needs. The magnitude of the discoveries made so far by US oil major...

Hammerhead is ‘thickest single sand package’ drilled on Stabroek Block – Hess

The Hammerhead-1 well, where approximately 197 feet (60 meters) of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone reservoir was encountered by the Stena Carron drillship in August offshore Guyana is the ‘thickest single sand package’ drilled on the Stabroek Block, according to President...

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Staatsolie, Suriname tax office launch three-year program to strengthen oil and gas oversight

Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. and Suriname’s Tax Department have launched a three-year capacity-building program to strengthen tax and customs...