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Apache gets discovery of the year award for Suriname’s Maka Central oil strike

US independent Apache Corporation has scooped up the discovery of the year award for its Maka Central-1 oil strike off the coast of Suriname, announced on January 7. The award was made in conjunction with Wood Mackenzie’s industry-leading annual Exploration...

Saipem secures US$325 million contract for Búzios pre-salt field in Brazil

Italian multinational oilfield services company Saipem said on Monday it has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for the installation of a rigid riser-based subsea system to serve the Búzios pre-salt project, in water depths from 1537 to 2190 meters, offshore...

SBM Offshore secures US$600 million bridge loan for FPSO Sepetiba

SBM Offshore on Wednesday announced the closure of a US$600 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Sepetiba, to be deployed in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The facility was secured by the special purpose company...

World will still rely on oil and gas for much of its energy needs beyond 2040 – WoodMac Analysts

In keeping with the goal of the Paris Agreement which calls for a limit to the increase in global temperatures to below 2 degrees Celsius by 2040, countries have begun the transition to renewable forms of energy. In the...

Crane Worldwide Logistics collaborates with SBM Offshore to ship PPE supplies to Guyana

Crane Worldwide Logistics (CWW) has collaborated with SBM Offshore to ship several thousand gloves and masks to the South American country of Guyana to aid in the national COVID-19 response measures. The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was shipped via the...

More Guyanese women entering oil and gas – almost 400 supporting Exxon’s operations

A growing number of Guyanese women are entering the Oil and Gas sector as offshore operations in the South American country continue to expand in wake of multiple discoveries at the prolific Stabroek Block and beyond. Since 2015, ExxonMobil has...

Guyana begins to earn interest on oil revenue

With close to US$100 million sitting in its Natural Resources Fund (NRF) account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, new oil producer Guyana has already began earning interest on some of that revenue even as the global...

Venezuela will not disrupt Guyana’s offshore oil operations – IHS Markit

The oil discoveries made offshore Guyana, 16 of which are located at the prolific ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block, are not under any significant risk from Venezuela, despite a border controversy with Guyana that have seen aggressive actions by the Venezuelan...

Hess hedged more than 80% of its oil for 2020, says Guyana remains key investment as production climbs to 75,000 bpd

Since the onset of the COVID-9 pandemic, Hess Corporation’s response has been hinged on three key principles—preserve cash, preserve capability, and preserve the long-term value of its assets. In terms of preserving cash, the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO),...

Explorers forging ahead in one corner of South America deepwater

Oil majors and National Oil Companies have been left with no choice but to re-assess exploration spend in 2020 as the price of oil plummeted forcing shut-ins and lay-offs across the industry where conventional exploration spend had been set...

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Guyana oil fund got US$253 million in February

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) received US$253 million (GY$53 billion) in February from the sale of the country’s share...