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Since 2000 ExxonMobil has reduced emissions by over 400 million metric tons of CO2

Oil is the world’s primary source of energy. The need to minimize the environmental impact of extracting this crucial resource has long engaged the attention of nations around the world. Many countries, including Guyana, have signed onto the Paris...

Liza Destiny FPSO designed to avoid routine flaring

The 120,000 barrels per day Liza Destiny FPSO producing oil at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana was designed to ensure there is no routine flaring in the daily operations of the vessel. Operating processes during production operations include safely flowing...

Change in government will not disrupt Guyana’s O&G sector – IHS Markit

A change in government in South America’s newest oil producing nation Guyana is not expected to have an adverse effect on the country’s emerging oil and gas sector since both of the major political parties are seen as pro-investment,...

Guyana Takatu Basin may have yet-to-be-found oil resources

Explorers have had interest in Guyana’s Takatu Basin, located in the southern part of the country approximately 480 km (300 miles) from the coast, for several decades. The basin extends westward into Brazil and separates Guyana’s Northern and Southern...

Ranger is deepest drill campaign ever conducted by ExxonMobil offshore Guyana

The successful foray by ExxonMobil into the Ranger-1 reservoir offshore Guyana saw the deepest drilling exercise to date some 60 miles north-west of the prolific Liza field. The Ranger-1 well was drilled in a new area, encountering approximately 230 feet...

SBM Offshore donates 30,000 pieces of protective gear to CDC for COVID-19 response in Guyana

Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore has provided 30,000 pieces of protective gear to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in Guyana to help with the agency’s national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press update on Wednesday, SBM Offshore said...

Schlumberger in search of contractors to build office building, workshop in Guyana

Schlumberger Guyana is moving to construct an office building and workshop to support the ExxonMobil operations at the Liza Development. The company is looking for highly qualified contractors to build these facilities which will be located at Houston Port,...

SBM Offshore in search of technicians, engineer for Guyana operations

SBM Offshore is looking to fill several more positions for its activities in Guyana where it operates the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) oil production complex at the Stabroek Block. The company said in a new advertisement...

Apache opts for exclusive listing on Nasdaq as industry awaits Suriname well results

Apache Corporation said Wednesday it has elected to list its common stock solely on the Nasdaq Stock Market beginning June 9, 2020. The company will discontinue listing its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange after the market closes on June 8. Additionally,...

Why is Exxon finding oil faster in Guyana than companies anywhere else in the world?

Several high impact discoveries which have been made offshore Guyana by US oil major ExxonMobil are a direct result of the company’s research and development of new technologies which have provided geoscientists with unparalleled insights into subsurface geologic structures...

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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...