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Noble Tom Madden set for Pluma drill campaign as ExxonMobil ramps up oil search in Guyana

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Fresh off of its 9th discovery offshore Guyana, US oil major ExxonMobil already has a new target in its cross-hairs and will aim to begin drilling operations  around October this year. The company says potential for additional production from significant...
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Guyana can become richest corner of the continent

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(Rigzone) Following Exxon Mobil Corp.’s latest Hammerhead-1 discovery, the company’s ninth discovery offshore Guyana, it’s believed the country will create the greatest value of any offshore basin since the downturn, according to Maria Cortez, Wood Mackenzie’s Latin American upstream senior...
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ExxonMobil strikes oil again in 9th discovery off Guyana coast

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ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) has made its ninth discovery offshore Guyana at the Hammerhead-1 well, marking its fifth discovery on the Stabroek Block in the past year and proving a new play concept for potential development. Hammerhead-1 encountered approximately 197 feet (60 meters)...
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ExxonMobil says US$460M spent on drill campaign, other efforts which led to world-class Liza discovery

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ExxonMobil Guyana said on Friday that the company expended US$460M between 1999 and 2015 on a range of activities and interventions which led to the world-class Liza discovery, set to propel the South American country towards becoming a significant...
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CNOOC H1 profit rises as oil and gas sales increase by 20.5%

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CNOOC Limited on Thursday announced its 2018 interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2018. In the first half of the year, the Company maintained efficient oil and gas production operations with progress and successfully achieved its target. The...
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Saipem secures US$700M in contracts for Liza Phase 2 development in Guyana

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Saipem has been awarded contracts for the second phase of the ExxonMobil led Liza development offshore Guyana to the tune of 700 million USD. These contracts, assigned by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of ExxonMobil,...
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Kosmos on location for new drill campaign at Pontoenoe-1 in Suriname

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Kosmos Energy’s Ensco DS-12 drillship is on location approximately 17 km east of the Guyana-Suriname maritime boundary in its new search for hydrocarbons at the Pontoenoe-1 prospect on Block 42 offshore Suriname. OilNOW understands the Ensco DS-12 arrived on location...
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SBM Offshore says Liza 2 floater would be its largest capacity FPSO ever to be built

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Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore is awaiting the Liza 2 development sanction in Guyana so it can deliver its largest ever capacity FPSO for the ExxonMobil-operated project. The Company was awarded the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) study for...
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Kosmos in new Suriname oil search on prospects similar to ExxonMobil’s Longtail and Turbot

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Kosmos Energy is days away from spudding its latest wildcat off Suriname where the US independent kicked up dust at its most recent well earlier this summer. According to an Upstream report published on Monday, the Dallas-based player will spud...
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Noble new foray in Guyana establishes company as primary frontier driller

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The addition of a second Noble drillship in the oil-rich waters off the Guyana coast is seen as a major boost for Noble Corporation and the strengthening of its relationship with US oil major, ExxonMobil; the operator in the...
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Afreximbank COO pitches partnership for Suriname’s SMEs

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) wants to be a long-term financial partner for small and medium-sized...

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