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Guyana could become 2nd largest producer in Latin America by end of decade

Guyana could be on course to become the second largest oil producing country in Latin America by the end of this decade, particularly if conditions in neighbouring Venezuela fail to improve and Mexico's decline in output progresses. Oil production in...

Guyana seeking firm to market Liza Crude

Guyana’s Department of Energy (DE) has put out a request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from companies looking to provide marketing services to the country for its share of crude from the Liza Phase 1 Development. The duration of services...

Not all discoveries are developed, success not guaranteed – Bernstein analyst

An analyst at private wealth management company, Bernstein, says offshore exploration and production activities, including campaigns in the Guyana-Suriname basin where US oil major ExxonMobil has made 16 discoveries since 2015, remain risky since many projects do not make...

Saipem employees in Italy ‘stay at home’, missions abroad canceled over coronavirus fears

With reference to the confirmed cases of CoronaVirus (Covid-19) to date on Italian territory and in particular in Lombardy, Saipem said today “it has immediately activated itself to guarantee maximum health and safety for its employees, customers and suppliers,...

‘Boatload of discoveries’ offshore Guyana signals more to come – Geoscientist

Since 2015, Guyana has gone from having no known oil resource to a massive 8 billion plus barrels of oil equivalent with 16 discoveries at the giant Stabroek Block, 2 at the adjacent Orinduik Block and 1 at Kanuku. All...

Guyana production on path to rival OPEC top guns

It is estimated that by the mid-2020s to 2030, oil production in Guyana could hit 750,000 barrels per day but this figure may ‘underestimate the country’s production’ the American Security Project (ASP) has said. ASP said unlike other recent discoveries...

Eco fully funded, drill-ready to pursue light oil prospects at Orinduik

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas, junior partner at the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana, says it is drill-ready and fully funded to pursue additional prospects on the block as the search for high quality hydrocarbons continue. In 2019 the company drilled...

No spills from offshore oil operations – ExxonMobil

Photos and video clips published on social media on Thursday showing a dark substance on water just off the coast of Georgetown is not from offshore exploration and production activities, according to a statement from ExxonMobil on its Facebook...

Liza Crude going to market 1 to 2 months in advance of production

Crude being produced at the Liza Phase 1 Development offshore Guyana is being sold one to two months in advance, which is around the same time-frame as a number of competing countries in West Africa. Production started last December at...

Just how good is Guyana’s crude oil?

Following ExxonMobil’s commercial discovery at the giant Liza field in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana in 2015, it was confirmed that the oil found is of ‘high quality’. The term “High Quality” is commonly used to refer to crude...

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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...