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Tullow utilizing Ebola-tested contingency strategies against COVID-19

Tullow Oil PLC is using contingency plans developed to avoid the dreaded Ebola outbreak in Africa to craft strategies to guard its employees against the virulent novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The virus has to date infected more than 575,000 persons...

CNOOC lifts 1st oil cargo from Guyana, reports record performance for 2019

China’s state oil company CNOOC has lifted its first 1 million barrels of light, sweet Liza crude from Guyana’s offshore Liza Phase 1 Development project. The company has a 25% stake in the 6.6 million acres Stabroek block as...

Fugro partners with SEA-KIT to develop new range of uncrewed surface vessels

SEA-KIT, a global provider of hi-tech solutions to maritime and research industries, will work with Dutch engineering company Fugro to develop a new range of agile and compact uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) which can deploy remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)...

Saipem seeking EOIs for construction of Guyana fabrication yard

Italian engineering and drilling services firm Saipem is inviting companies to express interest in bidding for the construction of a fabrication yard to support its operations at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The contracting period has been given as second quarter...

O&G project sanctioning faces up to US$131 billion in reduction this year

The effect of the COVID-19 virus on global demand for oil and gas, along with an ongoing price war that has sent oil prices tumbling at an unprecedented rate, are poised to wreak havoc on new project development plans...

Suriname aiming to become offshore oil producer in 5 to 6 years

Suriname’s first major offshore oil discovery at the Maka Central-1 field in Block 58 could move to production in 5 to 6 years and expectations are high that multiple projects could come on stream within the same period. Reports indicate...

Exxon, contractors step up measures in Guyana to confront COVID-19 threat

As the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues globally, measures are being put in place in Guyana to ensure the safety and health of those working in support of the offshore activities at the Stabroek Block where US oil...

Suriname’s Maka well can bring US$50M per year in revenue

The Maka Central-1 discovery has the potential to bring more than US$50m in revenue per year to the Surinamese Government if it sees similar success to Guyana’s Stabroek, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData. Gregory Bosunga, Oil and Gas Analyst...

China’s CNOOC to load first cargo of Guyanese oil soon

(Reuters) China's state-controlled oil company CNOOC Ltd is scheduled to load in the coming days its first cargo of crude from Guyana's offshore Liza oil project, the South American country's Director of Energy Mark Bynoe said. CNOOC has a 25%...

Guyana future uncertain as election woes deepen and coronavirus devastates global economy

Guyana ended 2019 on the high note of a new oil producer and with the 16th discovery announced at the Stabroek Block off the country’s coast in January, hope for the future has been at an all time high....

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Standardization debate sharpens as deepwater players weigh speed against innovation

Operators and contractors at the World Oil Deepwater Development Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, identified standardization as a key driver...