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Liza Destiny FPSO formally on hire as Guyana set to become significant oil producer

Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore said on Monday it stands ready to play a key role in making a contribution towards the South American country of Guyana becoming a significant oil producer as it generates value for ExxonMobil in...

Energy Dept urges due diligence, commitment to best practices as Guyana attains oil producer status

The much-anticipated start of oil production was announced last evening in Guyana signaling the dawn of a new era for the small nation of just over 750,000 people. In a statement following the announcement by the country’s president, David Granger,...

Guyana’s 1st floating oil complex moored in position for decades of oil production

Stretching from Quamina Street in downtown Georgetown all the way to New Market Street, some 1,115 feet away, the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, at its highest point, is taller than the St. George’s Cathedral. The...

Guyana is now an oil producing nation

The South American country of Guyana has joined the league of petroleum producing nations with the official start of oil production at the Liza Phase 1 Development, announced on Friday December 20 by President David Granger, who proclaimed the...

Guyana light sweet crude could fetch higher price as JP Morgan bumps up Brent futures

JP Morgan on Tuesday raised its oil price outlook and forecast supply-demand balance to tighten next year against the backdrop of the OPEC and its allies increasing output cuts and stronger economic growth in emerging markets, Reuters said in...

Local Content Policy close to completion

The much-anticipated Local Content Policy (LCP) that would set the framework within which companies in Guyana’s oil and gas sector are expected to operate, is closer to finalization. Director of the country’s Department of Energy (DE) Dr. Mark Bynoe made...

Drilling continues at Carapa prospect – results expected this month

The search for hydrocarbons continues at the Carapa—1 prospect located in the Kanuku block offshore the South American country of Guyana, with results expected over the next several days. “Repsol is currently focused on drilling the Carapa exploration well with...

Bidders for lifting Guyana oil cargo include Exxon, Chevron

Several international oil companies including majors such as ExxonMobil and Chevron are bidding for the opportunity to lift Guyana’s first share of oil cargoes from the Liza field at the Stabroek Block early next year, the country’s Department of...

‘Clear de way, Guyana coming back’

By Professor Anthony T Bryan (Jamaica Observer) Clear de way, Guyana coming back is the title of a lively vintage calypso by Dave Martins and the Tradewinds about several Caribbean nations in a virtual horse race competing for prominence. Perhaps...

300 women part of local workforce supporting ExxonMobil operations in Guyana

At the close of the third quarter of 2019, more than 1,700 of the workers supporting project development activities at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana are Guyanese, 300 of which are women in both the professional and technical fields. ExxonMobil...

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Deepwater to remain a core growth engine as Brazil and Guyana underpin production growth 

Deepwater oil and gas development will remain a major driver of global supply, with Brazil and Guyana expected to...