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G-Boats, SRSGY train 26 more Guyanese for offshore placements

More and more Guyanese are entering the world of work in Guyana’s emerging oil and gas industry, even as the debate over the proposed local content policy continues in the country. To this end, 26 Guyanese recruits on September 12...

Energy Dept. prepping for early oil production

The early arrival of Guyana’s first floating oil production complex could fast-track the South American country’s move to first oil and the Department of Energy (DE) – the lead state agency for the petroleum sector – is advancing its...

2% royalty is not Guyana’s entire ‘slice of the pie’

The 2% royalty to be paid by ExxonMobil to the Guyana Government when oil production begins does not represent the country's entire take from its offshore oil revenues; a critical component of the discussion that is missing from public...

Hess will plug 75% of CAPEX in Guyana, Bakken over next 5 years

The Stabroek Block offshore Guyana is being praised as a transformational investment opportunity for Hess Corporation. The company’s 30 percent stake in the prolific 6.6 million acres block is helping to put it well on its way to increasing...

Fastest production ramp-up ever undertaken on track for first oil

Plans are moving along rapidly in South America’s newest oil and gas hotspot for the start of oil production, now just months away. The arrival of the Liza Destiny FPSO in Guyana was announced on August 29, paving the...

Liza Destiny helideck gets certification

On Tuesday, the Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, Liza Destiny, received its first helideck inspection certificate from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). A helideck is a platform on a vessel or offshore structure, which allows helicopters to...

Total, Qatar Petroleum ink asset transfer deals

French oil major Total said Tuesday Qatar Petroleum is farming into its offshore acreage in Namibia, Kenya and Guyana, further strengthening their international partnership, Kallanish Energy reports. Following approval of the deals, Qatar Petroleum will gain a 30% stake in Namibia’s Block...

Positive O&G outlook will drive Guyana’s GDP higher over next 10 years – Fitch Solutions

Financial information services provider Fitch Solutions says the first oil discovery outside the Stabroek block will serve to buoy investor sentiment to projects in deepwater Guyana more broadly while pointing out that the positive outlook for oil and gas production will...

The most profitable deep-water projects on the planet are in Guyana

The colossal discoveries ExxonMobil has made in Guyana to date will help expand production and revenue generation through a number of projects analysts say will be the most profitable on the planet. “The colossal discoveries Exxon has made in Guyana...

Rapid development of Guyana oil fields will maximise benefits to country – WoodMac

With volatility in global oil prices and a high degree of uncertainty about the long-term value of these resources, UK-based global consultancy group, Wood Mackenzie says rapid development of Guyana’s oil fields will maximise benefits to the South American...

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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...