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Exxon targeting Tripletail, Uaru, and Mako as oil hunt intensifies offshore Guyana

With more than 6 billion barrels of oil already discovered off the Guyana coast, ExxonMobil is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to find more crude in the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block. The US oil major is...

Exxon earns $3.1 billion in Q2 2019 as Liza 1 approaches start-up

Exxon Mobil Corporation on Friday announced estimated second quarter 2019 earnings of $3.1 billion, or $0.73 per share assuming dilution, compared with $4 billion a year earlier. Earnings included a favorable identified item of about $500 million, or $0.12...

Guyana seeking expert to review Payara development plan

Authorities in Guyana have begun the process for hiring an expert to review the Field Development Plan (FDP) submitted by US oil major ExxonMobil for the 220,000 barrels per day Payara Development. “The Department of Energy (DE) has received the...

Liza Phase 2 targeting 600 million barrels of oil

ExxonMobil’s recently sanctioned Liza Phase 2 development offshore Guyana will be targeting 600 million barrels of oil when it gets underway in 2022. The US$6 billion Liza Phase 2 Development project was sanctioned in May and will have a total...

Liza development drilling, installation 70% complete

Drilling of the development wells for the Liza Phase 1 project and installation of subsea equipment are 70 percent complete as the South American country of Guyana forges ahead to first oil now just months away. “Drilling of the Phase...

Liza Destiny crew training for emergency response

The crew that is onboard the Liza Destiny—the  Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel that is currently en route to Guyana—has been engaging in emergency response activities and other safety training while the vessel travels to the South...

Stakeholders to review final draft of local content policy

Private sector groups and other stakeholders in Guyana will soon receive the final draft of the local content policy framework for review. Speaking at a press conference on Monday in Georgetown, Director of Guyana’s Department of Energy (DE), Dr. Mark...

Tender to be put out soon for marketing Guyana’s share of oil

The Guyana government will be selling its own share of crude when production starts at the Liza Phase 1 Development project, just months away, and a tender for this will be put out before the end of the year....

World’s Largest Recent Offshore Oil Discovery Progresses Amid Political Tensions, Disputes

Nothing is ever easy or simple in the world of international offshore oil and gas development. That axiom is proving to be true for the most prolific offshore oil discovery in recent years off the coast of the...

Liza Destiny was completed in record 20+ months – SBM Offshore

The Liza Destiny FPSO which is currently sailing to Guyana, recently departed from Keppel shipyard in Singapore. This key milestone follows a record turnaround time of just over 20 months for its construction phase by SBM Offshore – including...

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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...