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Third drillship to arrive in Guyana by year-end; ExxonMobil still to decide on contractor

As exploration and production activities continue to ramp up offshore Guyana, US oil major ExxonMobil will engage another drillship to aid in the search for more oil. This vessel will be the third such drillship, joining the Stena Carron...

Guyana remains shining light in Hess portfolio as company reports US$130M Q2 net loss

Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) on Wednesday reported a net loss of $130 million, or $0.48 per common share, in the second quarter of 2018, compared to a net loss of $449 million, or $1.46 per common share, in the...

ExxonMobil awaiting approvals from regulators to proceed with FID for Lisa Phase 2

ExxonMobil will make its Final Investment Decision (FID) on the giant Liza Phase 2 Development offshore Guyana following key approvals from regulators which the company hopes to receive by year end. Country Manager, Rod Henson, told OilNOW the Environmental Impact...

Liza Phase 1 is ExxonMobil’s biggest greenfield project since 2015 – Rystad Energy

ExxonMobil greenfield investments have been “virtually non-existent” since 2014 says Norway-based Rystad Energy, in a new report published on Tuesday. The largest International Oil Company (IOC) in the world has a lot riding on the small South American country of...

Exxon forging ahead with rapid exploration, appraisal drilling; second well at Ranger targeted

ExxonMobil is forging ahead with its exploration and appraisal drilling programme offshore Guyana with new prospects in its crosshairs and plans to further assess proven oil fields. As the US oil major updated its total estimated recoverable reserves for...

‘We are not embarrassed about who we are’ says Guyana’s Natural Resources Minister

US Oil Company, ExxonMobil’s announcement on Monday that the updated total estimated recoverable resources for the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana now stand at more than 4 billion oil-equivalent barrel is a “big deal for Guyana.” This is the view of the country's...

ExxonMobil estimate now exceeds 4 billion barrels; eyeing 750,000 bpd

ExxonMobil Corporation said on Monday its estimate of the discovered recoverable resources for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana has increased to more than 4 billion oil-equivalent barrels and has advanced its evaluation to support a third phase of development...

Rystad estimates Ranger could contain 346 million barrels of oil

While the updated estimated total recoverable reserves in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana is being assessed by US oil major ExxonMobil, Norway-based Rystad Energy has put forward estimates of its own for all wells where crude has been found...

ExxonMobil seeking to prequalify contractors for head office construction in Guyana

US oil giant ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production (Guyana) Limited has published a Request for Information for general contracting services, with a view to gathering the relevant data on the market for contractors for the construction of...

Rystad joins Wood Mack in 700,000 bpd production estimate for Guyana

Guyana is expected to rank among the thirty largest nations for offshore oil services by the 2020’s and has the potential to produce up to 700,000 barrels of oil per day if all of the current discoveries are made...

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Venezuela has no authority over seismic work in Guyana’s waters – gov’t

Guyana has rejected Venezuela’s objection to a planned three-dimensional multi-client seismic exploration program within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),...