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Guyana has more barrels of oil per capita than any country in the world – Rystad Analyst

With eight commercial oil discoveries made since 2015 and just two dry holes, Guyana’s success rate stands at a record 80% while the industry average is 35% in general and 20% for frontier regions. Senior Analyst at Norway-based Rystad Energy,...

Rystad Analyst: “We need to incentivize people to come and invest’

Guyana is a frontier country in terms of oil and gas and as such the fiscal regime offered to international exploration companies needed to be attractive as the area was yet to be derisked. In light of this, Guyana...

Consultations on EIA for Liza Phase 2 begin in Guyana

Public consultations on the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Liza Phase 2 development got underway in Georgetown on Monday. A series of these meetings will take place over the next two weeks at various locations across...

Potential for more oil discoveries in Guyana at all-time high – Industry Analyst

Just over three years ago the South American country of Guyana was little known around the world and completely off the radar of petroleum-producing nations. But with the giant oil discovery at the Liza field in 2015 that has...

SBM awarded contract for second Liza FPSO in Guyana

SBM Offshore said Tuesday that ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has awarded the Company contracts to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a second Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the...

Hess sells off interest in Utica shale to help fund Guyana, Bakken projects

Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES)  announced on Friday that it has entered into an agreement to sell its joint venture interests in the Utica shale play in eastern Ohio to Ascent Resources – Utica, LLC for net cash consideration of approximately $400 million, effective April 1. “We continue to focus our...

Public consultation on Liza Phase 2 EIA to start soon in Guyana

ExxonMobil has submitted its draft Environmental Impact Assessment for the Liza Phase 2 development project to the Environmental Protection Agency in Guyana and a series of public consultations on the document is expected get underway by mid-July. “There’s a 60-day...

Guyana could account for 7% of ExxonMobil’s overall production by 2027

Guyana is becoming increasingly important to ExxonMobil’s portfolio and could account for 7 percent of its overall production by 2027. Tom Ellacott, Senior Vice President, Corporate Research at Wood Mackenzie says the South American country “is really going from strength...

Guyana oil reserves now exceed 4 billion barrels; daily estimated production to hit 700,000 – Wood Mack

UK-based industry analyst, Wood Mackenzie, says the most recent oil discovery made by ExxonMobil in Guyana could push daily production to 700,000 barrels of oil per day by 2027 while estimating total recoverable reserves in the Stabroek Block to...

Jack up and semi-submersible rig options look promising for Eco Atlantic – Colin Kinley

Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas’ Chief Operating Officer Colin Kinley said that both jack up and semi-submersible drilling targets in the Orinduik block offshore Guyana reflect very positive economics for development. Kinley said, "Exxon's Longtail-1 discovery in the Stabroek Block, further...

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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),...