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Suriname bid round closes with interest shown in less than 50% of blocks offered

Suriname’s Shallow Offshore Bid Round closed on April 30 with international oil companies showing interest in just 3 of the 8 oil blocks that were on offer. According to state oil company Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V., a total of 10...

Venezuela oil production on course to be surpassed by South America’s ‘new kid on the block’

Even with its vast oil reserves of over 300 billion barrels, Venezuela’s output is now on course to be surpassed by new producer Guyana where oil fields are moving to development at a robust pace as the government looks...

Company with interest in Canje block says Jabillo well is 1-billion-barrel opportunity

The Stena Carron initiated drilling operations at the Jabillo-1 well site at the Canje Block on March 14 as part of a three-well campaign planned this year on the acreage that is adjacent to the prolific Stabroek block where...

Exxon conducting back-to-back exploration drilling across two Guyana blocks

The drill ship Stena Carron is on a back-to-back exploration campaign offshore Guyana at the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek and Canje blocks where it has already spudded one prospect and will be moving to drill the other later this week. “The Stena...

Tullow plans to ‘unlock value’ from Guyana oil block, Suriname well results expected soon

Tullow Oil said on Wednesday it is working with its partners offshore Guyana to develop plans for unlocking value from the Kanuku licence. The company also announced that drill results from the Goliathberg-Voltzberg North well at Block 47 in...

ExxonMobil, Stabroek co-venturers launch US$100 million initiative in Guyana

ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC Limited, co-venturers in offshore oil development in the Stabroek Block, on Tuesday announced the formation of the Greater Guyana Initiative, a 10-year commitment of more than GY$20 billion (US$100 million) to significantly expand capacity building...

Brazil removes 32 high potential offshore blocks from 17th bid round

(S&P Global Platts) Brazil's National Energy Policy Council, or CNPE, dealt a sharp blow to the country's offshore exploration and production program by removing 32 high potential but environmentally sensitive offshore blocks from the upcoming 17th bid round during...

Guyanese Diaspora targeted as first junior company in the world provides investor access to Canje, Kaieteur block exploration

Westmount Energy Limited, a junior oil and gas company with investor interest in the highly prospective Canje and Kaieteur blocks offshore Guyana, began cross-trading on the OTCQB market in New York on Tuesday under the ticker symbol WMELF. OTCQB is...

Orinduik block partners reviewing multiple light, sweet targets for 2021 drill plans

Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Ltd announced Tuesday via its unaudited results for the six months ended September 30, 2020, that multiple light, sweet, oil drilling prospects are currently being reviewed for the next drilling programme at the Orinduik Block....

U.S hedge fund plugs US$30 million into junior firm with stake in Kaieteur block

(Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp has invested at least $30 million in Cataleya Energy, a small firm focused on oil exploration in Guyana, the world's newest oil and gas hot spot, two people familiar with the...

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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...