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Former minister says oil blocks awarded legally; calls probe ‘election propaganda issue’

Former Guyanese Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, said he refuses to be dragged into what he called an election propaganda campaign in the ongoing issue surrounding a probe by the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA)...

Former Guyana President calls oil blocks probe a ‘shakedown’

Former President and Opposition Leader of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, says he is not opposed to an investigation into the distribution of oil blocks offshore the South American country, however, he is calling for this investigation to be conducted independent...

Stabroek reservoirs expected to deliver high production rates – Hess

The deepwater reservoirs in Guyana’s Stabroek block where more than 5.5 billion barrels of oil have been found rank among the best in the world for quality and are expected to deliver high productivity. This is according to Chairman...

Canje explorers not contacted in ‘oil blocks probe’; says all laws were followed in application for acreage

As more stakeholders continue to speak out regarding an apparent investigation being conducted by an anti-corruption agency in Guyana over the award of oil blocks in the lead up to the 2015 national elections, two partners in the Canje...

Former Guyana President says no illegality surrounds award of oil blocks; calls probe ‘political ploy’

Guyana’s former President, Donald Ramotar, who held direct responsibility for petroleum at the time offshore oil blocks, which are currently the subject of an anti-corruption probe, were awarded, is calling the investigation a political ploy designed to distract from...

SARA ‘shooting in the dark’ with oil blocks probe – Chamber

One of the lead groups representing businesses in the South American country of Guyana says while it stands firmly by the rule of law, it outrightly rejects the ‘reckless pronouncements’ being made by an anti-corruption agency regarding an apparent...

SARA says ‘can’t confirm nor deny’ report on oil blocks investigation

Guyana’s State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA) is not yet providing any information on a Bloomberg report published on Wednesday in which the head of the agency is quoted as saying a probe is underway regarding the award of offshore...

Stabroek co-venturer CNOOC looking to expand presence in Brazil

Chinese oil company CNOOC Ltd, a co-venturer in Guyana’s Stabroek Block, wants to expand in Brazil and is considering bidding in an auction of offshore exploration blocs in the pre-salt area set for later this year, the head of...

ExxonMobil conducting met-ocean survey at Stabroek

ExxonMobil Guyana is currently conducting a met-ocean survey at its Stabroek Block offshore the South American country of Guyana. The operation, which is scheduled to conclude on May 5, is being executed by the M/V Sea Service some 90 nautical...

Future oil discoveries at Stabroek could run into billions of barrels

Hess Corporation, a 30 percent stakeholder in the prolific Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, believes more mega oil deposits are still to be found in the 6.6 million-acre block. “Gross discovered recoverable resources on the block are estimated to be more...

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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...