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Guyana’s oil boom, 2020–2025: From first barrels to a projected 900,000 b/d province

In the span of five years, Guyana has transformed from a newcomer in oil production into one of the world’s fastest-expanding petroleum hubs. What began in 2020 with a single floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has grown...

Americas oil outlook revised down, but Guyana’s offshore boom remains a bright spot 

Production across the Americas is forecast to reach 63 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (mmboe/d) by 2031, a 7% increase from 2024, according to Westwood Global Energy Group’s June Wells & Production Outlook – Americas.  However, the consultancy...

ExxonMobil Guyana seeks suppliers for multi-purpose support vessels

ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to identify suppliers capable of providing and operating Multi-Purpose Support Vessels (MPSVs) for offshore operations.  The company said the enabling agreement would be non-committal and is expected to run...

Saipem completes Yellowtail offshore scope for ExxonMobil Guyana

Saipem has announced the completion of its contracted scope of work for ExxonMobil Guyana’s Yellowtail field in the Stabroek Block, located in water depths of about 1,800 metres. The contract, awarded in 2022, covered the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation...

Exxon-led group pays Guyana over US$77 million in royalties for Q2 crude

Guyana collected US$77.9 million (GY$16.2 billion) in royalties from ExxonMobil, Hess (acquired by Chevron) and CNOOC, for crude produced and sold offshore during the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest Natural Resource Fund (NRF) report.  This brought royalty...

Global Subsea Tree awards hit five-year low; Guyana’s Hammerhead project to lift totals in 2025

Subsea tree awards for the first seven months of 2025 are at their lowest level since 2020, according to Westwood’s Global Subsea Tree Tracker. Westwood reported that just 97 units have been recorded year-to-date, with Turkey and Norway accounting for...

Exxon aiming to leverage Guyana development pace in T&T, expects to even ‘move quicker’ – Ardill

ExxonMobil is aiming to replicate the remarkable success it has had in Guyana, in neighboring Trinidad and Tobago, and even expects the oil and gas development to progress faster there due to T&T's established industry, deepwater ports and robust...

Oil production begins at ExxonMobil’s fourth mega-project offshore Guyana

Oil production has started at ExxonMobil's Yellowtail Development offshore Guyana, making it the fourth mega-project to startup in just five years offshore the South American country. This is according to announcements from the Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil on...

Guyana hosts Noble’s largest floater presence – Fleet Status Report 

Guyana has emerged as the most active location for Noble Corporation’s floater rigs, with four high-specification drillships operating exclusively in the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block.  According to Noble’s latest fleet status report, the Sam Croft, Bob Douglas, Tom Madden, and Don...

Interest earned by Guyana oil fund in just three months could build an entire state-of-the-art hospital

Guyana earned US$34.8 million (GY$7.3 billion) in interest from its oil fund in the second quarter of 2025, more than enough to pay for the construction of a new hospital, based on the Bank of Guyana’s latest report on...

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Halliburton Latin America revenue up 22% to US$1.1 billion in Q1 2026

Halliburton reported stronger performance in Latin America in the first quarter of 2026, with revenue rising 22% year over...