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Second gas project to power Guyana’s first AI data center 

Guyana’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center will be built in Berbice, powered by energy from the country’s second gas development project, President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced on April 12. A second natural gas pipeline will be built to land...

ExxonMobil achieves record 4.3 million barrels per day in 2024; the highest in over a decade

ExxonMobil produced 4.3 million oil-equivalent barrels per day in 2024, the company’s highest rate in over a decade, according to its recently published annual report.  “This record production helped meet record global demand in 2024,” Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods...

Guyana’s first quarter oil revenues top US$600 million despite lower prices

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) recorded deposits totaling US$605.46 million (GY$126.24 billion) in the first quarter of 2025, representing earnings from the sale of seven lifts of profit oil and one quarterly royalty payment. The figure edges just above...

Noble Discoverer rig to stay offshore Colombia under extended Petrobras contract

Noble Corporation has secured a 390-day contract extension from Petrobras Colombia for its Noble Discoverer semi-submersible rig. In an April 10 LinkedIn post, Noble said the extension pushes operations through to around August 14, 2026. Exxon Guyana drilling operations providing exciting...

ExxonMobil to appraise 2022 Barreleye discovery 

ExxonMobil is engaged in appraisal drilling operations at the Barreleye-2 well of the Stabroek Block.  The operation started on April 6, using the Stena Carron rig, and will conclude by July 31, Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) said in a...

Hess to return 94% of net undeveloped acreage to Guyana and Suriname by 2028

According to its 2024 annual report, Hess Corporation plans to return 94% of its net undeveloped acreage, primarily to Guyana and Suriname, over the next three years.  In Guyana, Hess has a 30% stake in the 6.6-million-acre Stabroek Block. A...

Hess’ Guyana assets beat U.S. oil output second year in a row

Hess’ Guyana net oil production in 2024 beat its U.S. output for the second time, the company said in its annual report.  Net Guyana output for Hess’ 30% stake in the Guyana Stabroek Block was 68.136 million barrels in 2024,...

Oil exports largely responsible for Guyana’s trade surplus with U.S.

Guyana’s export of oil is largely responsible for the country's trade surplus with the United States. This surplus was a deciding factor in the recently announced tariffs by President Donald Trump which has resulted in the application of a...

Letter-to-the-Editor: Safeguarding Guyana’s sovereignty and energy partnership with the United States 

Dear Editor,  We recently had a visit by the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who emphasised that any aggression towards Guyana or its economic interests, including ExxonMobil, would result in severe consequences. This statement sends a clear and...

Guyana signs US$422M transmission deal ahead of GtE project start-up  

Months before the country’s Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project is set to deliver first power, Guyana has signed US$422 million in contracts. The firms awarded are Power China and Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL). They are expected to complete the work...

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UG SPE student chapter shines at SLB’s inaugural PetroChallenge in Guyana

- Simulation exercise signals strong potential for the future energy workforce Three students from the University of Guyana (UG) student...