(Frontera, 16.Apr.2021) — Frontera Energy Corporation and CGX Energy Inc., joint venture partners (the “Joint Venture“) in Petroleum Prospecting Licenses for the Corentyne and Demerara blocks offshore Guyana, announced today that they have entered into a term sheet for a $19mn loan (the “Loan”) that will enable CGX to continue […]
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Energy Analytics Institute’s SPonsor ADvertiser (SPAD) Promo Video
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Dec.2021) — Energy Analytics Institute (EAI), which provides breakings news coverage of energy markets primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean, revealed its latest promo video related to its media kit 2021/22 and SPonsor and ADvertiser (SPAD) opportunities. ____________________ By Rafael Hurtado, Lilly Chistine, Chad […]
Gold Port Says Drill Program Advances
(Gold Port Corporation, 7.Apr.2021) — Gold Port Corporation is providing a corporate update on its operations in Guyana. Groete Gold Copper Project Drill Program Camp expansion at the company owned Groete Gold Copper Project, located in Guyana, has been completed and the work site is now prepared for a phase […]
Cayman Islands Elections: Report
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Mar.2021) — “Determining the appropriate policy reforms to sustainably improve the socio-economic trajectory of the best-run country in the Caribbean, must feel like figuring out what gift to buy for someone who already has everything,” announced Caribbean economist Marla Dukharan in her Caribbean Monthly Economic Report released […]
HPCL-Mittal Awaits Guyanese Crude Liza
(Reuters, 23.Mar.2021) — The first cargo from new oil producer Guyana to the world’s third-largest crude importer, India, departed this month from a production facility off the South American nation’s coast in a vessel chartered by trading firm Trafigura, data from Refinitiv Eikon showed on Tuesday. The cargo was bought […]
Guyana Oil Still At Peak Capacity: Hess
(S&P Global, 23.Mar.2021) — The ExxonMobil-operated Liza Phase 1 development offshore Guyana achieved its nameplate capacity output of 120,000 b/d in December and continues to produce at that rate, the top executive of Liza partner Hess Corp. said March 23. The partners at the Stabroek Block where Liza is located, […]
Guyana Basins Summit (GBS) Energy Highlights
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Mar.2021) — Commentaries, quotes, data and other highlights from the Guyana Basins Summit (GBS) held virtually from 17-19 March 2021 and from speakers from Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali to Guyana’s Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat and others speaking about lessons learnt in other countries such as […]
Guyanese Communities To Benefit From Solar Streetlights
(DPI, 21.Mar.2021) — Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Hon. Nigel Dharamlall has said more communities across Guyana will soon benefit from the installation of solar streetlights. This initiative will be undertaken through the Ministry’s Community Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIIP). Speaking with DPI, Minister Dharamlall said the Ministry is […]
Guyana Basins Summit Day 2 Recap
(Energy Advance, 18.Mar.2021) — The Guyana Basins Summit (GBS) was officially inaugurated by Hon. Albert R. Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Cooperation, government of the Republic of Suriname who discussed the need for a new paradigm on regional co-operation, a future to be built post oil and […]
Hess Divest Interests In Denmark
(Hess, 18.Mar.2021) — Hess entered into an agreement to sell its subsidiary Hess Denmark ApS, which holds a 61.5% interest in the South Arne Field, to Ineos E&P AS for a total consideration of $150mn, effective 1 January 2021. “The sale of our Denmark asset enables us to further focus […]
Xi Jinping Urges Joint China-Guyana Ties
(CGTN, 17.Mar.2021) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China and Guyana should take the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties next year as an opportunity to push for more cooperation results and lift bilateral relations to higher levels. In a telephone conversation with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali, Xi […]
Guyana: Sleeping Giant In Investment Opportunities
(DPI, 17.Mar.2021) — His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that Guyana is poised to become the most exciting investment destination in the Western Hemisphere. The Head of State made this pronouncement during his address at the opening of the Guyana Basin Summit 2021 (GBS) held virtually this morning. The event, […]
Guyana Basins Summit Day 1 Recap
(Energy Advance, 17.Mar.2021) — Yesterday saw his Excellency Hon. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President, Co-operative Republic of Guyana open the Guyana Basins Summit and declare Guyana is a sleeping giant in investment opportunities. President Ali noted that while the Summit is not necessarily confined to oil and gas, the sector […]
Guyana’s Liza 1 Reaches Full Capacity
(Reuters, 17.Mar.2021) — Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali said on Wednesday that the first phase of the Liza offshore crude project had achieved its intended full production capacity of around 130,000 barrels per day (bpd). Ali told the Guyana Basins Summit that he expected an additional 10 exploration and appraisal wells […]
Guyana Basins Summit: 17-19 March 2021
(Energy Advance, 17.Mar.2021) — GBS 2021 is the the meeting place for industry executives, experts, government stakeholders, local business owners delivering networking and valuable insight into the region’s potential; its challenges and the road ahead. GBS will feature a wealth of content, solutions, an abundance of networking opportunities and provide […]
Bulletwood-1 Well Results, Jabillo-1 Ops Update: Guyana
(JHI, 16.Mar.2021) — Bulletwood-1, the first well in the Canje Block, was safely drilled in 2,846 meters (9,337 ft) of water by the Stena Carron drillship to its planned target depth of 6,690 meters (21,949 ft). Bulletwood-1 has confirmed our seismic interpretation of the geology and shown evidence of non-commercial […]
Guyana Still Searching For Oil Marketer
(Argus, 11.Mar.2021) — Guyana is preparing a revised tender to market its crude entitlement from the ExxonMobil-operated deepwater Stabroek block after cancelling an earlier request for proposals last month, natural resources minister Vickram Bharrat told Argus today. This will be the third effort by the new oil producer to find […]
Prospects For Synergies Between Guyana, Suriname
(Stabroek News, 3.Mar.2021) — A letter to the editor of Stabroek News about establishment of the Guyana-Suriname Commission. Dear Editor, The proposed establishment of the Guyana-Suriname Commission to focus on the economic, social and cultural development of both countries is indeed a timely initiative. The recent discovery of mega oil […]
Exxon Vows To Lift Returns
(Bloomberg, 3.Mar.2021) — Exxon Mobil Corp. pledged to boost the S&P 500 Index’s third-largest dividend and end two years of cash burn by bringing on high-profit oil and chemical projects while trimming expenses. Exxon’s developments in Guyana and the U.S. Permian Basin will generate 10% returns even if crude dips […]
Frontera Announces CEO Succession
(Frontera, 3.Mar.2021) — Frontera Energy Corporation announced the appointment of current director Orlando Cabrales Segovia as Chief Executive Officer. The company also provided an update on its 2021 Strategic Plan, including its growth opportunity in Guyana, its full year 2021 guidance, and its plans to implement a normal course issuer bid […]
Frontera Releases Resources Details On Guyana Blocks
(Frontera, 16.Feb.2021) — Frontera Energy Corporation and CGX Energy Inc., joint venture partners, announced completion of an independent Prospective Resource study and report in respect of the Corentyne North Area, Corentyne Main Area and Demerara block, offshore Guyana. The Joint Venture is also pleased to announce the successful rescheduling of […]
Guyana Cautious On 2021 Oil Output, Price
(Argus, 15.Feb.2021) — Guyana forecasts average crude production of 109,000 b/d in 2021, 46.7pc above last year but short of initial expectations because of a recurring technical glitch. The government is predicting a 4pc year-on-year increase in the Brent crude price to around $43.9/bl, finance minister Ashni Singh said on […]
Guyana Re-engages India On Support For Renewables
(Guyana Times, 11.Feb.2021) — Guyana has re-engaged the Indian Government through The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to provide technological support in several sectors that will drive its achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. President Dr Irfaan Ali made this announcement during his address to the World Sustainable Development […]
China Expands Presence In LatAm’s Energy Industries
(IOA, 10.Feb.2021) — China is broadening its presence in Latin America’s energy and strategic minerals sectors, posing challenges to the regional countries themselves as well as to the United States, according to a new white paper published by the Institute of the Americas (IOA), an independent, nonpartisan organization based in […]
Hess To Market Guyana Oil
(Reuters, 9.Feb.2021) — U.S. oil producer Hess Corp has been selected to market two Guyana crude oil shipments as the emerging oil power seeks a permanent partner to handle its share of a major offshore oil find, the country’s vice president said on Tuesday. The South American country has became […]
CGX Names Professor Mark Zoback To The BODs
(CGX, 8.Feb.2021) — CGX Energy Inc. has appointed Professor Mark D. Zoback to the Board of Directors of the Company and Ms. Jennifer Budlong as its Exploration Manager. The company’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to increase the number of Directors of the Board from five (5) to six (6) […]
ExxonMobil Exploits Divisions In South America
(People’s World, 8.Feb.2021) — Tensions are rising between neighboring Guyana and Venezuela over a piece of land that has been disputed since at least 1835. Both Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro have exchanged sharp words about the status of the Essequibo region, which both countries claim. Since 1990, the two […]
Taiwan To Open Office In Guyana
(Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Feb.2021) — Taiwan announced plans to establish an office in emerging petro-state Guyana, according to details revealed by the US Embassy in Guyana. “Deepening ties between Guyana and Taiwan will advance their shared goals of prosperity and security,” the US Embassy announced 3 February 2021 in an […]
Guyana’s Gas-to-Shore Project Economically Viable
(DPI, 1.Feb.2021) — An analysis carried out by local Financial Analyst, Mr. Joel Bhagwandin, has found that the Government’s gas-to-shore project is financially viable. The Government’s transformative gas-to-shore project is underway and is set to be completed by 2023. The main objective is to transport sufficient gas from the Stabroek […]
Hess Updates On Ops In The US, Guyana And Malaysia
(Hess, 27.Jan.2021) — Hess Corporation provided operational highlights from the fourth quarter of 2020 and its operations in the US Bakken, the US Gulf of Mexico, offshore Guyana and Malaysia. Bakken (Onshore U.S.): Net production from the Bakken increased to 189,000 boepd from 174,000 boepd in the prior-year quarter. Net […]
Hess Reports 4Q:20 Net Loss
(Hess, 27.Jan.2021) — Hess Corporation reported a net loss of $97mn, or $0.32 per common share, in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with a net loss of $222mn, or $0.73 per common share, in the fourth quarter of 2019. On an adjusted basis, the corporation reported a net loss […]
Hess Corp.’s 4Q:20 Earnings Call Transcript
(Seeking Alpha, 27.Jan.2021) — A full transcript of the Hess Corporation4Q 2020 earnings conference call from 27 January 2021 at 10:00 am ET follows here. Executives Jay Wilson – VP, IR John Hess – CEO Greg Hill – COO John Rielly – CFO Analysts Jeanine Wai – Barclays Capital Doug […]
Hess Announces 2021 E&P CAPEX Of $1.9bn
(Hess, 25.Jan.2021) — Hess today announced a 2021 Exploration & Production capital and exploratory budget of $1.9bn, of which more than 80% will be allocated to Guyana and the Bakken. Net production is forecast to average approximately 310,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2021, excluding Libya. Bakken net […]
Bankers ‘Bombard’ Guyana With Financing Plans
(Reuters, 21.Jan.2020) — As the former British colony begins its first significant oil production this year, it is wary of avoiding the mistakes made in oil-dependent economies such as Angola, Nigeria and its economically collapsing neighbor Venezuela. Winston Jordan, an economist and career public servant, also cited Guyana’s own history […]
Guyana And US Ink Agreement In Georgetown
(DPI, 12.Jan.2021) — Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Brigadier Godfrey Bess and Commander of the U.S. South Command, Admiral Craig S. Faller, moments ago, signed an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement on behalf of Guyana and the United States. The signing was done in the Baridi Benab, State […]
Global Witness Withdraws Guyana Report
(Global Witness, 11.Jan.2021) — The climate emergency is the greatest threat facing the world. If we are to prevent its worst impacts we all must act now. For Global Witness this has meant redirecting our efforts to fighting the main drivers of the climate crisis: deforestation, the extraction and burning […]
Hess Reveals 4Q:20 Earnings Conference Call Date
(Hess, 8.Jan.2021) — Hess will hold a conference call on Wednesday 27 January 2021 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its fourth quarter 2020 earnings release. To phone into the conference call, parties in the United States should dial 877-693-6685 and enter the pass code 3282638 after 9:45 a.m. […]
Exxon Spuds Bulletwood, Offshore Guyana
(Offshore Engineer, 5.Jan.2021) — U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has reportedly started drilling at the Bulletwood-1 well site on the Canje Block, offshore Guyana. The news was shared Tuesday by Westmount Energy, an indirect partner in the Canje Block. Westmount owns an indirect interest in the Canje Block as a result […]
Forestry Commission To Be Fully Operational Again
(DPI, 4.Jan.2021) — Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Vickram Bharrat has said the capacity of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has been strengthened and the entity would soon be fully operational again. Under the APNU+AFC Administration, the regulatory body was plunged into economic distress, leaving a trail of uncertainty in […]
Guyana Oil Company Doubled Profits In 2019
(The Rio Times, 3.Jan.2021) — GuyOil, the report notes, has been able to maintain a market share of just about 25% and in 2019 sales revenue totaled US$37.516 billion, an 8.5% decrease from the US$41.016 earned in 2018. Despite a reduction in sales due to a loss of public trust, […]
Guyana Gets Fourth Oil Lift
(Stabroek News, 28.Dec.2020) — At a price of close to US$49.50 per barrel of oil, Guyana has received its fourth one million barrels of oil scheduled for this year and will get its first lift for 2021 in February next year, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday confirmed. It would mean […]
SBM Offshore Extends Lease For FPSO Espirito Santo
(SBM Offshore N.V., 23.Dec.2020) — SBM Offshore reports a contractual lease extension for FPSO Espirito Santo in Brazil and expects a potential increase in the lease duration for FPSOs in Guyana. SBM Offshore will present an updated pro-forma backlog, taking into account the most recent developments, along with its Full […]
Guyana Plans To Export 5-6 Crude Cargoes In 2021
(Argus, 22.Dec.2020) — Guyana plans to export “five to six” 1mn bl cargoes of its crude entitlement from the deepwater Stabroek block in 2021 to offset lower-than-expected shipments in 2020, natural resources minister Vickram Bharrat told Argus today. The government had projected five lifts in 2020 but managed only three […]
ExxonMobil Hits Guyana Oil Output Goal
(Argus, 21.Dec.2020) — ExxonMobil reached targeted crude production of 120,000 b/d at the Liza 1 well on Guyana’s deepwater Stabroek block, a milestone that had been delayed by an earlier re-injection glitch and equipment delays. The target was achieved a year after start-up of the Liza Destiny floating production, storage […]
Gov’t Worked With Exxon For Maximum Production
(DPI, 20.Dec.2020) — The government of Guyana says it welcomes the announcement by US oil and gas company ExxonMobil that it has reached maximum production of 120,000 barrels of oil per day (b/d) – a success to which it has contributed. Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Vickram Bharrat said the […]
World Court To Intervene In Guyana-Venezuela Dispute
(AP, 18.Dec.2020) — The United Nations’ highest court ruled Friday that it will intervene to settle a decades-old border dispute between South American neighbors Guyana and Venezuela. The decision by the International Court of Justice means it will now move to judge the merits of the case, which will likely […]
Bright Future For Suriname And Guyana
(Petroleum Economist, 2.Dec.2020) — Crumbling oil prices and volatile energy demand have tipped Latin America into a sharp recession, exacerbated by one of the world’s worst Covid-19 mortality rates. But in Suriname and Guyana, at least, there are reasons to be cheerful. Although both countries face stark economic challenges, they […]
Local Businesses Assured Involvement In Oil Sector
(Guyana Standard, 1.Dec.2020) — President Dr. Irfaan Ali has reaffirmed his Government’s commitment to ensure that local businesses are optimally involved in the oil and gas sector. The Head of State made this assertion during his address at the Virtual Guyana Oil and Gas Summit this morning. The two-day event […]
Gas-To-Energy Project To Bridge Oil And Gas: Guyana
(DPI, 1.Dec.2020) — Government’s gas to energy project is set to see development of new sectors and boost local traditional industries. Minister of Natural Resource, Hon. Vickram Bharrat shared this yesterday with regional and international officials attending the Caribbean Region Virtual Networking Event, organised by the U.S Commercial Service Trade […]
BPC On Trinidad And Suriname Strategies
(BPC, 1.Dec.2020) — Bahamas Petroleum Company plc provided an update on its strategy, deliverables and 2021 work program for its portfolio of assets in Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. The company’s work program priorities follow receipt of a Competent Person’s Report (CPR) by independent reserves auditor ERC Equipoise Pte Ltd […]