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Guyana Oil Output Could Surpass Venezuela, Mexico: WoodMac
(JWN, Deborah Jaremko, 5.Dec.2018) — Thanks to ExxonMobil’s run of success in oil exploration offshore Guyana, the country is on a path to becoming a Latin American powerhouse, Wood Mackenzie said on Tuesday. The supermajor announced its tenth Guyana discovery this week, increasing the discovered recoverable resource in its Stabroek […]
CGX And Frontera Announce Strategic JV Agreement In Guyana
(Frontera Energy Corporation, 4.Dec.2018) — CGX Energy Inc. and Frontera Energy Corporation entered into a letter agreement to enable CGX to finance the drilling costs related to two shallow water offshore blocks in Guyana, currently 100% owned and operated by a subsidiary of CGX. The agreement also provides financial support […]
Bynoe Says Guyana On Cusp Of Transformational Development
(Guyana Dept. Of Public Information, 3.Dec.2018) — Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe this morning announced that United States oil giant ExxonMobil has made its 10th discovery offshore Guyana at the Pluma-1 well. This latest discovery has increased the estimated recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block to more than […]
ExxonMobil Makes 10th Guyana Find; Raises Stabroek Estimate To 5 Bln Bbls
(ExxonMobil, 3.Dec.2018) — ExxonMobil said today it made its 10th discovery offshore Guyana and increased its estimate of the discovered recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block to more than 5 billion oil-equivalent barrels. The resource estimate, up from the previous estimate of more than 4 billion oil-equivalent barrels, is a […]
No Credible Reports Of Corruption In Guyana Oil Sector
(Stabroek News, 14.Nov.2018) — The Department of Energy (DoE) has to date received no credible reports of any form of corruption as it relates contractors and deals in the nascent oil and gas sector. “To be quite blunt, no,” Head of the DoE Dr. Mark Bynoe said in response to […]
Oil And Gas Could Dominate 2020 General Election In Guyana
(CMC, 12.Nov.2018) — Finance Minister Winston Jordan has given an insight into the campaign for the 2020 general elections in Guyana telling voters that the oil sector will feature prominently in the race for the leadership of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. Addressing a political meeting ahead of Monday’s Local […]
World Bank Partners With Guyana For New Oil Sector
(Guyana Department of Public Information, 12.Nov.2018) — Prime Minister Hon. Moses V. Nagamootoo held discussions with a high-level, five-member team from the World Bank, which is visiting Guyana at the invitation of Finance Minister Winston Jordan. The hour-long meeting, at which Finance Minister Winston Jordan was present, took place on […]
The Next Offshore Boom: Is Senegal The New Guyana?
(Oilprice.com, Viktor Katona, 12.Nov.2018) — I know what you think – such a headline is quite reckless given that Guyana has not produced any oil so far and it is not until 2020 that we can actually start talking about a Guyanese oil miracle. Still, Guyana is one of the […]
In Guyana, Exxon Oil Project Stirs International Tensions
(Houston Chronicle, James Osborne, 2.Nov.2018) — Almost 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, off the northern coastline of South America, Exxon Mobil is drilling one of the biggest oil discoveries of the last decade, the so-called Stabroek Block with an estimated 4 billion barrels of crude. It […]
Guyanese Could Get Increased Salaries, Other Improvements In 2020
(DemeraraWaves, 31.Oct.2018) — Finance Minister, Winston Jordan on Wednesday hinted that government workers would receive salary increases when in 2020 when Guyana begins producing oil estimated to rake in about US$300 million in that year. “I foresee improvements in the social and economic status of Guyana. I foresee progressive improvements […]
Hess, Exxon Mobil Prep For More Exploration Offshore Guyana
(Hart Energy, Velda Addison, Senior Editor, 31.Oct.2018) — Partners Exxon Mobil, Hess Corp. and CNOOC Nexen Petroleum are making progress toward development of the hydrocarbon bounty discovered offshore Guyana. “This month a second exploration vessel, the Noble Tom Madden, arrived to accelerate exploration and appraisal activities on the block starting […]
Guyanese Dies Aboard Guyana-Registered Oil Tanker In Grenada
(DemeraraWaves, 31.Oct.2018) — Police in Grenada have confirmed that a Guyanese man died aboard the MV Ocean Trader – a Guyanese registered ship- that was docked in Grenada last weekend. Dead is 41-year old Permanand “Short Man” Permaul. The vessel departed that Caribbean island Tuesday evening following the completion of […]
CNOOC Says Guyana Success ‘Laid Foundation For Future Development’
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 27.Oct.2018) — China’s CNOOC Limited announced that success in Guyana has laid the foundation for future development. “Successful drilling of Longtail Structure and Hammerhead Structure at the Stabroek block in Guyana further enhanced the asset value and laid a high-quality resource foundation for future development,” […]
No Minister Assigned To Oil And Gas Sector- Official Gazette
(Demerara Waves, Denis Chabro, 26.Oct.2018) — Two days after Minister of State, Joseph Harmon rebuffed a Demerara Waves Online News report on responsibilities for Guyana’s oil and gas, the Official Gazette has been changed to now show clearly that only the President and no minister is in charge of that […]
Eco (Atlantic) Seeks New Partner In Namibia As Tullow Focuses On Guyana
(ProactiveInvestor, 26.Oct.2018) — Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd has started to look for a new partner for the Cooper Block in Namibia after Tullow Oil pulled out. Tullow will now transfer its 25% working interest in Cooper to Eco, which own 57.5% stake as a result. “With more than […]
Guyana: The World’s Next Offshore Oil Hotspot
(Oilprice.com, Tsvetana Paraskova, 23.Oct.2018) — With population of fewer than 750,000 people, Guyana—a neighbor of Venezuela—has always depended on commodities. Sugar, gold, shrimp, timber, bauxite, and rice account for nearly 60 percent of this South American country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Now, Guyana is set to add another valuable commodity […]
Merrill Lynch Interested In Guyana’s Proposed Sovereign Wealth Fund
(Stabroek News, 17.Oct.2018) — Representatives of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management have met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Guyana after recently indicating an interest in engaging in discussions with those charged with the responsibility of setting up Guyana’s Sovereign Wealth Fund says Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge. […]
Guyana, Canadian Province Signing Oil And Gas Pact
(Stabroek News, 13.Oct.2018) — The Guyana government and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador will be signing a technical cooperation agreement on oil and gas in the coming week, when Georgetown will also be hosting a visit by a 50-odd member trade mission from the territory seeking partnerships with […]
Guyana’s Oil And Gas Capacity Building Project
(Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources, 12.Oct.2018) — The Guyana Oil and Gas Capacity Building Project (the ‘Project’) is supported by the World Bank and aims to enhance the Government’s capacity to achieve its management goals for the petroleum sector through interventions focused on enhancing legal and institutional frameworks and strengthening […]
Guyana May be the Next Big Beast in Global Oil
(The National, Robin Mills, 8.Oct.2018) — One of the few major new conventional oil provinces discovered this century could see the country emerge as the top per capita producer. Who will be the world’s largest oil producing country per person in the 2020s? Kuwait perhaps, with 3 million barrels per […]
Shawcor to Provide Pipe Coating Services for Guyana Deepwater Projects
(Shawcor Ltd. 4.Oct.2018) — Shawcor Ltd. (SCL) announced that its pipe coating division has been assigned work from Saipem valued at approximately C$110 million to provide thermal insulation and anticorrosion coating services for the Liza I and II deepwater development projects located offshore Guyana. Coating work under the Liza I […]
Energy Chamber to Host Forum in Guyana in November
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 29.Sep.2018) — The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago will host a forum in Guyana in November 2018, to share experiences from Trinidad’s energy sector with stakeholders in Guyana, the chamber announced in an official statement. Details of the event will be provided at a […]
Energy Chamber Gives Thumbs Up to MOU Between Guyana, Trinidad
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 20.Sep.2018) — The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago announced its agreement with an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the governments of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. The MOU recognizes development of the energy sector contributes significantly to strengthening of economic and social development […]
Prime Minister Rowley And President Granger Sign Energy MOU
(Office of the T&T Prime Minister, 19.Sep.2018) — Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley and President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana His Excellency Brigadier David Granger signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Sector Cooperation today Wednesday 19 September, 2018. Prime Minister Rowley said today represents a documentation […]
Snapshot: Kosmos Energy Explores New Basin Potential in Suriname
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 14.Sep.2018) — Kosmos Energy continues to explore new basin potential outside of Africa. In December 2011, Kosmos secured a position offshore Suriname, marking the company’s first portfolio expansion beyond Africa. In Suriname, located in the north-eastern portion of South America, Kosmos participates in two blocks: […]
France’s Total Enters Orinduik Block Offshore Guyana
(OffshoreEnergyToday, 13.Sep.2018) — French oil major Total has exercised its option to acquire a 25 percent working interest in the Orinduik block offshore Guyana after a competent persons report identified potential for almost three billion barrels of oil equivalent. Eco Atlantic, a partner in the Tullow-operated Orinduik block, said on […]
Guyana’s Jan Mangal Warns of Cash Payouts
(Stabroek News, 7.Sep.2018) — Former presidential advisor Jan Mangal has warned that while cash payouts from oil revenue may have an important role to play in the future, at this point it could be a distraction from the larger goal of clawing back wealth. His reference in a Facebook post […]
Guyana Gov’t to Proceed with Energy MoU
(Stabroek News, 6.Sep.2018) — The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Energy Sector Cooperation between the governments of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, paving the way for cooperation in oil and gas between the two states, will proceed as planned next week, despite a call by the city […]
Let’s Use Guyana Oil Funds for Teachers
(Stabroek News, 6.Sep.2018) — Dear Editor: How could we have billions of barrels of oil in 2018 and not be able to pay our teachers a living wage? The value of having the requisite quality of well-paid and motivated teachers of the highest calibre will reverberate across this nation in […]
Tullow Oil to Drill First Guyana Well in 3Q:19
(Reuters, 5.Sep.2018) — Tullow Oil plans to drill its first well in the much-watched Guyana offshore basin in the third quarter of next year in its Orinduik licence bordering discoveries by Exxon, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Exxon and U.S. partner Hess Corp have said that more than 4 billion […]
How Will Guyana Deal With Its Oil Windfall?
(CNNMoney, Talib Visram, 4.Sep.2018) — The South American country with the smallest GDP is about to burst with oil. ExxonMobil found oil off Guyana’s coast in 2015, and believes the reserves are big. Conservative estimates project to about 4 billion barrels. Some experts think there’s more to be found in […]
Kamla Floats Guyana Help for Trinidad Refinery
(Stabroek News, 2.Sep.2018) — Trinidad Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar has raised the prospect of Guyana oil being used to rescue the beleaguered Petrotrin refinery but Prime Minister Keith Rowley last evening said the aged facility had no reasonable prospect. Defending the decision by his government to close the over […]
Energy MoU Soon Between Guyana, Trinidad
(Stabroek News, Marcelle Thomas, 2.Sep.2018) — A long-delayed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Guyana and Trinidad on energy cooperation is expected to be signed in the coming weeks, according to Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Energy, Franklin Khan. “The Government of Trinidad and Tobago is due to sign a memorandum […]
Guyana Leader Cringes with Each Oil Discovery
(Kaieteur News, Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell, 31.Aug.2018) — Ordinary Guyanese who do not fully understand the fiscal regime of Guyana’s deal with oil giant, ExxonMobil might get excited each time a new discovery is made. On the other hand, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo indicates that he cringes. Yesterday, ExxonMobil announced another find […]
ExxonMobil Adds Ninth Discovery Offshore Guyana
(ExxonMobil, 30.Aug.2018) — Irving, Texas-based ExxonMobil has made its ninth discovery offshore Guyana at the Hammerhead-1 well, marking its fifth discovery on the Stabroek Block in the past year and proving a new play concept for potential development. Hammerhead-1 encountered approximately 197 feet (60 meters) of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone reservoir. […]
Guyana Must Investigate ExxonMobil’s Waste Disposal Plan
(Kaieteur News, 29.Aug.2018) — The Open Society Institute (OSI) is appealing to Government to keep a watchful eye on how ExxonMobil plans to dispose of potentially hazardous waste while operating here. The OSI is an international body that aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and […]
Trinidad Energy Infrastructure Unaffected by Earthquake
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.Aug.2018) – Energy infrastructure on the twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago appears to be OK after an earthquake yesterday in Venezuela. The August 21, 2018 earthquake hit the northern coast of Venezuela, and was felt in neighboring Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. “Buildings […]
Magnitude 7.3 Quake in Venezuela Felt in Guyana
(Stabroek News, 21.Aug.2018) – A powerful earthquake has hit the northern coast of Venezuela with a magnitude of 7.3, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It had been originally reported as a 6.8 event but this has since been upgraded to 7.3. Reuters reported that the quake, which was centred […]
Guyana to Become 5th Largest Oil Producer in LAC Region
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 15.Aug.2018) – If all goes off as planned, by 2025, Guyana will be the 5th largest oil producer in the Latin American and Caribbean region. That’s according to an analysis of data posted by Trading Economics, and extrapolation of estimates of Guyana’s future oil production, […]
Webinar Panelist Discuss All Things Guyana
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 15.Aug.2018) – The three promised to return to discuss all things Guyana again in six months as the small South American country eyes first oil in 2020. A three person panel — comprised of Guyana’s Minister of Finance, the Honourable Winston Jordan, Trinidad and Tobago’s […]
Whither Guyana?
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 14.Aug.2018) – On a per capita basis, Guyana is already probably the most resource-rich country on the planet, but is still the poorest English-speaking country, and the 2nd poorest overall after Haiti, writes an Caribbean region economist. As the size of oil discoveries in […]