(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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,...
(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,...
(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...
(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...
(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,...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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....
(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...
(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,...
(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....
(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,...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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,...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(Frontera, 27.Nov.2020) — Frontera Energy Corporation and CGX Energy Inc, the joint venture partners, announce that their constructive and collaborative discussions with the Government of Guyana have been concluded with...
(Reuters, 24.Nov.2020) — Activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp has invested at least $30 million in Cataleya Energy, a small firm focused on oil exploration in Guyana, the world's newest...
(Westmount, 17.Nov.2020) — Westmount Energy Ltd., further to the announcement by Ratio Petroleum Energy Limited Partnership dated today, that the Tanager-1 well, offshore Guyana, has been reported as an oil...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Nov.2020) — ExxonMobil Guyana recently conducted maintenance on some oil spill response equipment located offshore the small South America country. “This maintenance and training activity involved deploying...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Nov.2020) — The government of Guyana, the newest petro-state in the Latin America and Caribbean region, announced it has made strides in extracting better benefits from oil...
(Guyana Natural Resources Ministry, 31.Oct.2020) — A high-level team from the Private Office of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, member of the ruling family of Dubai paid a...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Oct.2020) — Hess Corporation CEO John Hess announced estimated resources offshore Guyana in the Stabroek Block were approximately 9 billion barrels of oil equivalent, and potentially requiring...
(Seeking Alpha, 28.Oct.2020) — Hess Corporation announced it 3Q:20 earnings results. The transcript from the earnings conference call on 28 October 2020 with analyst follows. Company Participants Jay Wilson -...
(Argus, 29.Oct.2020) — Guyana is negotiating a gas price with ExxonMobil for a gas-to-power project to be commissioned at the end of 2023, government officials said this week. The US...
(Hess, 28.Oct.2020) — Hess Corporation reported a net loss of $243 million, or $0.80 per common share, in the third quarter of 2020, compared with a net loss of $212...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Oct.2020) — Guyanese government officials held meetings with contractors from the mining and forest sectors in preparation of the rainy season with the objective of ensuring key...
(Noble, 8.Oct.2020) — Noble Corporation plc announced the ultra-deepwater drillship Noble Tom Madden has been awarded approximately 6.5 years of additional contract term under the Commercial Enabling Agreement ("CEA") with...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Oct.2020) — Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources released flaring highlights related to the country’s petroleum production licenses. __________ By Ian Silverman. © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Oct.2020) — Major differences in the licenses for the Liza Phase 1 and Payara developments offshore Guyana in the Stabroek Block as provided by Guyana’s Ministry of...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Oct.2020) — A natural gas-to-power project is expected to start in 2021 to produce reliable electricity for Guyanese citizens, the country’s Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat said...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Oct.2020) — The recently sanctioned Payara development located offshore Guyana in the Stabroek Block will demand a hefty $9bn development cost due to requiring more drill centers...
(Exxon, 30.Sep.2020) — ExxonMobil made its final investment decision to proceed with the Payara field offshore development in Guyana after receiving government approvals. Payara is the third project in the...
(Hess, 30.Sep.2020) — Hess made a final investment decision to proceed with development of the Payara Field offshore Guyana after the development plan received approval from the government of Guyana....
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Sep.2020) — Exxon announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) was made to proceed with development offshore Guyana of the Payara field. The decision was taking by the...
(Argus, 25.Sep.2020) — Guyana is preparing to fine ExxonMobil over natural gas flaring and untreated water dumping at its offshore Stabroek block. Discussions over the level of fines have delayed...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Sep.2020) — The EPA issues environmental permit for the Payara project offshore Guyana. __________ By Ian Silverman. © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). All Rights Reserved.
(Chinese Embassy in Guyana, 18.Sep.2020) — The US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo made again some erroneous remarks on China during his visit to Guyana, to which we strongly...
(DPI, 17.Sep.2020) — The arrival of United States (US) Secretary of State, Mr. Michael Pompeo on these shores today marks an historic development in the relationship between Guyana and the...
(DPI, 17.Sep.2020) — The United States Secretary of State Mr. Michael Pompeo is set to arrive this evening and will be the highest-ranking sitting government official to visit Guyana since...
(US Embassy Guyana, 16.Sep.2020) — Secretary Pompeo will travel to Georgetown, Guyana, 17-18 September 2020. He will meet with newly elected President Irfaan Ali and his cabinet, as well as...
(US State Department, 15.Sep.2020) — Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Paramaribo, Suriname; Georgetown, Guyana; Boa Vista, Brazil; Bogota, Colombia; and Plano, Texas, September 17-20, 2020. This trip will highlight the United States’...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Sep.2020) — Ratio Guyana, an affiliate of Tel Aviv-based Ratio Petroleum, announced the arrival of the Stena Carron drillship to the Tanager prospect and the start of...
(DPI, 14.Sep.2020) — His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has described United States (US) Secretary of State, Mr. Michael Pompeo’s imminent visit to Guyana as “extremely important” and timely as...