(Reuters, 14.May.2021) — Exxon Mobil Corp said on Friday it will reinstall a gas compressor at its Liza Destiny platform off Guyana’s coast in June, after an equipment failure last month prompted the company to slash output. The company said in a statement that its Liza-1 project was currently producing […]
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Exxon To Change Compressor Manufacturer On Liza Unity, Prosperity
(DPI, 3.May.2021) — Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Vickram Bharrat said ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), will switch the manufacturer of the compressor equipment it uses, to ensure there is no flaring during future projects. This Minister made this disclosure on the sidelines of the […]
Hess Finds Oil At Uaru-2, Offshore Guyana
(Hess, 27.Apr.2021) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) today announced another oil discovery offshore Guyana at the Uaru-2 well on the Stabroek Block, which will add to the previously announced gross discovered recoverable resource estimate for the block of approximately 9 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Highlights: — Adds to previous […]
ExxonMobil Finds Oil At Uaru-2 Offshore Guyana
(ExxonMobil, 27.Apr.2021) — ExxonMobil made an oil discovery at the Uaru-2 well in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Uaru-2 will add to the previously announced gross discovered recoverable resource estimate for the block, which is currently estimated to be approximately 9 billion oil-equivalent barrels. Drilling at Uaru-2 encountered approximately 120 […]
ExxonMobil Pleased With Uaru-2 Appraisal Well: Senior VP Michael Cousins Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Apr.2021) — ExxonMobil’s Senior Vice President Michael G. Cousins commented on the company’s 19th oil find offshore Guyana in the prolific Stabroek Block. “I’m thrilled to share the news that ExxonMobil has encountered more reservoirs in our Uaru-2 appraisal well offshore Guyana. This represents continued success on […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Elliott Management Invests In Guyana Oil Explorer
(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 oil and gas hot spot, two people familiar with the matter said. The deal reflects rising interest in Guyana, a […]
Exxon Guyana Conducts Maintenance Operations
(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 some offshore boom that would be used in the event of a spill,” Exxon said 11 November 2020 in a […]
Guyana Says Getting Better Oil Deal
(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 contracts signed with oil and gas companies exploring offshore including Exxon, Hess and CNOOC, and in particular starting with the […]
Hess CEO Eyes 10 FPSOs In The Stabroek Block
(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 10 floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units to develop them. “Incorporating the current assessment of additional volumes from the […]
Quick Comparison: Liza 1 And Payara Developments
(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 Natural Resources and summarized here within. ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited is operator and holds 45% interest […]
Payara Licence A Major Improvement On Liza 1
(DPI, 3.Oct.2020) — The new licence issued to Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) for the development of its Payara well features significant new clauses missing from the Liza 1 well licence issued by the APNU+AFC. Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jadgeo on Friday said there were major improvements to the […]
Payara Development More Expensive Than Liza Phase 2
(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 and wells than the Liza Phase 2 development, which implies lower per well productivity. ExxonMobil, operator of the Stabroek Block, […]
ExxonMobil To Proceed With Payara Development
(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 Stabroek Block and is expected to produce up to 220,000 barrels of oil per day after startup in 2024, using […]
Exxon Eyes 10 Drill Centers For The Payara Development
(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 US-based operator after receiving necessary government approvals. The Payara development is the third for the company and its partners Hess […]
Hess Corp. CEO John Hess Eyes Imminent Payara Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Sep.2020) — Hess Corporation CEO John B. Hess is optimistic the Guyanese government of new President Mohamed Irfaan Ali will give approval in coming weeks for the company’s Payara offshore development. “In terms of our Payara development, our joint venture is in close communication with the government […]
Hess Finds More Oil At Redtail-1, Yellowtail-2
(Hess, 8.Sep.2020) — Hess announced another oil discovery offshore Guyana at the Redtail-1 well, the 18th discovery on the Stabroek Block, which will add to the previously announced gross discovered recoverable resource estimate for the block of more than 8 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Redtail-1 encountered approximately 232 feet (70 meters) of […]
Hess To Participate In Barclays CEO Conference
(Hess Corp., 4.Sep.2020 — Hess announced that John Hess, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York on 9 September 2020 at 8:25 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast and a replay of the presentation will be accessible via Hess Corporation’s website. Hess Corporation […]
Exxon Limits Guyana Output Due To Gas Injection Issues
(Reuters, 21.Aug.2020) — Exxon Mobil Corp is limiting output at its flagship offshore project in Guyana to 100,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) due to more issues with the reinjection of natural gas, the South American country’s environmental regulator said on Friday. Exxon, which operates the Stabroek block in a consortium with Hess […]
Guyana Planning For More Demands On ExxonMobil
(Forbes, 20.Aug.2020) — With the newly-elected People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government now firmly in place following five months of vote-counting controversy, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali and his Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, have recently turned the discussion over the country’s offshore oil developments to proposals to require oil and gas operators […]
UK’s Global Witness Urges Guyana Renegotiate Oil Deal
(Caribnews, 18.Aug.2020) — The United Kingdom-based, anti-corruption organization Global Witness yesterday called on the new Government here to immediately investigate and renegotiate the US-owned oil giant Exxon’s exploitative oil license to ensure the country has the funds needed to rebuild after divisive elections and a debilitating novel coronavirus pandemic. In […]
Former Alberta Premier To Head Payara Review
(CBC News, 16.Aug.2020) — Former Alberta Premier Alison Redford will head a team of consultants in a review of oil giant Exxon Mobil’s proposed Payara oil well in the South American country of Guyana, the country’s natural resources ministry announced in a statement on Saturday. “It will be important to […]
Intl Team To Undertake Payara Contract Review
(Guyana Ministry of Natural Resources, 15.Aug.2020) — The Ministry of Natural Resources recently announced the review of the Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited’s (EEPGL) Payara contract and, in the interest of transparency and accountability, would like to highlight the following facts relating to the review. The current review has […]
Payara Approval Will Not Be Rushed: Bharrat Says
(Kaieteur News, 14.Aug.2020) — Even though the PPP/C government may be desirous of granting the approval for ExxonMobil’s third development project within a reasonable timeframe, it will not be rushing the review of the Payara Field Development Plan so as to compromise the integrity of the process. Making this statement […]
Payara, Payara, Payara!
(Kaieteur News, 13.Aug.2020) — Payara will be proof and pave the way. Payara could be the first plank toward petroleum prosperity. That delay pending review is a constructive move. For its part, ExxonMobil is not wasting any time. It has gone on the offensive by delivering the first sorties from […]
Guyana Could Clear ExxonMobil’s Payara Project
(Argus, 11.Aug.2020) — Guyana’s new government will decide by the end of August whether to approve ExxonMobil’s 220,000 b/d Payara project, natural resources minister Vickram Bharrat said. Payara is ExxonMobil’s third development project on the deepwater Stabroek block, but approval was delayed by a five-month political impasse that ended last […]
Guyana Mulls Absorbing Energy Dept Into Ministry
(Argus, 10.Aug.2020) — Guyana’s new natural resources minister is computer scientist Vickram Bharrat, a key appointment for the rapidly expanding oil sector. Bharrat, who is part of the administration of President Irfaan Ali that was inaugurated on 8 August, could assume an expanded portfolio if the ministry absorbs the energy […]
Guyana Elects Mohamed Irfaan Ali President
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Aug.2020) — Guyana’s Election Commission (GECOM) announced 2 August 2020 that Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the leading candidate from the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) had won the country’s president elections which took place on 2 March 2020. Ali beat out incumbent David Granger and his A Partnership for […]
Guyana Election Casts Shadow Over Oil Finds
(Forbes, 1.Aug.2020) — Hess Corp. reported more good news from its joint development of Guyana’s Stabroek Block with ExxonMobil and CNOOC on Thursday. The company announced that recently-completed appraisal drilling at the Yellowtail-2 well yielded a surprising result: The identification of two additional high-quality reservoirs. “The Stena Carron rig recently […]
Situation In Guyana Goes From Bad To Worse
(Forbes, 18.Jul.2020) — As I wrote earlier this month, the future of the nascent oil and gas industry in the South American nation of Guyana is standing on shaky ground amid the ongoing controversy related to this year’s national elections. The situation only grew worse this week as U.S. Secretary […]
Liza Unity Hull Arrives In Singapore
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jul.2020) — The Liza Unity FPSO hull has arrived from China to the Keppel shipyard in Singapore where it will be fitted with 13 topside modules to complete construction. Irving-Texas-based oil giant Exxon expects startup of the Liza Phase 2 project offshore Guyana to occur sometime in […]
Visa Curbs On Guyanese “Undermining Democracy”
(US Treasury, 15.Jul.2020) — On 2 March 2020 the Co-Operative Republic of Guyana held national elections, but it has still not declared a winner. All international observers of the vote count agreed that the manner in which votes were tabulated departed from established procedures. They unanimously agreed that a result […]
Vote Standoff Prolongs Guyana Uncertainty
(Argus, 13.Jul.2020) — Guyana’s political stalemate is prolonging uncertainty over the future management of the South American country’s fledgling oil sector, and raising the prospect of US sanctions. The declaration of the winner of the 2 March presidential and parliamentary election has once again been delayed by a standoff between […]
Exxon Restarts Drilling Off Guyana Amid Political Crisis
(Bloomberg, 10.Jul.2020) — Exxon Mobil Corp. resumed drilling in Guyana last month, underscoring its dedication to the offshore hot spot despite the oil price crash and a messy turn in local politics. Two of Exxon’s four drillships went back to work, according to data published Friday by Baker Hughes Co. […]
ExxonMobil Restores Guyana Oil Production
(Argus, 18.Jun.2020) — ExxonMobil has restored crude production offshore Guyana to 80,000 b/d after correcting a technical glitch, according to the head of the country’s environmental agency EPA Vincent Adams. A problem with compression equipment had slashed output at the Liza field by 65pc to 27,500 b/d last week, compared […]
Exxon Reduces Guyana Crude Production
(Tudor Pickering, 16.Jun.2020) — Reports out last night that XOM was forced to reduce output at its Liza Phase 1 project in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana due to an issue with equipment designed to limit excessive flaring by reinjecting produced gas back into the reservoir. In order to comply […]
Winds Shifting In Oil-rich Guyana, Suriname
(Argus, 8.Jun.2020) — Opposition parties pledging oil policy changes in Guyana and Suriname are close to taking power, but incumbents are signaling reluctance to step down. Guyana’s opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), which is leading a recount of votes from 2 March parliamentary elections, reaffirmed to Argus today that it […]
Exxon Oil Output Falls On Gas Compressor Problem
(Stabroek News, 7.Jun.2020) — Production at Exxon-Mobil’s Liza-1 project in the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana, has plummeted from 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) to now between 25,000 and 30,000 bpd as compressor problems continue and the company would not increase flaring above about 15 million cubic feet of natural gas […]
Guyana With No Plans To Cut Oil Output Amid Price Drop
(Reuters, 4.May.2020) — Guyana has no plans to cut crude output despite a plunge in oil prices, the government’s top energy official said on Monday, adding that shutting down production could prove costly and harm future output. Mark Bynoe, the director of the Department of Energy, said the country’s crude […]
Guyana Needs Protection From Selling Oil At A Loss
(Stabroek News, 14.Apr.2020) — Before we approve Payara and Hammer-head, let’s renegotiate the contract to include control of how much oil is being pumped given market conditions. Dear Editor, Many of the world’s oil producers have recently agreed to cut back oil production by 10 million barrels a day. The […]
ExxonMobil Delays Some Guyana Oil Drilling
(Argus, 7.Apr.2020) — ExxonMobil is deferring some longer-term offshore drilling in Guyana as a result of capital spending cuts, “creating a potential delay in production start-up of six to 12 months,” the US major said today. The unspecified delays will not affect current operations at the Liza field on the […]
Exxon Could Delay Third Guyana Project
(Reuters, 7.Apr.2020) — Exxon Mobil Corp said on Tuesday the start of production at its Payara project in Guyana, its third major development in the world’s newest offshore oil hotspot, could be delayed as the company scales back spending due to the crude price crash. Payara’s startup had been slated […]
Oil Making Guyana Wealthy But Intensifying Tensions
(The New York Times, 7.Apr.2020) — On a sprawling abandoned sugar estate by the coast of Guyana, the scale of the changes sweeping across the country is immediately visible. In just a few years, enormous warehouses and office buildings servicing international oil companies have sprung up amid the shrub land, […]