ExxonMobil Reveals $4.9bn Purchase of Denbury

(Exxon Mobil, 13.Jul.2023) — Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Denbury Inc. (NYSE: DEN), an experienced developer of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCS) solutions and enhanced oil recovery. The acquisition is an all-stock transaction valued at $4.9bn, or $89.45 per share based on ExxonMobil’s closing […]

Heard: Petronas Spuds Well Offshore Suriname

(Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Nov.2020) — Malaysia-based Petronas and US-based ExxonMobil have commenced drilling of an exploratory well offshore Suriname in Block 52, according to sources close to Energy Analytics Institute (EAI). Prior to the start of summer, Petronas’ Vice President of Exploration Emeliana Rice-Oxley said the company would drill a […]

ConocoPhillips Swoops On Concho In $9.7bn Deal

(WoodMac, 19.Oct.2020) — Speaking after ConocoPhillips announced it will take over Concho Resources in a $9.7 billion all-stock deal, Robert Clarke, vice president, Lower 48 upstream, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “The combination is remarkable. Just in regards to scale, ConocoPhillips is adding enough Permian production to nip at the heels […]

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 […]

Can Guyana Survive Striking It Rich?

(Bloomberg, Mac Margolis, 5.Nov.2019) — Early last month, Guyanese President David Granger was knees-down in a community garden brandishing a spade. Granger was there to plant a tree — it was National Tree Day — but also an idea. “Don’t let us get drunk. Let us remain sober,” he told the […]

Oil Cos, Service Providers Establish Footholds In Guyana

(Stabroek News, 22.Apr.2019) — Since ExxonMobil’s oil discoveries offshore Guyana, a number of global oil majors and oil support companies have established their presence here, with local offices and other facilities secured through leases or acquisitions. After its initial 2015 find and subsequent major discoveries, ExxonMobil announced plans to be […]