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ExxonMobil Guyana Takes $12.7bn FID with Sixth Project Whiptail

(ExxonMobil, 12.Apr.2024) — ExxonMobil has made a final investment decision for the Whiptail development offshore Guyana, after receiving the required government and regulatory approvals. Whiptail, [more…]

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FPSO Prosperity Producing and On Hire

(SBM Offshore, 14.Nov.2023) — SBM Offshore announce that FPSO Prosperity has produced first oil as of 14 Nov. 2023 and is formally on hire. The FPSO Prosperity utilizes a [more…]

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Welligence Says Hess Gives Chevron Atlantic Margin Exposure

(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Oct.2023) — US-based Chevron Corporation will acquire Hess Corporation for US$60bn (including net debt), the second giant transaction of Oct. 2023 following [more…]

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Exxon, Hess Exit Kaieteur Offshore Oil Exploration Block in Guyana

(Reuters, 28.Sep.2023) — U.S. oil producers Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and Hess Corp (HES.N) have withdrawn from exploring the Kaieteur block in Guyana’s deepwaters, Exxon said on Thursday, after disappointing [more…]

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MODEC’s Uaru FPSO Proceeds to EPCI Phase

(MODEC, 8.May.2023) — MODEC, Inc. will proceed with engineering, procurement, and construction on the Uaru Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel following a final investment decision [more…]

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ExxonMobil Advances Fifth Offshore Guyana Development

(ExxonMobil, 27.Apr.2023) — ExxonMobil made a final investment decision for the Uaru development offshore Guyana after receiving required government and regulatory approvals. The company expects [more…]

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Hess’ Guyana Developments and Low Breakeven Prices [PDF Download]

(Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Jan.2023) — Hess Corporation’s activities offshore Guyana in the Stabroek Block over the company exceptional reservoir quality and low development costs. The [more…]

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MODEC Awarded FEED Contract for ExxonMobil’s “Uaru” Project in Guyana

(MODEC, 1.Nov.2022) — MODEC, Inc. signed a contract to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) [more…]

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ExxonMobil Reveals Two New Guyana Finds

(ExxonMobil, 26.Oct.2022) — ExxonMobil announced two discoveries at the Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 wells in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, adding to its extensive portfolio of [more…]

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Hess Announces Two More Discoveries Offshore Guyana

(Hess, 26.Oct.2022) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) today announced two new discoveries at the Yarrow-1 and Sailfin-1 wells on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The discoveries, which [more…]

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Exxon Boosts Guyana Oil Output, Undecided on Future Auction Bid

(Reuters, 20.Sep.2022) — Exxon Mobil Corp. is uncertain whether it will bid for new offshore areas Guyana wants to explore, a person close to the matter said, as the oil major ramps [more…]

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NRGBriefs: Petrobras on CVM; Morgan Stanley on Ecopetrol; GtE Guyana

(Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Aug.2022) — Energy briefs including Petrobras receiving an official letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM) answering questions sent [more…]

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Unlikely Exxon Guyana to Sustain Production Target for 2027

(Energy Analytics Institute, Special Contributor Millan Arcia Einstein, 5.May.2022) — New hydrocarbon discoveries offshore Guyana, were announced last week totaling 31 so far. Exxon-Guyana claims [more…]

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NRGBriefs: Exxon Announces Three New Finds Offshore Guyana

(Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including Exxon announcing three new discoveries offshore Guyana, adding to two discoveries earlier in 2022; details regarding resolutions [more…]

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Hess’ Exploration Focus: A World Class Petroleum Province Offshore Guyana

(Hess, 26.Apr.2022) — The Stabroek Block, located approximately 120 miles offshore Guyana, is 6.6 million acres. The block is equivalent in size to 1,150 Gulf [more…]

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ExxonMobil Increases Stabroek Resource Estimate to Nearly 11 Billion Barrels

(Exxon, 26.Apr.2022) — ExxonMobil has made three new discoveries offshore Guyana and increased its estimate of the recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block to nearly [more…]

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Hess Reveals Three New Finds Offshore Guyana, Boosts Resource Estimate

(Hess, 26.Apr.2022) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced an increase in the gross discovered recoverable resource estimate for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana to approximately 11 billion barrels [more…]

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SBM Offshore Awarded Contracts for ExxonMobil FPSO ONE GUYANA

(SBM, 5.Apr.2022) — SBM Offshore announced that Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has confirmed the award of [more…]

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NRGBriefs: Exxon, Hess, and CNOOC FID Yellowtail Development

(Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC taking a final investment decision (FID) for their fourth development offshore Guyana called [more…]

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Hess Sanctions Yellowtail Development, Offshore Guyana

(Hess, 4.Apr.2022) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) it has made a final investment decision to proceed with development of Yellowtail offshore Guyana after receiving government [more…]

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ExxonMobil Makes FID on Fourth Guyana Offshore Project Yellowtail

(ExxonMobil, 4.Apr.2022) — ExxonMobil has made a final investment decision for the Yellowtail development offshore Guyana after receiving government and regulatory approvals. The company’s fourth, [more…]

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Exxon Raises Guyana’s Long Term Oil Production Outlook

(Reuters, 2.Mar.2022) — Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Wednesday said it plans to have capacity to produce with partners 1.2 million barrels per day of oil and [more…]

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ExxonMobil’s Second Development Starts Operations Offshore Guyana

(ExxonMobil, 11.Feb.2022) — ExxonMobil started production at Guyana’s second offshore oil development on the Stabroek Block, Liza Phase 2, bringing total production capacity to more [more…]

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Hess Starts Production from Liza Phase 2 Development, Offshore Guyana

(Hess, 11.Feb.2022) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced startup of production from the Liza Phase 2 development on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, utilizing the Liza Unity [more…]

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Hess Reports 4Q:21 Results, Updates on Guyana [PDF Download]

(Hess, 26.Jan.2022) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) reported net income of $265mn, or $0.85 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with a [more…]

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Hess Announces 2022 E&P Capital and Exploratory Budget

(Hess, 25.Jan.2022) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced a 2022 Exploration & Production capital and exploratory budget of $2.6bn, of which approximately 80% will be allocated to Guyana and [more…]

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NRGBriefs: Liza Unity FPSO Reaches Guyana

(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Oct.2021) — Energy briefs including the Liza Unity FPSO reaching Guyana’s prolific Stabroek Block; liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) reaching approximately 12mn users [more…]

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Guyana – One Of The World’s Last Oil And Gas Frontiers

(The Geological Society of Trinidad, 21.Oct.2021) — ExxonMobil recently announced that their recoverable oil and gas resources in Guyana had reached an unbelievable ten billion [more…]

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Hess Boosts Resource Estimate for Stabroek Block

(Hess, 7.Oct.2021) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced an increase in the gross discovered recoverable resource estimate for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana to approximately 10 [more…]

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Guyana Creating New Authority For Oil Sector

(Argus, 12.Aug.2021) — Guyana plans to create a new authority by the end of 2021 to regulate its growing hydrocarbon revenues and allow orderly and [more…]

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Hess Reveals Oil Find At Whiptail-1

(Hess, 28.Jul.2021) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced a significant oil discovery on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana at Whiptail. The Whiptail-1 well encountered 246 [more…]

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Guyanese Citizens Challenge ExxonMobil Offshore Drilling On Climate Grounds

(The Guardian, 31.May.2021) — Guyana’s government is being taken to court by two citizens seeking an end to offshore drilling by ExxonMobil and other large [more…]

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Hess Eyes Higher, New Nameplate Capacity At Liza Destiny FPSO

(Energy Analytics Institute, 26.May.2021) — The Liza Destiny floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit offshore Guyana in the Stabroek Block is expected to shutdown [more…]

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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 [more…]

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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 [more…]

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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 [more…]

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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 [more…]

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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 [more…]

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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 [more…]

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Exxon’s To Plug Tanager-1 Well Offshore Guyana

(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 [more…]