PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Jul.2025, Words: 722) — Chevron Corporation has finally completed its acquisition of Hess Corporation following the […]
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ExxonMobil eyes Yellowtail development startup Offshore Guyana in 3Q:25
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Jan.2025) — ExxonMobil Corporation expects the startup of the 250,000 barrel per day (b/d) Yellowtail development in the […]
Chevron Agrees Hess CEO Will Not Join Board in Deal with US Regulator, Bloomberg Reports
(Reuters, 26.Sep.2024) — U.S. energy major Chevron has agreed Hess CEO John Hess will not join its board in an agreement with the U.S. Federal […]
MODEC Updates on FPSO Errea Wittu
(Go Integrated Group, 26.May.2024) — MODEC recently announced that the keel laying for the FPSO Errea Wittu hull has been completed five weeks ahead of […]
SBM Offshore says FPSO Prosperity reaches Stabroek block offshore Guyana
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Apr.2023) — SBM Offshore said the FPSO Prosperity reached the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. The vessel travelled just […]
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ONE GUYANA FPSO Reaches Drydock [Video]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Mar.2023) — The ONE GUYANA FPSO has arrived in drydock at Keppel shipyard. This marks a key milestone in the project, this […]
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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 […]
SBM Offshore Reveals Prosperity FPSO Module TS032 Lifting
(Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Apr.2022) — SBM Offshore revealed the first series of the topsides module lifting for the 220,000 barrel per day (b/d) capacity Prosperity […]
Guyana’s VP Jagdeo Says Oil Audits Will Be Completed
(DPI, 17.Nov.2021) — Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said the government will complete the audits of costs claimed by ExxonMobil for its operations, and assured […]
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 […]
ExxonMobil Reports Discovery At Pinktail
(ExxonMobil, 9.Sep.2021) — ExxonMobil made a discovery at Pinktail in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The Pinktail well encountered 220 feet (67 meters) of net […]
LatAm Briefs: Payara Progressing, Inpex Divestment In Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Sep.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: ExxonMobil progressing its Payara project in Guyana for start-up in […]
Guyana-Suriname Basin OTC2021 Technical Panel Summary
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Aug.2021) — Executives with ExxonMobil provided technical details of the company’s initial, current and planned activities in Guyana. What follows are excerpts […]
Eco Atlantic Confident In Guyana Despite Jabillo-1 Setback
(ProActive, 5.Jul.2021) — Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd (LON:ECO, TSE:EOG) chief executive Gil Holzman remains confident in the Canje block, offshore Guyana, where Exxon […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Guyana Oil Still At Peak Capacity: Hess
(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 […]
Guyana Basins Summit: 17-19 March 2021
(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 […]
Exxon’s Hassa-1 Doesn’t Finds Hydrocarbons
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jan.2021) — Texas-based ExxonMobil announced results of the Hassa-1 exploration well offshore Guyana in the Stabroek Block didn’t find hydrocarbons in the […]
Global Witness Withdraws Guyana Report
(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 […]
Guyana, ExxonMobil Negotiating Gas Price
(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 […]
Hess Reports 3Q:20 Results, Ups Guyana Resources
(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 […]
Fact Box: History Of Esso Trading Name
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Oct.2020) — Esso is a trading name for Irving, Texas-based ExxonMobil and its related companies. The company started off as Standard Oil […]
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 […]
Hess Sanctions Payara Development
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Stena Inks Deal For Tullow Suriname Well
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Sep.2020) — Stena Drilling inked a new contract with Tullow Suriname BV for the Stena Forth drillship to drill one well offshore […]
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 […]
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 […]
Stabroek’s Fiscal Terms On Par With Other frontiers
(DPI, 31.Jul.2020) — Oil and gas industry analyst Wood Mackenzie in its recent report stated that compared to other countries with similar circumstances, Guyana’s Stabroek […]
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 […]
Suriname Closes Oil Drilling Deal For Later This Year
(Stabroek News, 10.Jul.2020) — Having gone almost entirely unnoticed in the global oil & gas industry for decades, both Guyana and neighbouring Suriname are now […]
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 […]
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 […]
Guyana’s Crude Flow Drops On Technical Glitch
(Argus, 9.Jun.2020) — Guyana’s crude production has plunged by 65pc to 27,500 b/d from early May because of technical problems with compression equipment. “We do […]
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 […]
Guyana To Offer Gas-to-power Project
(Argus, 2.Jun.2020) — Guyana is preparing to launch a tender for a natural gas-to-power project anchored on the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek block. The project would entail […]
Statement From Guyana’s DOE Director Mark Bynoe
(DOE, 4.May.2020) — Good morning ladies and gentlemen I am coming to you at a very interesting time in our country’s history given the furore […]
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 […]
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 […]
Political Battle Could Jeopardize Oil Boom
(Oilprice.com, 6.Apr.2020) — Amidst the torrent of news on the adverse impacts of COVID-19, recent developments in Guyana stand out as something of a countercurrent. […]
Guyana To Export First Share Of Oil-Official
(Reuters, 12.Feb.2020) — Guyana is getting ready to export in the coming days the first cargo of Liza crude entitled to the government as share […]
ExxonMobil Makes Fresh Guyana Discovery
(Petroleum Economist, 31.Jan.2020) — Guyanese offshore success in recent years has become almost synonymous with US giant ExxonMobil—the hot streak of oil discoveries achieved in […]
ExxonMobil Tallies 16th Find Offshore Guyana
(NGI, 28.Jan.2020) — ExxonMobil, which rode the wave for worldwide exploration last year in part because of the prolific Guyana portfolio, announced another discovery offshore […]
Guyana – The World’s Newest Oil Producer
(IHSMarkit, 24.Jan2020) — In an environment of oil supply glut, a new player entered the scene. Guyana, a nation bordering Venezuela and Brazil – two […]
ExxonMobil Plans 31-Well Program In Guyana
(Zacks Equity Research, 6.Dec.2019) — Exxon Mobil Corporation is planning to commence a 31-well exploration campaign offshore Guyana, per Argus. The company has submitted requests […]
Liza Destiny FPSO Moves To Offshore Guyana
(Zacks, 30.Aug.2019 ) — Hess Corporation recently announced the arrival of Liza Destiny — an oil production vessel — at the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana. […]
South America’s Guyana Enters The Oil Age
(Kevin Ramnarine, 18.Jul.2019) — In February 2017, I captioned an article about the Guyana-Suriname basin, The New North Sea, comparing ExxonMobil’s discoveries in Guyana to […]