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Jamaica Latin America and the Caribbean

Tullow Writes Off Jamaican Oil Exploration Licence

(Jamaica Gleaner, 20.Mar.2020) — Tullow Oil Plc has fully written off its oil exploration licence for the Walton-Morant Basin offshore Jamaica, on which it has [more…]

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Guyana Latin America and the Caribbean

Guyana Searches For Firm To Trade Its Crude

(Reuters, 23.Jan.2020) — Guyana’s government next month plans to begin a search for an oil company or trading firm to market its share of the [more…]

Guyana Latin America and the Caribbean

Diplomats Say Guyana Gov’t In Breach Of Constitution

(Reuters, 19.Sep.2019) — U.S. and European diplomats on Thursday declared Guyana’s government in breach of the country’s constitution until new elections are held and called [more…]

Europe Guyana Latin America and the Caribbean

Tullow Says Jethro-1 Well Finds 55M Of Net Oil Pay Offshore Guyana

(Tullow, 12.Aug.2019) — Tullow Oil plc announces the results of its Jethro-1 exploration well, drilled on the Orinduik licence offshore Guyana by its wholly owned [more…]

Africa Guyana Latin America and the Caribbean

Eco Reports Mobilization Of Stena Forth Drillship To Orinduik Block, Guyana

(Eco Atlantic, 10.Jun.2019) — Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. announced mobilisation of the Stena Forth drillship which is now en route to Guyana from [more…]

Guyana Latin America and the Caribbean Venezuela

Guyana: The World’s Next Offshore Oil Hotspot

(Oilprice.com, Tsvetana Paraskova, 23.Oct.2018) — With population of fewer than 750,000 people, Guyana—a neighbor of Venezuela—has always depended on commodities. Sugar, gold, shrimp, timber, bauxite, [more…]

Guyana Latin America and the Caribbean

Guyana’s Oil Reserves Are Larger Than Expected

(OilPrice.com, Julianne Geiger, 23.Jul.2018) – Guyana’s recoverable offshore oil reserves are larger than expected—by almost a billion barrels, Hess Corp CEO John Hess said in [more…]

Latin America and the Caribbean Uruguay

Uruguay to Adopt Process for Offshore Oil Blocks

(Reuters, Luc Cohen, 15.Jun.2018) – Uruguay will move toward a permanent offer process for offshore oil blocks as other Latin American countries have done, after [more…]

Canada Europe Guyana Latin America and the Caribbean North America

Total Enters Prolific Guyana Basin With Three Licences

(Total, 5.Feb.2018) — Total has signed agreements to acquire interests into two exploration licenses offshore Guyana, the Canje Block and the Kanuku Block. These agreements [more…]

Guyana Latin America and the Caribbean

Shell Made Mistake Pulling Out of Guyana basin

(CaribbeanLife, Bert Wilkinson, 31.Jan.2018) — Now that Guyana’s oil and gas basin has been deemed as one of the hottest and most exciting prospects in [more…]