(Reuters, 6.May.2022) — Guyana is in “no rush” to draft a new production sharing agreement (PSA) for offshore oil development, its Natural Resources minister told Reuters, reversing a year-long drive to devise new rules for future output. The government of South America’s newest crude oil producer said in 2021 it […]
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Game Changing Local Content Bill Passed in Guyana
(DPI, 30.Dec.2021) — “We want to ensure that with this Bill, Guyanese reap the benefits from the oil and gas sector. This bill will help us to truly assess our capacity, as well as what is needed to build capacity in Guyana. As a government, we are committed to working […]
Guyana Proposes Establishment of Local Content Register in Historic Bill
(DPI, 18.Dec.2021) — As part of the Local Content Bill, the government is proposing the establishment of a Local Content Register said to be developed and maintained by the Local Content Secretariat. The Bill which was tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday by Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, […]
Aramco Trading To Market Guyana’s Oil For One Year
(Stabroek News, 15.Sep.2021) — Already coming out with the best responsive bid during evaluation for the one-year contract to market Guyana’s oil, Saudi Arabian company, Aramco Trading Limited, was also awarded the single-lift slated for this month to avoid this country having to forfeit its one million barrels of crude, […]
Guyana, Suriname Eye Further Drilling
(Reuters, 18.Aug.2021) — Guyana and Suriname expect continued exploratory drilling over the next two years by oil majors in their joint offshore basin after a string of recent discoveries, government officials and corporate executives said at a conference on Wednesday. The neighboring South American countries, along with Brazil, attracted the […]
Guyana Opts Against LT Supply Deal With India
(Reuters, 10.Aug.2021) — Guyana’s Natural Resources Ministry said on Monday the country earned nearly $80 million from a July crude cargo sold to an Indian refiner, the highest figure since exports began in early 2020, though an official ruled out a long-term supply deal. Guyana sold the cargo of 1,047,820 […]
Guyana Re-launches Search For Co. To Market Govt’s Oil
(Reuters, 12.Jul.2021) — Guyana is re-launching a search for a company to market the government’s share of crude oil produced off the South American country’s coast to make the tender process “simpler and more competitive,” the natural resources minister said on Monday. According to the notice published late last week, […]
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 […]
India In Talks With Guyana For Long-Term Crude Supply
(Reuters, 25.Apr.2021) — India, the world’s third-largest crude consumer and importer, has approached Guyana’s government about a possible long-term deal to buy the South American country’s oil, a Guyanese official said. India has expressed interest in buying one of the 1 million-barrel cargoes Guyana’s government is entitled to in order […]
Guyana Basins Summit (GBS) Energy Highlights
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Mar.2021) — Commentaries, quotes, data and other highlights from the Guyana Basins Summit (GBS) held virtually from 17-19 March 2021 and from speakers from Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali to Guyana’s Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat and others speaking about lessons learnt in other countries such as […]
Guyana Basins Summit Day 1 Recap
(Energy Advance, 17.Mar.2021) — Yesterday saw his Excellency Hon. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President, Co-operative Republic of Guyana open the Guyana Basins Summit and declare Guyana is a sleeping giant in investment opportunities. President Ali noted that while the Summit is not necessarily confined to oil and gas, the sector […]
Guyana Still Searching For Oil Marketer
(Argus, 11.Mar.2021) — Guyana is preparing a revised tender to market its crude entitlement from the ExxonMobil-operated deepwater Stabroek block after cancelling an earlier request for proposals last month, natural resources minister Vickram Bharrat told Argus today. This will be the third effort by the new oil producer to find […]
Forestry Commission To Be Fully Operational Again
(DPI, 4.Jan.2021) — Minister of Natural Resources Hon. Vickram Bharrat has said the capacity of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has been strengthened and the entity would soon be fully operational again. Under the APNU+AFC Administration, the regulatory body was plunged into economic distress, leaving a trail of uncertainty in […]
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 […]
Local Businesses Assured Involvement In Oil Sector
(Guyana Standard, 1.Dec.2020) — President Dr. Irfaan Ali has reaffirmed his Government’s commitment to ensure that local businesses are optimally involved in the oil and gas sector. The Head of State made this assertion during his address at the Virtual Guyana Oil and Gas Summit this morning. The two-day event […]
Gas-To-Energy Project To Bridge Oil And Gas: Guyana
(DPI, 1.Dec.2020) — Government’s gas to energy project is set to see development of new sectors and boost local traditional industries. Minister of Natural Resource, Hon. Vickram Bharrat shared this yesterday with regional and international officials attending the Caribbean Region Virtual Networking Event, organised by the U.S Commercial Service Trade […]
Dubai Investment Team Visits With Guyana
(Guyana Natural Resources Ministry, 31.Oct.2020) — A high-level team from the Private Office of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, member of the ruling family of Dubai paid a courtesy call on Natural Resources Minister, Hon. Vickram Bharrat to seek and discuss investment opportunities, and strengthen collaboration with Guyana. […]
Guyana’s Bharrat Meets Mining Sector Contractors
(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Oct.2020) — Guyanese government officials held meetings with contractors from the mining and forest sectors in preparation of the rainy season with the objective of ensuring key artery roads in the hinterland, particularly in mining and logging areas are accessible and maintained. The meetings were hosted by […]
Guyana Eyes Gas-To-Power Project Starting In 2021
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Oct.2020) — A natural gas-to-power project is expected to start in 2021 to produce reliable electricity for Guyanese citizens, the country’s Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat said 2 October 2020 during The Madrid Energy Virtual Conference. The gas will come from the offshore Stabroek Block, which is […]
Fines Delay ExxonMobil License In Guyana
(Argus, 25.Sep.2020) — Guyana is preparing to fine ExxonMobil over natural gas flaring and untreated water dumping at its offshore Stabroek block. Discussions over the level of fines have delayed approval of the company’s 220,000 b/d Payara project, natural resources minister Vickram Bharrat said. But Bharrat said an agreement on […]
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 […]
Guyana’s Natural Resources Min. Bharrat Tours NRE
(DPI, 12.Aug.2020) — Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Vickram Bharrat, this morning visited the Ministry of Natural Resources Annex where he toured the facility and met with staff. Minister Bharrat also sat down with Head of Compliance, Derrick Lawrence where the two discussed the department’s operations. The Minister also met […]
Guyana’s Natural Resources Minister Visits MNR Agencies
(DPI, 11.Aug.2020) — Solidifying his intention of having a hands-on approach with the Ministry of Natural Resources and its agencies, the Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Vickram Bharrat, on Tuesday, toured most of the Ministry’s regulatory agencies. This activity served as a direct effort to interact with management and staff, […]
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 […]