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Oct. 21 (msn.com) ExxonMobil (XOM) is nearing completion of its seismic data acquisition program offshore Trinidad and Tobago, marking a key milestone in the company’s first year of exploration activities under its production sharing contract, and is expected to drill an exploration well in 2028, Energy Minister Roodal Moonilal said Tuesday. With the seismic campaign... Continue Reading →
Oct. 19 ( Guyanachronicle.com) GUYANA has secured another significant international economic milestone, with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) upgrading the country’s risk classification from Category Five to Category Four, a development expected to reduce the cost of certain types of international financing and strengthen access to funding for major development projects. The... Continue Reading →
Oct. 19 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil is evaluating wells near its Ranger discovery offshore Guyana for possible tiebacks to a future development, with Rockhead among the wells drilled this year. John Ardill, ExxonMobil’s vice president, outlined the work in a LinkedIn post. The exploration and appraisal program is gathering subsurface data to assess a commercial development in... Continue Reading →
Oct. 17 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s Uaru Gold crude is expected to enter the market in December with a quality profile closely resembling the country’s first-produced Liza grade, according to preliminary assay data reviewed by Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, on October 14. The new grade is expected to have an American Petroleum Institute (API) gravity... Continue Reading →
Oct. 17 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s first competitive oil auction offered more shallow water blocks than deep water acreage. Eleven of the 14 blocks were in shallow water, and six were selected for negotiations in October 2023. The round, launched in December 2022 and closed in September 2023, formed part of efforts to attract additional operators to... Continue Reading →
Oct 15 (Reuters) - ExxonMobil has told Guyana it will need more offshore gas to maximize oil production than the government had expected, potentially leaving less for liquefied natural gas production and exports, two people close to the talks said. Guyanese officials are now weighing whether to shrink a planned LNG project or skip exports... Continue Reading →
Oct. 13 (oilprice.com) Guyana, one of the world's newest oil exporters, is poised to surpass one million barrels per day in crude oil exports for the first time this December, marking another extraordinary milestone for the small South American country. According to Bloomberg, December's preliminary loading schedule includes 33 million barrels of crude exports, equivalent... Continue Reading →
Oct. 6 (oilnow.gy) Brazil’s presidential election is relevant to Guyana’s efforts to maintain peace with Venezuela and strengthen links with its South American neighbors. Brazil has a role in both areas, through diplomacy on the border controversy and cooperation on roads, trade, and energy. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro are... Continue Reading →
Oct. 5 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s offshore oil production fell to an average 832,000 barrels per day (b/d) in August, the lowest monthly level in nearly a year, according to government data reviewed by OilNOW. Production declined by about 54,000 b/d, or 6.1%, from the 886,000 b/d recorded in July. The reduction was driven primarily by substantially... Continue Reading →
Sept. 28 (Exxon) Producing one billion barrels of oil is an extraordinary milestone anywhere in the world. In Guyana, it represents a story of vision, partnership, and excellence that has reshaped the nation and the global energy landscape. Just over a decade ago, ExxonMobil and our co-venturers made a world-class discovery in Guyana's Stabroek block.... Continue Reading →
