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(Offshore Energy) CGX Energy and Frontera Energy have made a discovery at the Kawa-1 well located on the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, reinforcing the belief in the potentially transformational opportunity for the JV in the country. The two have now also committed to drill the second well on the block in the second half of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM.N) next month plans to start production at its second oil platform in Guyana, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Guyana is one of Exxon's top bets for production growth. Its recent discoveries are expected to drive recoverable oil and gas volumes beyond 10 billion barrels, the person said.... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil and gas company Hess Corporation returned to profit during the fourth quarter of 2021, bolstered by higher oil and gas prices. Hess reported on Wednesday a net income of $265 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with a net loss of $97 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. The company also reported... Continue Reading →
West Africa-focused Tullow Oil expects its 2021 free cash flow to come in higher than previously forecast at $250 million and expects this year's cash flow to come in at $100 million at an oil price of $75 a barrel, it said on Wednesday. Tullow, with a market capitalization of around $1 billion as of... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil and gas company Hess Corporation has revealed that its Exploration & Production capital and exploratory budget for 2022 will amount to $2.6 billion, of which approximately 80 per cent will be allocated to Guyana and the Bakken. The situation was similar last year when Hess allocated more than 80 per cent of its 2021 Exploration... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Shell (RDSa.L) has made a significant oil and gas discovery at an closely-watched offshore well in Namibia which could spark a wave of investment in the southern African country, three industry sources told Reuters. Namibia is not a fossil fuel producer, although northern neighbour Angola is a major oil and gas producer and a member... Continue Reading →
(epbr) The exploratory success in Guyana, where the activity is more advanced, indicates that there is potential for the discovery of large reserves in the formations shared with Suriname, and in Foz do Amazonas, Equatorial Margin of Brazil, where Petrobras intends to start the drilling campaign. this year. The blocks, contracted in 2013, are located... Continue Reading →
There are no official comments from the Suriname authorities regarding Bolsonaro's comments. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that Suriname will give Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras priority in the exploration of oil and gas reserves recently discovered off-shore. Bolsonaro spoke by webcast to supporters in Brazil from Paramaribo, where he met on Thursday... Continue Reading →
Demand for wet Christmas trees in 2022 will hit the highest level in nearly a decade, according to a new forecast from Westwood Energy. The company predicts that the global oil and gas sector can hire up to 354 units, the highest number recorded since 2013. The forecast considers that the barrel of oil should... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oil and gas firm Eco Atlantic has increased its stake in JHI Associates by acquiring additional 800,000 common shares in JHI in return for 1,200,000 new common shares in Eco. "The purchase of the 800,000 common shares in JHI is expected to be completed on 21st January 2022, increasing the total number of shares... Continue Reading →
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