Following its recent two oil discoveries, Tullow Oil and its partners in the Orinduik block located offshore Guyana are reviewing multiple prospects on the block and working to approve the budget for the 2020 drilling campaign. Tullow is the operator of the Orinduik block with a 60% Working Interest while Total and Eco Atlantic have... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore completes US$1.14 billion financing of Liza Unity
October 16, 2019 SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it completed the project financing of FPSO Liza Unity for a total of US$1.14 billion. The project financing was secured by a consortium of nine international banks. The Company expects to draw the loan in full, phased over the construction period of the FPSO. The financing will... Continue Reading →
Veolia to Equip Liza Unity FPSO
Veolia Water Technologies said its VWS Westgarth subsidiary has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract by SBM Offshore for the supply of a seawater treatment package for the Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO), to be deployed in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. The award is for the design and procurement of... Continue Reading →
TMC to Equip Liza Unity FPSO
Oslo-headquartered TMC Compressors of the Seas said on Monday it has been awarded a contract from Chinese shipyard Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding to supply the marine compressed air system to the Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO). Under the contract, TMC will provide a large compressed air system consisting of frequency-controlled instrument air... Continue Reading →
Exxon submits Field Development Plan, EIA for Payara
ExxonMobil has submitted its Field Development Plan and Environmental Impact Assessment Report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Guyana for its third potential development project offshore the South American country. The 220,000 barrels per day Payara Development Project is expected to come on stream by 2023, closely following the Liza Phase 1 and 2 developments at... Continue Reading →
Exxon evaluating multiple wells to firm-up future development plans in Guyana
ExxonMobil is evaluating several wells on its multi-billion-barrel Stabroek block offshore the South American country of Guyana where it has made a record 14 discoveries since 2015. As the US oil major looks for new plays in different areas on the 6.6 million acres block, it also has to get a better understanding of the... Continue Reading →
CGX hires PGS for Corentyne survey, defers rig contract
Canadian oil and gas company CGX Energy has hired PGS to conduct a 3D seismic survey over its Corentyne Block offshore Guyana. CGX has also deferred all operational obligations under its drilling rig contract for the Ralph Coffman jack-up due to the re-sequencing of commitments in the Corentyne Block. CGX Energy said on Monday that,... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil makes 14th discovery on Stabroek Block
Oil and gas major ExxonMobil has made an oil discovery on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana at the Tripletail-1 well in the Turbot area. This is the 14th discovery on the Stabroek Block. The discovery adds to the previously announced estimated recoverable resource of more than 6 billion oil-equivalent barrels on the Stabroek Block, ExxonMobil... Continue Reading →
Tullow opens new oil play with second discovery offshore Guyana
Oil and gas company Tullow Oil has made a second oil discovery offshore Guyana. The Joe-1 exploration well has opened a new Upper Tertiary oil play in the Guyana basin. Tullow started drilling at the Joe prospect in the Orinduik block offshore Guyana, the company’s second well in the block after the Jethro-1 well, in... Continue Reading →
Big Oil Is on the Prowl for Its Next Big Acquisition
Leading energy companies ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) are no strangers to the merger-and-acquisition market. Both have made big splashes over the years, which has enabled them to grow to their current size. While they haven't completed a notable acquisition in a few years, they're looking for their next deal. That was evident... Continue Reading →