March 29 (ANCAP) On March 25, new companies formally joined Areas OFF-2 and OFF-7, operated by Shell, within the framework of the existing hydrocarbon exploration and production contracts. QatarEnergy entered Areas OFF-2 and OFF-7, while Chevron also joined Area OFF-7, as non-operating partners in all cases. As a result, in Area OFF-2, Shell now holds... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil’s Haimara gas field to form anchor for ninth offshore Guyana project
March 30 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana is advancing plans for its next development offshore Guyana, with the Haimara discovery expected to serve as the anchor for the project in the southeast section of the Stabroek Block. Company President Alistair Routledge said at a recent press briefing that the development concept for that area groups discoveries from Longtail through... Continue Reading →
Stabroek output climbs further to 918,000 b/d in February
March 30 (oilnow.gy) Crude oil production offshore Guyana averaged about 918,000 barrels per day (b/d) in February 2026, reflecting continued gains from optimization work across ExxonMobil’s Stabroek Block developments. Government data shows that approximately 25.7 million barrels were produced during the month across four projects. Output was distributed as follows: Liza 1: 129,000 b/d Liza... Continue Reading →
Oil, gas exploration is back: Energy giants hunt to replenish reserves
March 27 (Reuters) - Global energy companies are getting back to basics and focusing on the hunt for new sources of oil and gas, executives declared at the CERAWeek conference in Houston this week, ending years of underinvestment in exploration. In recent years, the shale revolution in the U.S. promised abundant, flexible supply, while growth... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies to reassess 2050 net zero plans due to slow energy transition
March 26 (Reuters) - The world will not be able to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 as outlined in the Paris Agreement, French oil major TotalEnergies said on Thursday, and the company will have to adapt its own climate ambitions as a result. Total had previously said it had an ambition to be carbon neutral... Continue Reading →
New ‘industry’s first’ for Halliburton, ExxonMobil, Noble, Sekal, and Wells Alliance offshore Guyana
March 25 (offshore-energy.biz) As the industry’s shift from automation-assisted drilling to repeatable, scalable well construction automation continues, the U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has tucked a new milestone under its belt by pooling resources with ExxonMobil, Sekal, Noble, and the Wells Alliance Guyana team to advance digital well construction off the coast of Guyana. The... Continue Reading →
US Gov’t, TotalEnergies Strike USD 1 Billion Deal; Company to Invest Reimbursed Offshore Wind Fees in Its Oil & Gas Projects
March 24 (offshoreWIND.biz) The US Department of the Interior (DOI) and TotalEnergies have signed settlement agreements to terminate the company’s two offshore wind leases in the United States, confirming recent reports that a deal was being drafted under which TotalEnergies would be reimbursed USD 928 million (around EUR 806 million) paid in lease fees. Under... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore awarded FEED contracts for the Longtail project in Guyana
March 24 - SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has been awarded contracts by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) studies for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Longtail development project in Guyana. The FEED contracts award triggers the... Continue Reading →
Chevron wants to see more changes to Venezuela hydrocarbons law
March 23 (Reuters) - Chevron is seeing progress in Venezuela as its oil production in the OPEC country rises, but more work is needed to change key energy legislation and secure conditions for investment, CEO Mike Wirth said on Monday. "There's still things that need to happen to encourage investment at the scale that people... Continue Reading →
Guyana to remain a carbon sink through 2030, even with massive oil projects online
March 23 (oilnow.gy) Guyana will remain a net carbon sink through 2030 even as it expands oil production with multiple offshore projects, according to an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for ExxonMobil’s proposed Longtail development. The assessment, prepared by ExxonMobil consultant Acorn International, found that cumulative greenhouse gas emissions from existing activities, the Longtail project and associated... Continue Reading →