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Jan. 3 (oilprice.com) Suriname’s government, in the capital Paramaribo, has been hungrily eyeing neighboring Guyana’s massive world-class oil boom since before the 2020 pandemic. Both impoverished South American nations of less than one million share the Guyana Suriname Basin. The offshore basin is delivering an oil boom that is exceeding all expectations, making Guyana, based... Continue Reading →
Jan 3 (Reuters) - Venezuela is unlikely to see any meaningful boost to crude output for years even if U.S. oil majors do invest the billions of dollars in the country that President Donald Trump promised just hours following Nicolás Maduro's capture by U.S. forces. The South American country may have the world's largest estimated oil reserves,... Continue Reading →
Dec. 29 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s total revenues from oil production have climbed to over US$8 billion since output began in December 2019, bolstered by rising production from offshore projects operated by ExxonMobil. Cumulative revenues from oil sales and royalties exceeded US$8.25 billion, according to Bank of Guyana reports, with the milestone reached in October when inflows from crude... Continue Reading →
Dec. 29 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail offshore oil project in Guyana averaged 258,000 barrels per day (b/d) in November, exceeding its 250,000 b/d design capacity, according to newly released government data. Total offshore output across the four producing developments in Guyana’s Stabroek Block averaged about 894,000 b/d in November, up from 841,000 b/d in October, the data... Continue Reading →
Dec. 22 (oilprice.com) Since the discovery of vast oil reserves in Guyana around a decade ago, the South American country’s oil industry has grown significantly following investment from several international oil majors and the beginning of offshore production. As Guyana begins to see the revenue from its black gold, the government is reinvesting some of... Continue Reading →
Dec. 19 (oilnow.gy) Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday that the United States has assured Georgetown it will support and protect the country’s territorial integrity, including American assets operating in Guyanese waters, amid heightened tensions between Washington and Caracas. During a press conference in Georgetown, Jagdeo responded to questions about the possibility of... Continue Reading →
Dec. 19 (oilnow.gy) U.S. oilfield equipment maker NOV Inc. announced that it won a third-quarter contract from ExxonMobil Guyana to supply an actively heated flexible pipe system for the Hammerhead field development offshore Guyana. NOV said the scope of work includes the design, engineering, procurement, fabrication and testing of a complete flexible pipe system, expected... Continue Reading →
Dec. 18 (oilprice.com) Brazil, Guyana, and Argentina are set to be major drivers of non-OPEC oil supply growth in 2026, accounting for half of the expected 0.8 million barrels per day (b/d) increase in 2026 the U.S. Energy Information Administration has predicted. According to the energy watchdog, Brazil's growth will mainly be driven by new offshore... Continue Reading →
Dec. 18 (OE) SBM Offshore has signed a contract extension related to the lease and operation of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units Mondo and Saxi Batuque with ExxonMobil’s Angolan subsidiary. The extension secures ownership and operations by SBM Offshore until 2032 for the FPSOs in Block 15 offshore Angola, operated by Esso Exploration... Continue Reading →
Dec. 17 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil anticipates starting its seismic survey offshore Trinidad and Tobago as early as February, the country’s Energy Ministry said on Tuesday. The U.S. oil major anticipates firing the first seismic shot for its ultra-deepwater TTUD-1 block within two months, after selecting a seismic acquisition contractor, according to a statement from the Ministry... Continue Reading →
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