"Guyana" News

Venezuela's Maduro Pledges to Permit Oil, Mines Development in Disputed Territory

Dec 06, 2023

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he would authorize oil exploration in an area subject to a dispute with Guyana, which said it would report his comments to the United Nations and the International Court of Justice (ICJ).Maduro's pledge…

KOTUG Bolsters Guyana Fleet with Three Offshore Terminal Tugs

Nov 14, 2023

KOTUG said Tuesday it had, via its Guyanese subsidiary KOTUG Guyana strengthened its position in Guyana with the arrival of three additional Offshore Terminal Tugs to support ExxonMobil Guyana’s offshore operations.With the arrival of KOTUG-owned ‘SD Grace’…

First Output from Venezuela's Dragon Gas Field Expected in Two Years

Dec 25, 2023

A natural gas project to be developed in Venezuelan waters by Shell and Trinidad and Tobago's state firm National Gas Company (NGC) could achieve first output in the next two years if a positive investment decision is made, Trinidad officials said on Friday…

MODEC Hits Milestone: First Steel Cut in China for Guyana-Bound FPSO Errea Wittu

Nov 16, 2023

Japanese FPSO leasing firm MODEC said Thursday that the first steel-cutting ceremony for the Guyana-bound FPSO Errea Wittu had been held in China.MODEC secured its first order to supply an FPSO to Guyana in May 2023. The order came from an ExxonMobil…

Saipem Inks $1.9B in Contracts

Nov 29, 2023

Saipem won two offshore contracts, one in Guyana and the other in Brazil, worth approximately $1.9 billion.The first contract has been awarded by ExxonMobil’s subsidiary ExxonMobil Guyana Limited for the proposed Whiptail oilfield development located in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana…

Petronas Inks Production Sharing Contracts for Two Blocks off Suriname

Dec 18, 2023

Malaysian oil company Petronas has signed production sharing contracts for Suriname’s offshore Blocks 64 and 64 with the country’s state-owned Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname.Petronas Suriname E&P won the blocks, located in the Guyana-Suriname Basin…

Ahead of Schedule: ExxonMobil Guyana Takes Ownership of FPSO Liza Unity from SBM Offshore

Nov 10, 2023

Dutch FPSO leasing firm SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, an affiliate of ExxonMobil, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of FPSO Liza Unity, a few months ahead of the end of the maximum lease term, in February 2024…

ExxonMobil Forecasts Increases in Project Spending, Oil Output

Dec 06, 2023

ExxonMobil will target annual project spending of between $22 billion and $27 billion through 2027, the company said in an update that largely continues existing spending and production goals.The plan leaves out projected gains from the $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources PXD…

BB Energy, JE Energy Win Tender to Market Guyana's Share of Oil

Nov 10, 2023

British trading firms BB Energy and JE Energy on Thursday won two contracts to market Guyana's share of crude production through deals that will pay the South American country premium fees of between 26 cents and 70 cents per barrel over market prices…

SBM Offshore Secures Fifth FPSO Contract in Guyana

Oct 13, 2023

Dutch firm SBM Offshore said Friday it had won contracts to perform front-end engineering and design (FEED) for a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO) for the ExxonMobil-led Whiptail development project in Guyana.Following…

Chevron Boosts Project Spending by 11% for 2024

Dec 07, 2023

Oil major Chevron Corp said on Wednesday that it expects to spend between $18.5 billion and $19.5 billion next year on new oil and gas projects, an 11% increase on this year.Its 2024 budget and that of rival ExxonMobil reflect the industry's continuing rebound after pandemic-influenced pullbacks…

Exxon's CEO Sets Ambitious Agenda on Tight Timeline

Dec 05, 2023

Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods' first five years at the oil company were marred by missed oil production targets, an investor rebellion and the company's biggest-ever financial loss.Redemption came this year when - aided by a share price pumped…

Gulf Island Receives Multiple Subsea Fabrication Awards

Nov 29, 2023

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. has been awarded multiple subsea fabrication projects from a leading integrated subsea engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) company.The projects consist of procurement, fabrication, coating…

Brazil Agency to Rule if Petrobras Can Drill Near Amazon Mouth by Early 2024

Nov 22, 2023

Brazil's environment protection agency Ibama is expected to decide by early next year if state-run oil company Petrobras PETR4.SA can drill near the mouth of the Amazon River, Ibama's president Rodrigo Agostinho said on Wednesday.The area is part of Brazil's Equatorial Margin…

SBM Offshore Upgrades Annual Revenue, Profit Outlook after ExxonMobil FPSO Sale

Nov 09, 2023

Dutch oil and gas services company SBM Offshore on Thursday upgraded its full-year revenue and core profit targets after ExxonMobil exercised its purchase option for a project in Guyana.The Amsterdam-based company now aims for a directional revenue of $4…

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