Guyana
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December 11, 2019
Springfield Exploration and Production Limited and its partners have made a significant oil discovery following its maiden Afina-1 well drilling campaign in the West Cape Three Points Block 2, offshore Ghana.
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November 13, 2019
The stock sank as much as 23% on the news that crude from two wells in Guyana was found to be heavy, with a high sulfur content. That’s disappointing as the Guyanese discoveries earlier this year had countered concerns over troubled ventures elsewhere.
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November 07, 2019
The FPSO, to be named Prosperity, will utilize a design that largely replicates the design of the Liza Unity FPSO. As such, the design is based on SBM Offshore’s Fast4Ward program that incorporates the company’s new build, multi-purpose hull combined with several standardized topsides modules.
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October 16, 2019
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.
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October 15, 2019
The award is for the design and procurement of equipment with construction technical assistance for a seawater treatment plant sized for 263,244 bpd of low sulphate water and 31,700 bpd of reverse osmosis process water for the Liza Unity FPSO.
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September 16, 2019
ExxonMobil made an oil discovery on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana at the Tripletail-1 well in the Turbot area. The discovery adds to the previously announced estimated recoverable resource of more than 6 Bboe on the Stabroek Block.
News
September 16, 2019
Joe-1 is the first oil discovery to be made in the Upper Tertiary and de-risks the petroleum system in the west of the Orinduik block, where a significant number of Tertiary and Cretaceous age prospects have been identified.
Article
September 2019
A flurry of deepwater discoveries in the Atlantic off Guyana’s coast has changed the future for the small South American nation.
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August 30, 2019
This FPSO is a significant component of the Liza Phase 1 development, which involves four undersea drill centers with 17 wells.
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August 27, 2019
Total and Qatar Petroleum have signed agreements under which Qatar Petroleum will farm into Total-held exploration acreage in Namibia, Guyana and Kenya.
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August 13, 2019
This tiny nation on the north coast of South America is about to become the world’s newest petrostate—and potentially the richest.
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August 12, 2019
Tullow Oil has made its first discovery in its Orinduik license offshore Guyana, exceeding pre-drill forecasts and paving the way for more exploration wells in the near future.
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August 01, 2019
Focusing on offshore Guyana and Bakken shale opportunities is paying off for Hess, who foresee significant production expansion in the coming years.
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July 09, 2019
Mexico’s moratorium on auctioning off its oil riches to foreign producers is giving a leg up to nearby rivals Brazil and Guyana.
Article
July 2019
Rebound seen in new offshore exploration
News
May 23, 2019
Guyana’s anti-corruption agency is investigating how leases were awarded in its deepwater oil region, including those controlled by Exxon and Tullow.
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May 10, 2019
SBM Offshore has announced that Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation, has confirmed the award of contracts for the next phase of the Liza project in Guyana.
Article
May 2019
Talos Energy—alongside consortium partners Sierra Oil & Gas and Premier Oil—has provided an update on the Zama appraisal program in Mexico’s Block 7, in the prolific Sureste basin.
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May 05, 2019
ExxonMobil has said it has funded the Liza Phase 2 development offshore Guyana after it received government and regulatory approvals.
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May 05, 2019
Hess Corporation has announced it has received regulatory approval from the government of Guyana and has made a final investment decision to proceed with the second phase of development of the Liza Field on the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana.
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April 23, 2019
ExxonMobil said today it made a new oil discovery offshore Guyana at the Yellowtail-1 well, marking the 13th discovery on the Stabroek Block.
