Guyana

ExxonMobil is trying to put a stop to Chevron Corp. and its bid to enter the lucrative Guyanese offshore oil and natural gas patch. The company has filed for arbitration, claiming Chevron’s bid to snap up Hess Corp.’s Guyana assets goes against a contract clause that grants ExxonMobil a right of first refusal. Last October,…

Guyanese officials have played down any threats to foreign investment while talking up the possibility of developing the country’s natural gas resources. At the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo last week, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo told the audience, “I want to assure you that your investments will be safe.” The reassurances come amid…

Venezuela’s government said voters approved a plan to annex the oil and gas-rich Essequibo region of neighboring Guyana in a referendum held Sunday. Essequibo contains the offshore Stabroek block, where an ExxonMobil-led consortium has made numerous oil discoveries in recent years.  The region, which was part of Venezuela during the Spanish colonial period, has been…

The world’s largest publicly operated oil and natural gas company is continuing to remake itself as it stacks up more resources to develop and looks beyond traditional energy to prepare for the future, ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods said Friday. Woods discussed the third quarter results during an hour-long call with energy analysts, whose questions centered…

Chevron Corp. agreed Monday to snap up Hess Corp. in an all-stock transaction valued at $53 billion, enlarging the supermajor’s Lower 48 and Gulf of Mexico portfolios and giving it entry into rich discoveries offshore Guyana in the Stabroek block. The total enterprise value, including debt, is $60 billion. The agreement nearly matches the estimated…

Guyana is fast becoming a regional oil powerhouse, and the country’s vice president Bharrat Jagdeo thinks natural gas is the next step for the small nation at the northern tip of South America. Jagdeo spoke during CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston earlier this month. “The gas to energy program is going to start producing…

Guyana is fast becoming a regional oil powerhouse, and the country’s vice president Bharrat Jagdeo thinks natural gas is the next step for the small nation at the northern tip of South America. Jagdeo spoke during CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston on Monday. “The gas to energy program is going to start producing by…

Two more discoveries have been made in the massive Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, adding to ExxonMobil’s extensive portfolio of opportunities. With the discoveries at the Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 wells, more than 30 discoveries have been made in the block since 2015. Offshore development and production has ramped up “at a pace that far exceeds the…

U.S. independent Hess Corp. expects another tight oil market next year and is increasing its capital expenditure for the upcoming year by $1 billion in a focus on exploration and production (E&P). “I have to say even though we’ve seen a slowing of demand in China and in Europe, overall global oil demand continues to…