Guyana

U.S. independent Hess Corp. expects to bring 50 wells online in the second half of the year from its Bakken Shale assets compared to 32 in the first half as the company ramps up production amid a tight oil market. “Given the strength of the oil market and the world’s need for more oil supply,…

Not only is Guyana set to become one of Latin America’s shining economic stars, but the once poor backwater could soon be a key player in the new global energy map. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees the Guyanese economy growing by a staggering 47% this year, even as the rest of the world could…

Growth in the Permian Basin, Guyana’s offshore and the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market are gaining momentum, along with low-carbon opportunities, ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods said last week. During the 1Q2022 conference call on Friday (April 29), Woods told investors that “recent events” have clarified the direction for oil and gas producers.  New investments…

Growth in the Permian Basin, Guyana’s offshore and the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market are gaining momentum, along with low-carbon opportunities, ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods said Friday. During the 1Q2022 conference call, Woods told investors that “recent events” have clarified the direction for oil and gas producers.  New investments in Russia were scuttled by…

ExxonMobil has announced a $10 billion commitment to a new development in Guyana’s prolific offshore Stabroek block. The company has received approval from the government of Guyana for the Yellowtail project, which would be the company’s largest to-date asset in the country. Production is slated for 2025 and is expected to hit 250,000 b/d. “Yellowtail’s…

ExxonMobil has announced a $10 billion commitment to a new development in Guyana’s prolific offshore Stabroek block. The company has received approval from the government of Guyana for the Yellowtail project, which would be the company’s largest to-date asset in the country. Production is slated for 2025 and is expected to hit 250,000 b/d. “Yellowtail’s…

ExxonMobil said last week it has added two oil and natural gas discoveries offshore Guyana in the prolific Stabroek block. The Fangtooth-1 well, drilled in 6,030 feet of water, encountered 164 feet (50 meters) of oil-bearing sandstone reservoirs, the energy major said. The Lau Lau-1 well, in 4,793 feet of water, encountered 315 feet of…

U.S. independent Hess Corp. has added a third rig in the Bakken Shale and may consider a fourth next year amid continued commodity price strength. The New York-based producer is ramping up Bakken activity after curtailments last year from the coronavirus. Net production from the Bakken was 148,000 boe/d in the third quarter compared with…

The Stabroek block offshore Guyana holds substantially more discovered oil and natural gas recoverable resource potential, with ExxonMobil notching it 1 billion boe higher from June to 10 billion boe. The updated resource estimate includes a discovery at the Cataback-1 well, the supermajor said. That brings the total significant discoveries in Stabroek to more than…