Headlines November 2023

 

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GUYANA 1  :  Significant oil discovery :  ExxonMobil lifts oil production :  Production starts at Payara :  Prosperity begins production :   oil from third project, Prosperity  online :  Hess – Payara production :  Government welcomes first oil :  Kotug vessels for ExxonMobil :  UK firms  to market Guyana oil :  SBM Offshore financial forecasts :  Guyana buys OPV to protect oil :  FT  – ‘No contract renegotiation’ :  “A jewel in Exxon’s crown” :  Guyana growth beyond 2030 :  gas monetization strategy for consultation :  CGX and Frontera discovery at Wei-1 :  …consider standalone oil project :  Well results showcase potential :  …New Discovery  :  Eco (Atlantic) seeks partners after Tullow acquisition :  …receives Government approval for operatorship :  sale of (government) crude oil :

GUYANA 2  :  Omai  next largest gold mine :  Carbon market  : Decommissioning fund rules : AMCHAM Guyana & US Chamber MOU :  Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela) :  Maritime transportation model :  recognition for energy vision :  Guyana-China Trade Agreement :  ECLAC– ‘Guyana records highest export value’ :  Second oil discovery offshore :  Markets & allies :

TRINIDAD  : linchpin of its economy :  Woodside managing late-life production :  BP and Woodside Calypso gas development :  Touchstone  Q3 2023 results :  TTNGL profits fall to $32.7m : Trinity Exploration update Jacobin : Sand plug cleared in onshore testing well :  Breakthrough at promising oil discovery :  MINISTRY OF ENERGY : State funds agencies  utility bills :  Senator queries TT gas supply :  Shell stake shrinks, BP’s rises in restructuring  ALNG :  TT  revenues from restructured ALNG :  UNNiQuan  :  NGC reports drop in GHG :  CARICOM at Saudi summit :  Proman methanol tankers named in PRC :  PM honours Prof Kenneth Julien :  Rise in electricity price – economic disaster :  Impact of rise in electricity : Homicides stymie growth :  MIPED empowering southeast growth :  Digicel Foundation  $.5 million to boost agriculture :  Labidco & Nedco sign MoU :

ISABELANA Venezuela claims Essequibo basin :  Caricom in continental scandal :  Continental controversy and security value of offshore operations :  ICJ to hear Guyana’s request :  Court to hear Guyana’s bid against Venezuelan referendum :  EU maintains support for ICJ ruling : …seeks peaceful resolution :  PRC :  How China became the world’s largest debt collector :  UK firms clinch deal to market Guyana’s crude : 25 bids to market Guyana’s crude :  Gran Tierra Energy Q3 2023 results :  Panama seeking stronger ties with T&T :  ‘Colombia, one of TT’s closest partners in Latin America’:  GeoPark  Q3 2023 results :  French player moves to boost oil production in Venezuela :

CARICOM  :  COP 28 : CARICOM and Saudi Arabia partner on food, energy security :  CDB seeks yet more UK aid :  UWI dons suspend pay protest :  UN appointments for UWI Professor :  Sagewan: ‘Transformative era on horizon’:  Benefits from US-funded farmer assistance :  IMF -Barbados :  6,000 locals  in Guyana petroleum :  UK firms to market Guyana crude :  Guyana as regional anchor :  …gas strategy :  …the oil discovery, the merger and the bid round :  United Oil and Gas update on assets :  Suriname launches offshore bid round :

Headlines October :  And links to previous months