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ExxonMobil Makes Discovery at Uaru, increases Guyana Recoverable Resources to More Than 8 Billion Oil-Equivalent Barrels.

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Energy Conferences    Links and details of  World Petroleum Congress  and  Trinidad Energy Chamber Conference.

GUYANA 1       Exxon Hits More Oil Pay :  Mako-1 well :  Liza Phase 1 First Oil :  three ships :  Result of Kanuku well :  MARKET REACTION :  Tullow Slumps :  Hess dodges shale decline :  GUYANA joins  Petrosphere :  oil sales to be  public :  Shell returns to trade :  Jagdeo prefers Exxon state share sale :  best practices to secure value :  export of first oil early 2020 :  Orinduik  exploration :  Tullow  decision on discoveries :  Exxon final say on oil sale price :  Bank of Guyana & Sovereign Wealth Fund :  US Federal Reserve to approve :  direct sale of crude :  Face-to-Face bidding :  Energy Czar denies violation :  World Oil report :  EEPGL to drill 31 wells on 3 blocks :  Spotlight on Saipem

GUYANA 2      On the cusp of becoming a petro-state :  National Petroleum Day :  Guyana final payment from Norway :  Vacancy for Vice-Chancellor of University :  Stabroek oil priced against Brent :  Exxon victory in climate claim :  New York Loses Case :  SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST :  Economic planning :  Tullow Oil CEO quits : GROUP
PRODUCTION AND RESERVES :  GRA  118 staff to protect revenue :  ExxonMobil sponsors STEM :  IMF Enhanced  Data  System

TRINIDAD 1    Touchstone strike at Cascadura :  Cascadura Results :  Coho-1 :  Touchstone results for Coho-1 well :  Columbus update on Saffron well :  Analysis by Kevin Ram­nar­ine :  BP  platform study for Cypre :  Maersk wins BP three-well contract :  Transocean Ltd. one-year contract :  BHP selects Noble :  Opposition  economic vision :  Awards for Excellence  in Arts & Letters :  Math Champions :  ECLAC predicts low growth :  Red tape exacerbated  flood crisis :  Compensation offer upsets MP :  Flooding woes continue :  ODPM  to help many res­i­dents :  2 weeks’ rain in hours :  22 southern areas under water :  Flood Alleviation :  $2 million :  WASA blames : Unipet gets fuel :  maritime growth  :    Gulf of Paria :  infrastructure investment :  Optimism :  Skills :  BHP  Ru­by Platform

TRINIDAD 2       A House for Mr Rowley and… :  … A House for Miss Weekes :  Paria  credit for foreign fuel : Unipet seeks license to import fuel :   Petroleum Dealers As­so­ci­a­tion warn :  Minister intervenes :  State owes Unipet $134 million :  T & T Co-chair in COP25

CARICOM       APACHE AND TOTAL S.A. STRIKE OIL : Staatsolie Nearshore campaign :      IMF  Article IV Consultation with Suriname :  Selected Economic Indicators :  calculations and projections. :   Press Release :  Apache extends drilling window :  Belize – IMF  2019 Article IV Consultation :  IDB names corrupt and slow regimes :  Trinidad of­fi­cials said that they were unaware :  IDB- Guyana Government most corrupt :  “Wait No More”  Improving Government Services in the Caribbean  (full text) :  UWI and  climate risk learning :  BPC Bahamian fund for local investors :  UK, CDB grant for Barbuda

ISABELANA            The Dominican Republic’s First  Licensing Round :  North American trade deal :  USA BLACKLISTED SIX TANKERS :  Venezuela investors lose hope in 2019 :  VENEZUELA FEELS THE HEAT  :      Venezuela increases oil output :  ROSNEFT ON VENEZUELA SERVICE CONTRACTS :  Maduro to relaunch Petrocaribe :  CITGO REPORTS $215 MILLION NET INCOME :  IMF :- CURAÇAO AND SINT MAARTEN:   Developments and Short-term Outlook :    Fiscal Reforms :    Monetary Policy :  Strengthening Resilience to Natural Disasters  :  Governance :  Outlook and Risks :    Capacity Building :    ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (OACPS).  :    Panama Canal Challenges :  Guyana to Chair G77 :  COLOMBIA
GEOPARK EXPANDS ACREAGE :  Llanos Basin :  Putumayo Basin :    HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY DOUBLES PARTICIPATION  :  Canacol Energy wins three exploration blocks :  Parex among winners in bid round :  Ecopetrol  offshore seismic shoot

OBITUARY       Professor Sir Roger Scruton FBA, FRSL 1944-2020

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