End of year sees mixed progress on 2022’s top 10 oil and gas projects
Progress on the world’s largest oil and gas fields has been a mixed bag in 2022, with the start-up of several major projects pushed into 2023 and beyond.
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Bulletwood fails to land for Exxon
ExxonMobil’s Bulletwood-1 well offshore Guyana found reservoirs but no commercial hydrocarbons.
Exploration in 2020: Transition, what transition?
The Energy Transition and Extinction Rebellion may have led the energy news agenda and stimulated reflection in many E&P boardrooms in 2019, but the impact on exploration drilling is not yet apparent.
ExxonMobil discovers more oil off Guyana
ExxonMobil has announced a new discovery off Guyana, adding to previous estimates of 6billion barrels of recoverable oil equivalent.
History made as Guyana’s oil boom begins at Liza field
Exxon Mobil Corp. and its partners lifted the first commercial crude from Guyana, setting the small South American nation on a path to potentially vast flows of oil revenues.
Exxon Mobil, Hess move up first Guyana production to December
Exxon Mobil and Hess Corp. said they are moving up the start date for first oil production in Guyana to December instead of the previous timeline slated for early 2020.
SBM completes financing of FPSO for Exxon’s Liza field
SBM Offshore has completed financing of $1.14billion (£886m) to pay for the vessel which will serve ExxonMobil’s giant Liza field off Guyana.
Aberdeen links with ‘El Dorado’ of oil and gas
Dozens of industry representatives gathered in Aberdeen yesterday to help the North Sea partner with the new “El Dorado” of oil and gas.
Guyana trade mission jets into Aberdeen this month
A trade mission from Guyana will visit Aberdeen later this month to foster business links with north-east oil and gas companies.
TechnipFMC picked for Liza 2 subsea system delivery
Oil field services giant TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil for the engineering of the subsea system for the proposed Liza Phase 2 project off Guyana.
Stena delivers Hammerhead for Exxon
Aberdeen-headquartered Stena Drilling has struck oil for ExxonMobil and its partners at its Hammerhead-1 well off the coast of Guyana.
Exxon lifts Guyana block estimate above 4bn barrels
US oil major ExxonMobil has lifted its estimate for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana to more than 4 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe).
SBM to provide production vessel for Liza project
ExxonMobil has awarded SBM Offshore contracts to carry out front end engineering work on a second floating production vessel for the Liza development off Guyana.
SBM cuts first steel on Liza FPSO
Dutch ship builder SBM Offshore has cut first steel on the vessel which will serve ExxonMobil’s Liza field offshore Guyana.
Exxon awards Liza FPSO to SBM Offshore
ExxonMobil has confirmed the award of contracts for the next phase of the Liza project in Guyana – including one for SBM Offshore.