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Vickram Bharrat, Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources. (OilNow Photo)
  • 03-Sep-2020
Draft agreement for Payara development under discu…

(OilNow) A draft agreement for the Payara development has been formulated and will be discussed today by a high-level team comprising individuals from ExxonMobil and the Department of Energy.…

Newly elected Speaker of Guyana’s National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir
  • 02-Sep-2020
Effective Parliament important for Guyana’s oil ec…

(OilNow) Newly elected Speaker of Guyana’s National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, has underscored the importance of an effective Parliament to Guyana’s oil and gas sector. Nadir, who was elected…

Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali - President of Guyana
  • 27-Aug-2020
President makes key appointments to advisory panel…

(DPI) His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, today, announced key appointments to Guyana’s Local Content Panel, which is expected to conduct…

Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat
  • 27-Aug-2020
New tender for marketing of oil launched

The PPP/C government has scrapped the shortlist of 19 companies that had submitted proposals to sell Guyana’s portion of oil from the Liza-1 well and yesterday launched a new Request For Proposals…

Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat
  • 27-Aug-2020
Evaluation of Bayphase Payara review extended

– Natural Resources Minister says review should be completed this week The Government has agreed to an extension of a few days for the consultants evaluating the review done by British firm…

British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn (L) and Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, during a meeting on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, in Georgetown, Guyana. (Photo: OilNow)
  • 27-Aug-2020
Natural Resources Minister, British High Commissio…

(OilNow) Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat on Wednesday met with British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn, where they discussed a number of areas of collaboration including oil…

The first group of Guyanese operations and maintenance trainees (Photo: Guyana Chronicle)
  • 26-Aug-2020
First batch of Exxon-trained Guyanese return

– to become offshore operations, maintenance technicians THE first group of Guyanese operations and maintenance trainees recently returned home after an extensive 18-month training programme in…

Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat
  • 26-Aug-2020
Guyana’s fourth crude lift by November

– Minister Bharrat says new crude marketing firm by October (Guyana Chronicle) GUYANA could expect its fourth shipment of crude in November 2020, as the Ministry of Natural Resources is working…

Helicopter Landing on HeliDeck
  • 25-Aug-2020
Guyana Civil Aviation Authority issues new directi…

(Oil Now) The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has issued a new directive mandating all operators of helidecks/heliports/helipads to be subject to approvals in accordance with the…