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Montevideo, November 4th 2024 - 17:53 UTC

Tag: Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. (EEPGL)

  • Sunday, October 8th 2017 - 07:52 UTC

    Guyana en route to become a top oil producer in Latin America

    Turbot-1 was drilled to 5,622 m in 1,802 m of water on Sept. 29, 2017. It is located in the southeastern portion of the 26,800-sq km Stabroek block

    Exxon Mobil Corp. has discovered more oil on the Staborek block offshore Guyana, northeast South America, with the Turbot-1 well. ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. began drilling the Turbot-1 well on Aug. 14, 2017, and encountered a reservoir of 23 m of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone in the primary objective.

  • Thursday, April 6th 2017 - 12:35 UTC

    ExxonMobil strikes oil again offshore Guyana, the second this year

    Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. commenced drilling the Snoek well on Feb 22, and was safely drilled to 5,175 meters in 1,563 meters of water 18 March

    ExxonMobil’s oil finding streaking offshore Guyana is continuing, with the company reporting yesterday that it has struck oil again. It is Exxon’s third such find in the Stabroek Block and the second this year, coming on the heels of oil discoveries in Liza in 2015 and Payara in January.

  • Monday, February 29th 2016 - 09:16 UTC

    Esso to intensify oil exploration in Guyana's Maritime Zone

    Minister Trotman told the National Assembly that there is growing interest in Guyana’s hydrocarbons and Exxon-Mobil will drill another exploratory well.

    Oil exploration efforts have intensified following the discovery of commercial quantities of oil in Guyana’s Maritime Zone. Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. (EEPGL) has commenced a meteorological and oceanographic survey in the Stabroek Block, scheduled to be completed during May 2018.