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ExxonMobil to proceed with $9B Payara development offshore Guyana

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ExxonMobil has made its final investment decision to proceed with the Payara field offshore development in Guyana after receiving government approvals. ExxonMobil’s first offshore Guyana project, Liza Phase 1, began producing in late 2019, well ahead of the industry average for development time. Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd.

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ExxonMobil makes two more discoveries offshore Guyana

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ExxonMobil has made two new discoveries offshore Guyana to the southeast of the Liza and Payara developments in the Stabroek block. The discoveries at Seabob and Kiru-Kiru are the sixth and seventh in Guyana this year, with the total number of discoveries in Guyana at more than 25. Guyana’s Stabroek block is 6.6

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ExxonMobil makes two more discoveries offshore Guyana

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ExxonMobil made two oil discoveries at Fangtooth-1 and Lau Lau-1 in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. Fangtooth was drilled by the Stena DrillMAX, and Lau Lau was drilled by the Noble Don Taylor, which are two of six drillships supporting exploration and development drilling across three blocks operated by ExxonMobil offshore Guyana.

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ExxonMobil announces significant oil discovery at Whiptail, offshore Guyana

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ExxonMobil said it made a discovery at Whiptail in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The startup of Liza Phase 2 remains on target for early 2022, and the Liza Unity FPSO expects to sail from Singapore to Guyana in late August 2021. Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd. The Stabroek Block is 6.6

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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ExxonMobil makes final investment decision on fourth Guyana offshore project; $10B for Yellowtail development

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ExxonMobil has made a final investment decision for the Yellowtail development offshore Guyana after receiving government and regulatory approvals. Yellowtail production from the ONE GUYANA floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel will develop an estimated resource of more than 900 million barrels of oil.

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ExxonMobil makes three new discoveries offshore Guyana; increases Stabroek resource estimate to nearly 11B barrels

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ExxonMobil has made three new discoveries offshore Guyana and increased its estimate of the recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block to nearly 11 billion oil-equivalent barrels. The three discoveries are southeast of the Liza and Payara developments and bring to five the discoveries made by ExxonMobil in Guyana in 2022.

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ExxonMobil discovery at Uaru-2 offshore Guyana; block recoverable resource estimate upped to 9B barrels oil-equivalent

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ExxonMobil announced an oil discovery at the Uaru-2 well in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana ( earlier post ). In March 2021, ExxonMobil secured a sixth drillship, the Noble Sam Croft, for exploration and evaluation drilling activities offshore Guyana. Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd. The Stabroek Block is 6.6

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ExxonMobil discovers more oil offshore Guyana at Mako-1 well on the Stabroek Block

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ExxonMobil announced an oil discovery offshore Guyana at the Mako-1 well southeast of the Liza field, marking the 15 th discovery on the Stabroek Block. Drilling activities in Guyana continue with four drillships to further explore and appraise new resources as well as develop the resources within approved projects. Earlier post.).

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ExxonMobil begins oil production in offshore Guyana; estimated ~6B barrels oil equivalent recoverable in Stabroek Block

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ExxonMobil has started oil production from the Liza field offshore Guyana ahead of schedule and less than five years after the first discovery of hydrocarbons, which is well ahead of the industry average for deepwater developments. Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited is operator and holds 45% interest.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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ExxonMobil Corporation announced positive results from its Ranger-1 exploration well, marking ExxonMobil’s sixth oil discovery offshore Guyana since 2015. Commenting on the Ranger-1 discovery, Guyana Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman said that: This is a most historic discovery for Guyana. Source: ExxonMobil.

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ExxonMobil confirms significant oil discovery offshore Guyana

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Exxon Mobil Corporation said that drilling results from the Liza-2 well, the second exploration well in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, confirm a world-class discovery with a recoverable resource of between 800 million and 1.4 The Liza wells are located in the Stabroek block approximately 120 miles (193 kilometers) offshore Guyana.

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ExxonMobil greenlights Liza development in offshore Guyana; $4.4B Phase 1 investment

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Exxon Mobil Corporation will proceed with the first phase of development for the Liza field, one of the largest oil discoveries of the past decade, located offshore Guyana. The development received regulatory approval from the government of Guyana. Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd. Phase 1 is expected to cost just over $4.4

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ExxonMobil starts production at Guyana’s second offshore development

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Liza Unity on her way to Guyana. The Liza Unity arrived in Guyana in October 2021. ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited is operator and holds 45% interest. Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd. holds 30% interest and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited holds 25% interest.

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ExxonMobil increases Stabroek resource estimate to approximately 10 billion barrels

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ExxonMobil increased its estimate of the discovered recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana ( earlier post ) to approximately 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels. ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited is operator and holds 45% interest in the Stabroek Block. Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd.

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British and Brazilian companies to install bioethanol demo plant in Guyana

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The two will install the units for a bioethanol demonstration plant at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) Albion Sugar Factory, and will be delivering a turnkey unit early next year. After detailed studies it was concluded that locally produced biofuels could have a positive impact in Guyana.

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EIA expects record global petroleum consumption in 2024, with lower crude oil prices

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EIA also expects oil production in Canada, Brazil, and Norway collectively to grow 12% from 2022 to 2024, and also expects growth from new sources such as Guyana. Areas of uncertainty include Russian oil supply and OPEC production.

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ExxonMobil adds 2.7B barrels oil equivalent to reserves; replaces 183% of 2017 production

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Other significant new proved reserve additions were made in Guyana, where the company funded the first phase of development last year, and in Mozambique, associated with the project funding of the Coral FLNG project in the gas-rich deepwater Area 4. Additional exploration drilling in Guyana is planned in 2018 on the 11.5

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EIA forecasts growing liquid fuels production in Brazil, Canada, and China through 2023

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The remaining key sources of forecast non-OPEC production growth come from Norway, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Oman, and Guyana. US refinery utilization averages 94% in 3Q22 in the forecast, as a result of high wholesale product margins.

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ExxonMobil evaluating significant near-term capital and operating expense reductions; COVID-19

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Woods the had also outlined progress on key projects that support ExxonMobil’s growth plans, including: In Guyana, the estimated gross recoverable resource from the Stabroek Block increased to more than 8 billion oil-equivalent barrels, in part as a result of six additional discoveries made in 2019 and 2020.

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ExxonMobil seeking to boost growth, continue work on lower-emissions technologies including biofuels and carbon capture

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In Guyana, ExxonMobil recently announced the 13 th discovery on the Stabroek block, adding to the previously estimated 5.5 Guyana’s first oil production is on track for early next year, five years after discovery. billion barrels of discovered recoverable resource.

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Tesla Model 3, Model X are Google’s Most Searched for EVs globally

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The Model X claimed notable areas like Elon Musk’s home country of South Africa and other regions like Egypt, Kazakhstan, Guyana, and Nambia. The closest competitor was the Nissan Leaf, with only 8 total countries claiming it to be the most popular search. Why the Model X is so popular in these regions specifically is unknown.

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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

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For example, poverty-stricken countries facing a higher diabetes-pollution risk include Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Guyana, while richer countries such as France, Finland and Iceland experience a lower risk. The US experiences a moderate risk of pollution-related diabetes. In the US, the EPA’s PM 2.5

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EV Radar: May 2022

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French Polynesia. French Southern Territories. Guadeloupe. Guinea-Bissau. Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Isle of Man. Ivory Coast.

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EV Radar: June 2022

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French Polynesia. French Southern Territories. Guadeloupe. Guinea-Bissau. Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Isle of Man. Ivory Coast.

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EV Radar: April 2022

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French Polynesia. French Southern Territories. Guadeloupe. Guinea-Bissau. Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Isle of Man. Ivory Coast.