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Operating and proposed projects in the Stabroek block. Esso, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, began exploring the off-shore region in 2008. [10] In May 2015 ExxonMobil announced discovery of more than 90 metres of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone reservoirs about 200 km off the coastline, [11] considered to be one of the largest crude oil discoveries of the past decade. [12]
Stabroek was the old name of Georgetown, Guyana, between 1784 and 1812, and was the capital of Demerara. Stabroek is currently a ward in the centre of Georgetown. Stabroek is currently a ward in the centre of Georgetown.
In May the government of Guyana announced that ExxonMobil had indeed found promising results in their first round of drilling on the so-called Stabroek Block, an area offshore the Essequibo territory with a size of 26,800 km 2 (10,300 sq mi). The company announced that further drillings would take place in the coming months to better evaluate ...
Stabroek Market is widely known as the biggest market location in Guyana, where many sellers go to make a living. The market has attracted a great variety of business owners, whose wares range from jewelry to clothes to produce. Stabroek Market is filled with customers every day and is known for its clock located at the top of the building.
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In 1798, it was a coffee plantation owned by Erve Weber & Co. [4] A cemetery was established there, people began to settle in Werk-en-rust, and it became an extension of Stabroek by 1799. [3] By 1812, Werk-en-rust was one of eight wards of a city called Germantown.
Map of Guyana Georgetown, Capital of Guyana Bartica. This is a list of settlements in Guyana. The following definitions have been used: City: Any settlement listed at [1] with population estimates of 75,000 or more. Town: Defined by the government of Guyana as 'municipalities'. [2] Village As defined by official government documents, census or ...
Construction continues on a bridge linking Guyana and Brazil at Lethem. In 2007, construction resumed on the Takutu River Bridge to link Guyana and Brazil in the southwest region of Guyana near Lethem. The bridge was officially opened on September 14, 2009, enabling economic interests in northern Brazil to link by road to the port at Georgetown.