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The oil and gas exploration activity by Guyana created a new source of tension with neighboring Venezuela. The 2015 discovery set off a round of recriminations between Venezuela and its eastern border neighbor. Officials in Caracas, which has long had claims on Guyana's Essequibo region, have alleged that the concession is located in disputed ...
A 2018 estimate predicts Guyana's oilfields are holding over 3.2 billion barrels. [12] Off-shore crude oil extraction began in 2019. By 2024, oil production in Guyana had soared to approximately 645,000 barrels per day (bpd), marking a significant increase from 98,000 bpd in its initial full year of production. Guyana increased crude oil ...
The long-standing territorial dispute over the Essequibo region escalated into a crisis in 2023. The region is controlled by Guyana but is claimed by Venezuela.The dispute dates back many years and the current border was established by the Paris Arbitral Award in 1899.
Guyana has opened bids for 14 offshore oil blocks available for exploration and development as the South American country seeks to ramp up oil production. Six companies and groups submitted bids ...
A group led by Exxon Mobil Corp currently produces all oil in Guyana. The Petroleum Activities Bill approved by the National Assembly replaces the Petroleum Act of 1986, the country's main oil ...
Venezuelans voted by a wide margin Sunday to approve the takeover of an oil-rich region in neighboring Guyana – the latest escalation in a long-running territorial dispute between the two ...
Other events of 2019; Timeline of Guyana history; Events in the year 2019 in ... Events. December 20 – Production of crude oil starts from the Liza oil field in the ...
Maduro may hope that a border skirmish or a military takeover of the disputed Esequibo region would eclipse all other political issues. | Opinion