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Exxon Mobil Applies for Production License of Oil in Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — American oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. has asked Guyana's government for a production license to let it start pumping oil from the seabed by late 2019, though company officials have said operations are likely to start in 2020.

Guyana Geology and Mines Commissioner Newell Dennison on Wednesday confirmed the application, saying it would be the first time the small South American country has issued an oil and gas license.

Exxon Mobil said last year that exploratory wells off Guyana discovered a "world-class" reservoir that could hold up to 1.4 billion barrels of oil.

The discoveries add to a maritime rights dispute with Venezuela, which also claims the area where they are located. The UN has given both nations until year's end to solve the dispute.

Dennison said the company has also submitted its general production plan alongside its application for a production permit. The firm has so far drilled five wells and is currently completing work on a sixth. Only one has come up dry so far.

"I can confirm that they have applied for the permit," said Dennison, who indicated it would allow operations by late 2019.

Exxon Mobil announced on March 1 that "Guyana startup is expected by 2020, less than five years after the initial discovery well - a rare occurrence in the industry in terms of development time."

Guyana, which relies heavily on products like gold, rice sugar, bauxite and timber, is scrambling to prepare itself for oil production. Several other companies, including Spanish-owned Repsol and Mid Atlantic Oil and Gas, are also exploring Guyanese concessions near Exxon's Stabroek Bloc.

Resources Minister Raphael Trotman has said that government is planning to contract international firms to help it in negotiations with Exxon Mobil because the country has no expertise in this area. He did not identify any of the firms.

Guyana's parliament is planning to update legislation to cover issues including oil production and potential spills.

Authorities have already sent a number of professionals overseas, many to Spanish schools, to qualify as petroleum attorneys and engineers.

https://www.nytimes.com/aponli...xxon-mobil.html?_r=0

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What will Granger do between now and 2020 for the economy? We can no longer depend on sugar and rice since he is closing down the nation sugar factories and suffering the rice farmers. The other export like gold is being smuggled out of Guyana annually. He is selling out Guyana pristine forest to China, and killing out Guyanese businesses. The parking meter will not fund him until 2020 before he gets kicked out.

FM

Banna look heis' yo rass yeh. Had Daguiar ever given a chance at being President that would probably have been the best years Guyana would have seen since Independence. You should ask those who worked for his companies how were they treated you would be surprised if you dont already know. Those people were well taken care of..and noooo they weren't all putagee.

cain
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cain posted:

Banna look heis' yo rass yeh. Had Daguiar ever given a chance at being President that would probably have been the best years Guyana would have seen since Independence. You should ask those who worked for his companies how were they treated you would be surprised if you dont already know. Those people were well taken care of..and noooo they weren't all putagee.

Burnham smart up he rass and kick him to the curb. Forbes told the man to F*** himself. Guyana don't have room for Putagees.

FM

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