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Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud in a press release yesterday, announced that Exxon Mobil is expected to commence oil drilling in Guyana during the month of March.Exxon Mobil’s ‘Deep Water Champion’The company’s US and Latin American Vice President, Mr. Chuck Calavan and County Manger Mr. Jeff Simon said that the company’s oil rig (Deep Water Champion), departed Louisiana yesterday, and is scheduled to arrive at Stabroek Block Offshore Guyana shortly.This news comes in the wake of the Cabinet’s approval of ESSO’s request to carry out a 3D seismic survey form of geological survey in Guyana. United Kingdom-based CGG Limited has been permitted to carry out this survey.Persaud expects that the Oil and Gas Policy will give way to modern oil and gas development framework in Guyana. He assumed this position since the Commonwealth Secretariat and other partners are on board with the idea.Further, CGX has concluded 3D seismic survey in the Demerara Block, and the data received continues to be processed, and will be released in a timely manner.Meanwhile,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, ON Energy Inc. has completed an airborne geophysical survey in Berbice and that data from that exercise is still being processed. |
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