Schreiner Parker, senior vice president and head of Latin America and Caribbean at Rystad Energy: “There is no doubt that the Guyana-Suriname basin is one of the hottest exploration spots in the world, but it’s worth noting that exploration efforts outside of Exxon’s Stabroek block have yet to yield any commercially viable discoveries. Guyana would like to see that trend reversed and auctioning new blocks is certainly one way to achieve that goal. Attracting top offshore operators will be key to the ultimate success of this bidding round and preliminary reports suggest that Guyana will be able to do just that. Shell famously stepped away from the Stabroek block just before the Liza-1 well was drilled and, as one of the premier deep-water operators in the world, they probably feel a presence there is warranted. Petrobras, for their part, may be able to…”
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