Guyana’s second crude lift projected for May

DPI, Guyana, Monday, May 4, 2020

“Guyana’s second lift of approximately 1,000,000 barrels of crude is projected for the third week of May 2020.”

This disclosure was made by Director of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe on Monday during a virtual press conference where he updated the media on several aspects of Guyana’s oil and gas sector.

The country lifted its first cargo on February 19 under the entitlement regime that netted nearly $11.4Billion (US$55 M) for its approximately first 1 million barrels of oil.

This was the first of three cargoes which were sold to Shell Western Supply and Trading. The Energy Director announced that the revenue from the first sale was deposited into the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) on March 11, 2020.

Dr. Bynoe assured that the Energy Department remains committed to ensuring the revenues garnered will be properly deposited noting that the department has been working with the relevant agencies to ensure this is done.

“We continue to work collaboratively with both the Bank of Guyana and the Ministry of Finance that we are not only moving towards having the requisite deposited as they ought to but that the reconciliation process is carried out to ensure that the numbers align fully with what is due to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.”

The Energy Director noted that to date the Liza 1 field has produced over eight million barrels of oil and is expected to ramp up production by June. The daily average production being 75,000 and 80,000 barrel of oil per day, the expected ramp is approximately 120,000 barrels of oil per day.

Guyana commenced oil production in December 2019 and sold its first three cargos to Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited.