Guyana is enthused at the expanded exploration activity by ExxonMobil in the offshore block where it found a large amount oil last year and new wells for drilling are to be defined imminently, according to Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman.
Speaking at the three-day Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference which ended yesterday, Trotman also revealed a series of new likely players in oil exploration including an Israeli interest and sounded a veiled warning over any attempt at corruption.
In his presentation which was released to the media, Trotman told the gathering in Port-of-Spain that following on its successful Liza #1 well in the Stabroek Block, Exxon Mobil is expected to