In the hunt: Suriname state-owned oil company Staatsolie has set out plans for a new seismic campaign as the country steps up efforts to attract oil and gas majors in the hope of matching the success of neighbour Guyana. Photo: UPSTREAM/RYTIS DAUKANTAS

Suriname playing its cards right in drive to join the big leagues

TotalEnergies expected to sanction next year country’s first deep-water development as exploration work advances

30 August 2023 14:43 GMT Updated 30 August 2023 14:50 GMT

By Fabio Palmigiani

in Rio de Janeiro

OPINION: Exploration activities are set to pick up pace once again in Suriname, as the tiny South American nation aspires to become a global oil and gas powerhouse in the future.

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Suriname playing its cards right in drive to join the big leagues