HES exits Suriname's offshore Block 59, capping years of risky exploration after XOM and EQNR pulled out earlier.

Suriname’s parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country’s first woman president on Sunday, setting the doctor and former parliamentary speaker on course to helm a nation on ...

Suriname elects first female president amid economic uncertainty Jennifer Geerlings-Simons to lead the impoverished Latin American country through crisis before oil wealth arrives.

Winston Ramautarsingh, former chairman of Suriname's Association of Economists, said Geerlings-Simons will face serious challenges in the years before the country produces its first barrels of oil ...

Lawmakers elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as Suriname’s first female president on Sunday after her party’s May legislative win. The 71-year-old ex-opposition leader became the sole candidate ...

US independent Hess has relinquished exploration rights to Block 59 in the ultra-deepwater portion of Suriname. Suriname’s state-owned oil company and market regulator Staatsolie said Hess ...

Suriname’s parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country’s first woman president on Sunday, setting the doctor and former parliamentary speaker on course to helm a nation on ...

US-based oil and gas company Hess has announced its decision to relinquish its interest in Block 59 offshore Suriname.

Suriname has elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as its first female president, with parliament backing the 71-year-old physician and lawmaker to lead the South American nation.

U.S. oil producer Hess Corp has decided to withdraw from Suriname's offshore Block 59, the South American nation's state oil firm Staatsolie said on Tuesday, adding the block would now return to ...

With deepwater offshore projects in Suriname proving too risky and unpartnerable, Staatsolie is now poised to reclaim Block?59 and explore further developments with international firms.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname 's parliament Sunday elected physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the troubled country's first female president.