By Kemol King
GEORGETOWN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Guyana's oil production
increased to 841,000 barrels per day (bpd) in October from
771,000 bpd the previous month, boosted by the start-up of the
fourth floating output facility in the South American country,
government data seen on Tuesday showed.
A consortium led by U.S. energy major Exxon Mobil ( XOM ),
which controls all oil and gas output in Guyana, earlier this
year received the Floating Production Storage and Offloading
(FPSO) facility One Guyana, which expanded total output capacity
beyond 900,000 bpd.
Earlier this month, Exxon said production at the site had
reached capacity of 250,000 bpd.
The boost brings up average oil output to 680,000 bpd in
the first 10 months of the year.
The government's oil fund has received more than $2 billion
in the year through October, according to separate official
data.
Guyana last week signed an agreement for TotalEnergies
, QatarEnergy and Petronas to
explore an offshore block.