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Stabroek

British  
/ ˈstaːbruːk /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1812) of Georgetown

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Attention has turned to the relatively untapped Stabroek Block, 120 miles off the coast of Guyana.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

Eleven billion barrels of oil lie in the Stabroek Block subsea reserve off Guyana's coast, but fossil fuel riches are not yet flowing to the people of Smith Creek.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2024

Exxon has raised concerns over Chevron’s effort to gain entry to this petroleum bonanza through a proposed purchase of Hess’s 30 percent stake in Stabroek.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

Stabroek oil block in Guyana, which is expected to triple to more than 1.2 million bpd by 2027.

From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023

The capital of the English colony of Demerara, the town of Stabroek, the name of which is scarcely known in Europe, is only fifty leagues distant, south-east of the mouths of the Orinoco.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Alexander von Humboldt

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