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(Bloomberg) -- Guyana won’t approve oil exploration in waters near Venezuela at least until the United Nations’ highest court rules on the countries’ borders, a government official said.Most Read from BloombergNvidia Surges After AI Boom Shows No Signs of Letting UpBiden Touts $1.2 Billion in Student Loan Relief With Eye to 2024Tech Up in Late Hours on Nvidia’s Bullish Outlook: Markets WrapYour 401(k) Will Be Gone Within a DecadeChina Tightens Grip on Stocks With Net ...

Guyana will restrict oil-related activities to south of that unverified border to avoid inflaming the situation, the official, Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat, said in an interview.

(Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp.’s exploratory drilling off the coast of Guyana will be “well south” of the disputed territory that Venezuela claims as its own, according to a senior company executive. Most Read from BloombergBiden’s Attempt to Address Memory Issue Backfires With New GaffeChina’s Property Crisis Is Starting to Ripple Across the WorldA 99% Bond Wipeout Hands Hedge Funds a Harsh Lesson on China‘Big Round Number’ for S&P 500 Fue...

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s exploratory drilling off the coast of Guyana will be “well south” of the disputed territory that Venezuela claims as its own, according to a senior company executive.

The seven wells Exxon plans to drill are at least 100 km (62 miles) away from Venezuela’s claimed territory, Routledge said. Five are in the south-east portion of the Stabroek Block, closer to Suriname, while two are in the central section, he said.

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Hits: 1478 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd registering Guyana’s strong objection to Venezuela’s latest claim to the coast west of the Essequibo River, during a meeting with Chargé d’Affaires of the Venezuelan Embassy, Moses Chavez. Photo credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.   GEORGETOWN, Guyana--Venezuela’s recent claims to the seas and seabed adjacent to the coast west of the Essequibo River, which belong to Guyana, continue to receive strong con...