Guyana: Will its Oil Boom Benefit the People?

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(Al Jazeera English, 30.Jul.2018) – Oil companies have identified massive offshore reserves in Guyana, one of South America’s poorest nations. New estimates last week report that more than 4 billion barrels of oil could be extracted from a region known as the Stabroek block, where ExxonMobil expects to start pumping crude from in 2020. The country is poised to become a major energy supplier, but not everyone is optimistic about the potential for oil revenue to benefit Guyanese citizens. So what can Guyana do to avoid becoming another poor, yet resource-rich nation?

On this episode of The Stream, we speak with:

— Christopher Ram

Lawyer and newspaper columnist

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— Jan Mangal

Former petroleum advisor, President David A. Granger

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— Lisa Sachs @CCSI_Columbia

Director, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

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— Imran Khan @imrankhangy

Press Secretary, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo

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