BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.May.2026, Words: 235) — Venezuela categorically rejects what it labels as “the provocative and delusional statements” issued by Guyana’s president Irfaan Ali related to the Guayana Essequibo. According to Venezuela, Ali continues to falsely claim the area is under his administration, This, […]
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PRESS DIGEST 11 APR. 2026: TTO and GUY bilateral talks; US sanctions on BCV
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Apr.2026, Words: 323) — The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond and span country specific updates from the US, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana to Venezuela, among others. Energy Analytics Institute […]
Guyana’s president is to be sworn in for a second term as oil wealth transforms the nation
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By AP, 7.Sep.2025, Words: 393) — Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali was sworn in for a second term on Sunday after officially being declared winner of last week’s elections, as the small South American country reaps a windfall from offshore oil and gas production. The country’s electoral commission certified Ali’s […]
EAI Brief: Guyana’s president Ali accepts letters of credence from Japanese ambassador
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Jun.2025, Words: 120) — Guyana’s president Mohamed Irfaan Ali accepted the letters of credence from the new non-resident ambassador of Japan to Guyana, Akima Umezawa. During their ensuing discussions, both officials shared thought around enhancing bilateral relations between Guyana and Japan […]
Guyana’s president Irfaan Ali warns citizens to remain vigilant amid Venezuelan “arrogance”
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.May.2025, Words: 310) — Guyana’s president Mohamed Irfaan Ali alerted the citizens of his small South American country about the importance of remaining vigilant of Venezuelan military and citizen movements along its borders with Venezuela amid heated discussions around which country owns […]
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez rejects recent statement from Guyana
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Apr.2025) — Venezuela’s executive vice president Delcy Rodríguez, who now refers to Guyana’s president Irfaan Ali as the ‘Zelensky of the Caribbean,’ said Venezuela categorically rejects a recent statement issued by Guyana’s government regarding a long-standing dispute over the Essequibo region. Rodríguez […]
Guyana Is Trying to Keep Its Oil Blessing From Becoming a Curse
(Bloomberg, 15.Feb.2024) — Guyana has undergone a huge transformation in the near decade since a massive oil discovery off its shores. That’s on full display at the Georgetown Marriott hotel. By sundown, oil executives in branded shirts step out of vans and mingle with tables of development bank officials, already debriefing over yucca […]
Guyana, Venezuela agree to not use force in Essequibo spat
(Reuters, 14.Dec.2023) — Guyana and Venezuela on Thursday agreed to avoid any use of force and to not escalate tensions in their long-running dispute over the oil-rich Esequibo area after a meeting between their heads of state in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The 160,000-square-km (62,000-square-mile) region is generally recognized […]
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali
(US Treasury, 6.Dec.2023) — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Guyanese President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali to reaffirm the United States’ unwavering support for Guyana’s sovereignty. The Secretary reiterated the United States’ call for a peaceful resolution to the dispute and for all parties to respect the 1899 arbitral […]
Guyana Presidential Guard Stabbed by Attacker at Official Residence
(Reuters, 15.Dec.2022) — A presidential guard in Guyana was stabbed five times in capital Georgetown on Thursday by a man who demanded to see President Irfaan Ali after arriving at his official residence, police said. The president and his family are safe, and the area around State House, the president’s […]
Contract Inked for $759mn Wales Natgas Plant
(DPI, 13.Dec.2022) — The Government of Guyana and LINDSAYCA/CH4 on Tuesday signed the contract for the construction of the integrated natural gas liquids (NGL) Plant and the 300-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant at Wales, West Coast Demerara (WCD), Region Three. The historical signing of the contract for […]
Hess and Guyana’s Gov’t Announce REDD+ Carbon Credits
(Hess, 2.Dec.2022) — Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) and the Government of Guyana today announced an agreement for Hess to purchase high quality carbon credits for a minimum of $750mn between 2022 and 2032 directly from the Government of Guyana. This agreement will serve to support Guyana’s efforts to protect the country’s vast forests and provide capital […]
Guyana Moves Ahead with Q3 Oil Block Auction
(Reuters, 25.Jul.2022) — Guyana’s government expects that an upcoming auction for oil and gas blocks will attract new companies to its energy industry, President Irfaan Ali said on Monday, following years of domination by U.S. giant Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and its partners. As part of his first official trip to Washington, Ali […]
Guyana and Brazil Agree on Actionable Framework – President Ali
(DPI, 7.May.2022) — His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali announced that Guyana and Brazil have agreed on an “actionable framework” in the areas of food security, energy, infrastructure and national security. This announcement was made following a meeting between Brazil’s President, His Excellency Jair Bolsonaro, members of his cabinet and the Guyana […]
Guyana, Brazil Sign Treaties on Civil, Criminal Matters
(DPI, 7.May.2022) — Guyana and Brazil have mutually agreed to provide legal assistance in civil and criminal matters, through the signing of two bilateral agreements, at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) on Friday. The signing of the treaties, which were done by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, […]
NRGBriefs: Chile Eyes Reducing CO2 Emissions by 35% by 2030
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Chile enacting the country’s first Energy Efficiency Law in its history; bp naming Andrés Guevara De la Vega as its new president over bp in Spain; and more. EUROPE Spain — Andrés Guevara De la Vega has been name as the new […]
Guyana Shies Away from Overly Rigid Local Content Terms in Oil Bill
(Reuters, 16.Dec.2021) — Guyana’s government on Thursday delivered to the National Assembly the draft of a local content bill that will regulate its nascent oil industry, proposing requirements beginning at 5% by the end of 2022 for activities to be carried out by contractors and licensees. The proposed policy, seen […]
Guyana, Suriname Reveal Joint Gas Development Strategy
(S&P Global, 19.Aug.2021) — The presidents of Guyana and Suriname said Aug. 19 their countries will craft a joint strategy to develop their natural gas reserves to fuel their economic development, as well as to supply Brazil, their large southern neighbor. “Through the gas strategy, we will be working on […]
A Not-To-Do List For Guyana’s New Govt
(IPS, 24.Aug.2020) — Just over five years ago, a major oil discovery occurred on the northeastern coast of South America. There have been a series of additional discoveries ever since. But this time it was not Venezuela. It was Guyana. Fast forward to August 6 when Irfaan Ali assumed the […]
Guyana Poised To Clear Exxon’s Payara Oil Deal
(Seeking Alpha, 11.Aug.2020) — Guyana’s new government will decide by the end of August whether to approve Exxon Mobil’s 220K bbl/day Payara project, the country’s natural resources minister says. Payara is Exxon’s third development project on the deepwater Stabroek block, but approval has been delayed by a five-month impasse that […]
The Oil Nation Aiming To Emulate Guyana’s Success
(Oilprice.com, 20.Jun.2020) — Paths to economic development might vary, ranging all the way from ruthless dictatorships hewing their way with an iron fist to established democracies laboring towards the well-being of its constituents. In terms of swift decision-making and efficiency, 20th century empirical data would rather tilt towards dictatorships with […]
Guyana Election Data Shows Opposition Leader Ali Wins
(Reuters, 8.Jun.2020) — Preliminary data published by Guyana’s elections commission shows that opposition candidate Irfaan Ali has won a recount of votes in March’s presidential election following accusations the tally was manipulated. President David Granger had claimed victory despite observer groups and diplomats from the United States and the European […]
Coalition Says GECOM “Put On Notice”
(GINA, 7.Jun.2020) — The APNU+AFC Coalition today again expressed concerns over the state of affairs of Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and cautioned that the elections body cannot use any “fraudulent” votes to declare “credible” results of the March 2, polls. With the recount process coming to an end moments ago, […]
Guyana Court Halts Release Of Election Results
(Reuters, 8.Mar.2020) — Guyana’s top court on Sunday upheld an injunction blocking the elections commission from proclaiming a winner in this month’s presidential election, delaying the results of a vote that has been marred by accusations of fraud. A protester was killed and demonstrators took to the streets after diplomats […]
Guyana’s Burgeoning Oil Wealth Kindles Contract Row
(S&P Global Platts, 30.Jan.2020) — ExxonMobil’s growing oil discoveries offshore Guyana are amplifying domestic calls for a review of production-sharing contract terms on the eve of the small South American country’s first elections as an oil exporter. Opposition political parties vying to unseat the ruling coalition in 2 March parliamentary […]