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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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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, [more…]
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, [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
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 [more…]
