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Venezuela objects to new claims from Guyana related to the Essequibo

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 […]

Guyana’s president Irfaan Ali and Trinidad’s PM Persad-Bissessar talk bilateral trade

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Apr.2026, Words: 226) — Guyana’s president Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar held […]

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 […]

Delcy Rodríguez to present Essequibo development plan to VP Council

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Jun.2025, Words: 264) — Venezuela’s executive vice president Delcy Rodríguez will soon present a development plan for the new state of […]

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 […]

Marco Rubio visits presidents of Guyana and Suriname, sends warning to Maduro

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Mar.2025) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Guyana and the country’s president Mohamed Irfaan Ali to discuss ways the 2 […]

Guyana’s President Ali Discusses National Healthcare Vision in Panel Session

(Hess Corp., 24.Oct.2024) — Guyana’s progress in building a model national healthcare system was the focus of a recent panel discussion at the Concordia Annual Summit in New York City. […]

Fulcrum LNG Named to Help Guyana Develop its Gas Resources

(Reuters, 20.Jun.2024) — U.S. firm Fulcrum LNG was selected to help Guyana develop a plan to design, finance, construct and operate a natural gas processing facility in the South American […]

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, […]

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 […]

President Ali Launches Bid Round for Offshore Blocks

(Office of the President of Guyana, 9.Dec.2022) — His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali announced the launch of a competitive bidding process for 14 offshore oil blocks. The Head of State […]

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 […]

Guyana to Earn $750mn in First Carbon Credit Sale

(DPI, 2.Dec.2022) — Guyana is set to earn an income of some US $750 million for its carbon credit from Hess Corporation, His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced Friday […]

Irfaan Ali: Oil, Gas Boom Will Ensure Guyana’s Future

(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 21.Aug.2022) — Guyanese President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali said the oil and gas boom Guyana is experiencing will ensure the country’s future economy but it will […]

President Ali Urges Saudi Arabians to Invest in Guyana

(CMC, 10.Jul.2022) — The President of Guyana, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has extended an open invitation to investors of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to ‘invest now’, promising that Guyana […]

Guyana Ready to Make Investment Decisions with Saudi Arabia

(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jul.2022) — Guyana’s President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali told a delegation of over 60 representatives from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including Deputy Minister for Investors Outreach, […]

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 […]

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 […]

President Ali Tells Investors: Guyana Welcomes Investors but Guyanese Must Benefit

(Guyana’s DPI, 15.Feb.2022) — An olive branch has been extended to companies looking to invest in the oil and gas producing nation of Guyana. However, while they are welcomed to […]

Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference: Day 1 Highlights

(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jan.2022) — Selected highlights from the virtual Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference hosted by the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago from 24-26 January 2022 including presentations from […]

Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 a Priority for the Region, Guyana’s President Says

(DPI, 24.Jan.2022) — His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today said that reaching Net-Zero emissions by 2050 is essential for the development of the region, but it would only be possible […]

NRGBriefs: PDVSA Debt Stood at $35bn at YE:21

(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Jan.2022) — Energy briefs including Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro visiting w/ his counterparts in Suriname and Guyana to discuss oil and gas matters; and Venezuela’s state oil […]

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 […]

Guyana Plots Shift To Natural Gas, Renewable Energy

(Reuters, 28.Oct.2021) — Guyana plans to meet an unprecedented growth expected in its power demand by building a new gas-fueled plant and expanding its hydropower capacity, a key step to […]

Guyana Wants to Build a 135-Mile Undersea Gas Pipeline

(Bloomberg, 19.Oct.2021) — Guyana will likely become one of South America’s top oil producers over the next four years, but the world’s newest petrostate increasingly sees gas as the bedrock […]

Guyana, Suriname Eye Jointly Developments

(DPI, 19.Aug.2021) — Recognising the vast potential of Guyana and Suriname’s oil and gas sectors, their Excellencies Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Chandrikapersad Santokhi have indicated that the two countries […]

Guyana-US Relations Strong, Valuable

(DPI, 8.Jul.2021) — His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali called the relationship between Guyana and the United States of America strong and valuable and pointed to greater partnerships between the two […]

Guyana’s President Comments On Energy Matters, Others

(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Apr.2021) — Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali held a press conference on 28 April 2021 and discussed energy matters while touching on oil revenues and local content, […]

Guyana Basins Summit (GBS) Energy Highlights

(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Mar.2021) — Commentaries, quotes, data and other highlights from the Guyana Basins Summit (GBS) held virtually from 17-19 March 2021 and from speakers from Guyana’s President Mohamed […]

Xi Jinping Urges Joint China-Guyana Ties

(CGTN, 17.Mar.2021) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China and Guyana should take the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties next year as an opportunity to push for […]

Guyana: Sleeping Giant In Investment Opportunities

(DPI, 17.Mar.2021) — His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that Guyana is poised to become the most exciting investment destination in the Western Hemisphere. The Head of State made this […]

Guyana Basins Summit Day 1 Recap

(Energy Advance, 17.Mar.2021) — Yesterday saw his Excellency Hon. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President, Co-operative Republic of Guyana open the Guyana Basins Summit and declare Guyana is a sleeping giant […]

Guyana Re-engages India On Support For Renewables

(Guyana Times, 11.Feb.2021) — Guyana has re-engaged the Indian Government through The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to provide technological support in several sectors that will drive its achievement of […]

ExxonMobil Hits Guyana Oil Output Goal

(Argus, 21.Dec.2020) — ExxonMobil reached targeted crude production of 120,000 b/d at the Liza 1 well on Guyana’s deepwater Stabroek block, a milestone that had been delayed by an earlier […]

Bright Future For Suriname And Guyana

(Petroleum Economist, 2.Dec.2020) — Crumbling oil prices and volatile energy demand have tipped Latin America into a sharp recession, exacerbated by one of the world’s worst Covid-19 mortality rates. But […]

Local Businesses Assured Involvement In Oil Sector

(Guyana Standard, 1.Dec.2020) — President Dr. Irfaan Ali has reaffirmed his Government’s commitment to ensure that local businesses are optimally involved in the oil and gas sector. The Head of […]

Guyana Says Getting Better Oil Deal

(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Nov.2020) — The government of Guyana, the newest petro-state in the Latin America and Caribbean region, announced it has made strides in extracting better benefits from oil […]

US Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Arrives In Guyana

(DPI, 17.Sep.2020) — The arrival of United States (US) Secretary of State, Mr. Michael Pompeo on these shores today marks an historic development in the relationship between Guyana and the […]

US Secretary Of State To Reach Guyana Soon

(DPI, 17.Sep.2020) — The United States Secretary of State Mr. Michael Pompeo is set to arrive this evening and will be the highest-ranking sitting government official to visit Guyana since […]

Guyana And The US: More Than 50 Years Of Friendship

(US Embassy Guyana, 16.Sep.2020) — Secretary Pompeo will travel to Georgetown, Guyana, 17-18 September 2020. He will meet with newly elected President Irfaan Ali and his cabinet, as well as […]

Pompeo To Visit Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia

(US State Department, 15.Sep.2020) — Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Paramaribo, Suriname; Georgetown, Guyana; Boa Vista, Brazil; Bogota, Colombia; and Plano, Texas, September 17-20, 2020.  This trip will highlight the United States’ […]