(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,...
(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...
(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, 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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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,...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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,...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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 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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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...
(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’...
(DPI, 14.Sep.2020) — His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has described United States (US) Secretary of State, Mr. Michael Pompeo’s imminent visit to Guyana as “extremely important” and timely as...
(Reuters, 24.Aug.2020) — Guyana has re-launched a search for a company to market the government’s share of the crude produced at the offshore Liza project, operated by Exxon Mobil Corp,...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Aug.2020) — Neighboring Guyana and Suriname in South America have been well off investor’s radars until recently. The countries are now regular headlines due to offshore crude...
(Forbes, 20.Aug.2020) — With the newly-elected People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government now firmly in place following five months of vote-counting controversy, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali and his Vice President, Bharrat...
(Caribnews, 18.Aug.2020) — The United Kingdom-based, anti-corruption organization Global Witness yesterday called on the new Government here to immediately investigate and renegotiate the US-owned oil giant Exxon’s exploitative oil license...
(Kaieteur News, 14.Aug.2020) — Even though the PPP/C government may be desirous of granting the approval for ExxonMobil’s third development project within a reasonable timeframe, it will not be rushing...
(Stabroek News, 12.Aug.2020) — In a key oil sector decision, President Irfaan Ali last evening said that his government is lobbying for technical and financial support to have an international...
(DPI, 11.Aug.2020) — Solidifying his intention of having a hands-on approach with the Ministry of Natural Resources and its agencies, the Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Vickram Bharrat, on Tuesday,...
(Argus, 10.Aug.2020) — Guyana's new natural resources minister is computer scientist Vickram Bharrat, a key appointment for the rapidly expanding oil sector. Bharrat, who is part of the administration of...
(Stabroek News, 6.Aug.2020) — Nineteen ministers were added to the administration of President Irfaan Ali yesterday and among them are some veterans who have served in previous PPP/C’s administrations and...
(Carter Center, 3.Aug.2020) — The Carter Center commends the Guyana Elections Commission and Chairperson Claudette Singh for finalizing the results of the 2020 election. It extends its congratulations to President...
(DPI, 2.Aug.2020) — Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh moments declared PPP’s presidential candidate Mohammed Irfaan Ali as the next President of Guyana. The announcement...
(DPI, 2.Aug.2020 ) — Guyana’s new President Mohamed Irfaan Ali speaks to the media from Georgetown. https://youtu.be/3FcwywoYQO4 __________
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Aug.2020) — Guyana’s Election Commission (GECOM) announced 2 August 2020 that Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the leading candidate from the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) had won the country’s...