Opinions

By Dr. Terrence Blackman and Dr. Carolyn Walcott - OilNOW International and Caribbean regional forecasts indicate that Guyana's oil wealth will significantly enhance its global socioeconomic standing and create opportunities for its traditional sectors, such as agriculture and renewables, to...

By Tash Van Doimen & Dr. Terrence Blackman - OilNOW The Guyana Business Journal and the Caribbean Policy Consortium recently premiered Season II, Episode I of their webinar series, "Transforming Guyana." This episode delved into the critical topic of revenue...

By Dr. Lorraine Sobers - OilNOW Guyana has launched into the energy sector at an historic time as the world begins the energy transition away from predominant fossil fuels to increasing renewable energy use. Starting in 2015, the country rapidly...

By Dr. Lorraine Sobers - OilNOW The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago hosted the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference (CSEC) 2023 on June 5-7 at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad. The energy transition facing the sector, net-zero...

By Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith This is a two-part series on Guyana’s petroleum pursuits and the likely impact of climate change dynamics on those pursuits. In this first article, we look at oil production and note some of the climate change...

By Dr. Arlington Chesney - OilNOW In an April 2023 article by Terrence Blackman and Carolyn Walcott, “From Black Gold to Green Fields: The Promise of Guyana’s Oil Wealth in Supporting Agriculture”, the authors emphasized Guyana’s significant oil and as...

By Riyad Insanally - OilNOW In an April op-ed, Ivelaw Griffith provided us with an informative summary and analysis of the April 6th ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), dismissing Venezuela’s preliminary objections to the case brought by...

By Dr. Terrence Blackman - OilNOW As Guyana experiences an unprecedented economic boom fueled by the oil and gas industry, industry experts have highlighted the country's tremendous opportunity to leverage this growth in the technology sector. The recently concluded...

By Dr. Terrence Blackman and Dr. Carolyn Walcott Guyana's oil and gas industry is flourishing, presenting a unique opportunity for growth and development. However, it is crucial to understand that a nation's true strength lies in investing in human and...

By Scott B. MacDonald - OilNOW In May 2023, Guyana’s President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali made an official visit to Qatar, several thousand miles away in the Persian Gulf, and opened his country’s first embassy in Doha. Points of discussion...