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Ministry of Natural Resources

Minister of Natural Resources - Hon. Vickram Bharrat

Minister Vickram Bharrat

Mr. Vickram Bharrat was born in Berbice, Region 6 and attended the New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School. His academic achievement includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Guyana and is qualified in the area of Public Management with a wealth of experience in governance and managerial competencies.

About the Ministry of Natural Resources

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) as it is known was established on December 17, 2011 as the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) with a primary focus of harmonizing policy and management in the Natural resources-based sectors. However, following the appointment of the new Government in May 2015, the institutional structure of the MNRE changed and it became a Department of Natural Resources and Environment under the purview of the Ministry of Presidency. A second change occurred on January 18, 2016 which saw the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment transformed to into the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Document Centre

Petroleum Contracts

Agreement between Government of Guyana and EEPGL + CNOOC/NEXEN + HESS

Agreement between Government of Guyana and CGX Energy

Agreement between Government of Guyana and Ratio Energy

Agreement between Government of Guyana and Tullow/Eco Atlantic

Environmental Permits

Payara Environmental Permitt

Oil and Gas

Exxon gives back portion of Stabroek Block to Guyana government

ExxonMobil and its partners in Guyana have relinquished 2,534 square kilometers of the Stabroek offshore oil block to the government, fulfilling a contractual obligation...

Guyana nominates candidates for sole expert to resolve US$214 million audit dispute with Exxon-led group

Guyana has nominated multiple candidates for the role of sole expert to resolve a dispute with ExxonMobil and its partners over US$214 million in...

Exxon to relinquish 9% of Stabroek Block acreage

ExxonMobil will relinquish at least 9% of the vast Stabroek Block in Guyana as required by its petroleum agreement, according to the Ministry of...

Natural Resources Ministry fact-checks misinformation on Guyana oil industry 

See statement from Guyana's Ministry of Natural Resources:  The Ministry of Natural Resources takes this opportunity to address the latest fabrications published by Glenn Lall...

ExxonMobil’s Longtail project to tap three gas fields offshore Guyana

ExxonMobil's proposed Longtail development project will tap into three gas fields—Longtail, Tripletail, and Turbot—spanning discoveries made in the period 2017-2019. Unlike Exxon’s previous developments...

CGX accuses Guyana of contradicting itself on Corentyne license, claims agreement is ‘valid and in force’

CGX Energy and its joint venture partner Frontera Energy have contested the Guyana government’s move to terminate their license for the Corentyne Block. CGX...

Gold and Minerals

‘We have more opportunities now than we ever had’ – Guyanese Engineer on commissioning ONE GUYANA FPSO

Kenny Bissoon’s career has taken him from petrochemical plants in Trinidad to shipyards in Singapore and China, but bringing the ONE GUYANA floating production,...

Exxon-led group pays Guyana over US$77 million in royalties for Q2 crude

Guyana collected US$77.9 million (GY$16.2 billion) in royalties from ExxonMobil, Hess (acquired by Chevron) and CNOOC, for crude produced and sold offshore during the...

TT will lead ‘next chapter’ in energy age — PM Persad-Bissessar

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has pledged that Trinidad and Tobago will take a proactive role in shaping the future of its energy sector, stating,...

The PAA Series: Management Themes (Part 7)

Management Themes (Part 6) focused on the grant of a Petroleum Production Licence (PPL) under the Petroleum Activities Act 2023 (PAA). We saw that...

A Keystone Review: Beyond the Ballot Box, Guyana’s next era

By Keystone Consulting Group As Guyana approaches its crucial 2025 General and Regional Elections, the natural and critical question of ‘who will govern next’ rises...

Letter-to-the-Editor: Strengthening Guyana’s oil spill response is a win for both the environment and the economy 

Dear Editor, The recent completion of the Oil Spill Response & Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Techniques Course and Incident Command System (ICS) Course by twenty seven...

Forestry

Guyana banking on gas project to boost value-added wood products

Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources expects the operationalization of the Gas-to-Energy project to facilitate a boost in value-added wood products.   The Gas-to-Energy project is a...

New oil producer wants to maximise value in forestry, mining, tourism industries

With Guyana’s oil revenues projected to peak at US$16B in 2036, President, Irfaan Ali has said that a significant portion of these profits will...

Petroleum Production License Highlights