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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.

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Petroleum Contracts

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

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Agreement between Government of Guyana and CGX Energy

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Agreement between Government of Guyana and Ratio Energy

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Agreement between Government of Guyana and Tullow/Eco Atlantic

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Environmental Permits

Payara Environmental Permitt

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Oil and Gas

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

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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...
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Exxon to relinquish 9% of Stabroek Block acreage

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ExxonMobil will relinquish at least 9% of the vast Stabroek Block in Guyana as required by its petroleum agreement, according to the Ministry of...
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Natural Resources Ministry fact-checks misinformation on Guyana oil industry 

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

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

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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...
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Guyana aiming to welcome more oil players as country on verge of becoming one of the region’s biggest producers

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The impending entry of more major oil companies into Guyana’s oil basin has been met with enthusiasm, with Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat deeming...
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Gold and Minerals

SBM Offshore gets O&M contract for first Suriname FPSO 

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SBM Offshore inked a deal for the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the GranMorgu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel with TotalEnergies, the...
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Advisory firm says Guyana’s role in global energy market growing 

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Guyana’s influence in the global oil market is no longer theoretical. According to Guyanese start-up Keystone Consulting, the South American nation is already playing...
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TotalEnergies to launch portal to boost local content visibility for GranMorgu Development

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PARAMARIBO, SURINAME  - TotalEnergies will launch a new online portal to improve transparency and maximize local participation in its US$10.5 billion GranMorgu oil development. “Our...
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GranMorgu project sets new offshore benchmark for Suriname

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PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - The GranMorgu development in Suriname’s Block 58 is “essentially double” the size of comparable offshore projects in the region, according to...
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Afreximbank and Suriname to launch US$5B local content facility

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PARAMARIBO, SURINAME — African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will partner with the Government of Suriname to establish a US$5 billion local content facility aimed at...
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SEOGS 2025 opens with focus on sustainability, local content and energy growth

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PARAMARIBO, SURINAME–The Suriname Energy, Oil & Gas Summit (SEOGS) 2025 officially opened Tuesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks from President Chandrikapersad Santokhi....
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Forestry

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

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

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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...
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