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CARICOM has largely been a failure; opting out Treaty to protect oil sector a matter of national interest – Datadin maintains

Attorney-at-Law and Member of Parliament Sanjeev Datadin insists that his suggestion that Guyana can enter a reservation to opt-out of certain obligations under CARICOM's Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC), is sound, irrespective of arguments that resist such an approach. Datadin’s comments...

Guyana respects ‘sanctity of treaties’, pulling out of CARICOM pact would be unwise, says Advisor on Borders

Some stakeholders in Guyana have argued that the new oil producing South American country has at its disposal, the choice to opt-out of obligations under the Caribbean Community's (CARICOM) Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC) so as to ensure the...

Exxon resuming drill campaign at Barreleye-1

ExxonMobil is set to continue drilling activities at the Barreleye-1 prospect at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, following ongoing drilling activities at Kiru Kiru which commenced earlier in March. The drill campaign at Barreleye-1 had started in January but was not...

New report estimates Orinduik Block holds over 8 billion barrels of oil

The latest Competent Person’s Resource (CPR) Report, compiled by Letha C. Lencioni of WSP USA Inc., shows that in terms of oil, the Orinduik Block holds a best estimate of 8.1 billion barrels of Unrisked Prospective Resources. It also holds a...

Guyana to spend 60% of oil revenues on development projects in four years

As ExxonMobil positions itself to ramp up production in Guyana’s Stabroek block by adding projects nearly every year, the government plans to spend a majority of its early windfall for development projects. Guyana projects that the total inflows to its...

Burgeoning real estate industry attracts US giant, Keller Williams, to Guyana’s shores

Said to be the largest real estate franchise in the world, the US franchise Keller Williams (KW) has announced its decision to expand into Guyana. Already serving more than 50 countries outside of its main operations in the United States...

Guyana on track to become second largest deepwater producer in the world, says Rystad Energy

Authorities in Guyana say the country is committed to supporting an aggressive exploration and production programme off of its coast since it sees revenues coming in from the oil and gas sector as playing a key role in the...

Oil jumps again, as EU considers Russian embargo

(Reuters) - Oil prices jumped more than $3 on Monday, with Brent crude climbing above $111 a barrel, as European Union nations considered joining the United States in a Russian oil embargo and after a weekend attack on Saudi...

Global energy markets could be facing the biggest supply crisis in decades – IEA

As a result of surging oil prices following the Russia-Ukraine crisis, global energy markets are now facing what could turn out to be the biggest supply crisis in decades, said the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Monday. While it is...

City businessman urges compromise from environmentalists, in favour of Guyana’s development

Guyana has a tremendous record in environmental protection due to State policies and the ecosystem and carbon sequestration services that its forests provide. Considering this, Georgetown businessman, Timothy Tucker, is urging hardline environmentalists to exercise compromise for the benefit...

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Hess asked arbitration tribunal to hear Guyana case in third quarter – Chevron CEO

Hess Corporation requested that an arbitration tribunal hear the merits of its dispute with ExxonMobil and CNOOC in the...