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Rapid development of oil resources will deliver benefits to Guyana now, say academics

In the context of arguments that Guyana should not develop its oil and gas resources as quickly as the government intends to, energy policy specialist Wazim Mowla asks “Why wait?” Mowla is a non-resident scholar at Florida University’s Jack D. Gordon...

Repsol in search of critical services for new well at Kanuku Block

Spanish oil firm Repsol, operator of the Kanuku Block offshore Guyana, is in search of companies to provide information regarding well testing services. In Requests For Information (FRI) posted by its local affiliate Repsol Exploración Guyana on Friday, the company...

Guyana Labour Minister encourages oil sector to utilise new job bank

Guyana’s labour Ministry launched a national job bank online on Friday to connect the unemployed with jobs across the country. Subject minister, Joseph Hamilton, said during the launch ceremony that the government wants companies in the oil and gas sector to...

Policy experts say oil revenues can help shape Guyana’s climate path

Two policy experts believe that there should no longer be much of a question of whether Guyana should develop its oil resources to fuel its sustainable development. Wazim Mowla, who focuses on Caribbean studies and foreign policy, said it...

Stabroek Block partners fund $120M hinterland poultry project, in bid to reduce livestock import bill

In their first regional socioeconomic project under the Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI), the Stabroek Block co-venturers have targeted the livestock industry in the Rupununi area with a US$120 million (US$608,000) grant. The ‘EggSandwich Project’ seeks to reduce the livestock import...

Coal prices soar to highest level in more than 200 years

Coal prices are soaring, hitting $462 per tonne on Thursday, up from $186 on February 23 and likely to pass $500 this year, Rystad Energy said following its new research. While most of Europe and the wider world have focused on how...

Oil price boom will delay Latin America’s energy transition – AMI

As oil producers in the Latin America region mull a balancing act between petroleum extraction and sustainability, Americas Market Intelligence has predicted that the all-time high oil price brought on by the Russian invasion of Ukraine will delay the...

CGX raises US$35 million for new well on Corentyne Block, other activities in Guyana

CGX Energy Inc. and Frontera Energy Corporation announced on Friday that they have entered into a financing agreement for a US$35 million loan that will enable CGX to continue to finance part of its share of costs related to...

Ratio Energy Co-founder, “Father of Leviathan gas field” bestowed with Honorary Doctorate

Haifa University has bestowed geologist and Co-founder of  Ratio Energy, Eitan Aizenberg with an honorary doctorate for his contribution and groundbreaking work in the field of geology, which has made a valuable contribution to the State of Israel. In 1992,...

Guyana received GY$23 billion in profit oil, royalty as of Feb. 2022

As of February 28, 2022, Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) received GY$23B in profit oil inclusive of royalty payments from Q4 2021. Bank of Guyana records show that for January 2022 the royalties collected totaled, GY$3,354,340,000 while profit oil payments...

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Celebrating women’s leadership: The journey of the 25 Influential Women Leaders Awards

Lyndell Danzie-Black and Michelle Nicholas, two professionals forging connections at a conference, discovered a shared passion for celebrating women's...