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Nation with 2nd highest percentage of forest cover on earth touts unlocking multi-billion-dollar value of its biodiversity assets

Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali staunchly believes that if oil and gas is the bedrock of today’s global economy, then rich and diverse ecosystems ought to be its future. Considering this view, the Head of State during a recent press conference underscored the...

Orinduik partners still defining “sweet, light, oil targets” for next drill programme

Eco Atlantic Oil and Gas Limited, one of the joint venture partners on the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana, disclosed to the market on Monday in an Operational Update and Notice of AGM, that work is still progressing on target...

Guyana-Suriname basin continues to manifest hallmarks of prolific hydrocarbon province – Westmount Energy

Even though it has been six years since the world-class Liza-1 discovery, the Guyana-Suriname Basin continues to hold captive, the interests of explorers as it manifests the hallmarks of a prolific emerging hydrocarbon province, says Gerard Walsh, Chairman of...

COP26 and the united voice of Guyana, CARICOM, & Latin American nations on climate change

The countdown to the United Nations 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) has come to an end. In Glasgow, Scotland, world leaders, diplomats, ambassadors, members from the global civil society and all manner of stakeholders prepare for the second day...

Leave the oil in the ground? No responsible government should volunteer for its people to stay poor, says Guyana’s President

Asking new, developing producers like Guyana to leave its oil resources in the ground or to produce some of it at a slow pace is not the answer to achieving a decarbonized world. The key lies in putting a...

Modern deepwater port, oil sector collaboration on the horizon as Guyana, UAE deepen ties

As Guyana’s geopolitical importance continues to grow, stronger bilateral relations are being sought with some of the world’s longstanding oil producers. This is particularly the case with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the third-largest producer in the Organization of...

Mexico lowers tax rate for state oil firm targeting 2 million bpd output

(S&P Global Platts) The Mexican government has reduced the tax rate that state oil company Pemex will pay in 2022 to 40% from 54% currently, which could help it achieve its goals of producing a little over 2 million...

Guyana – one of the world’s last oil and gas frontiers

This article was first published in the T&T Business Newsday on October 21, 2021. ExxonMobil recently announced that their recoverable oil and gas resources in Guyana had reached an incredible 10 billion barrels of oil equivalent. The first discovery was...

Explorers targeting ‘step out wells’ in prolific Guyana basin

Ten billion barrels of oil equivalent and counting. The Guyana basin has gone from zero to prolific in just six years and from all indications, the volumes being discovered have not yet peaked. In fact, experts see much more...

Ghana team to review Guyana’s work on local content, gas-to-energy, NRF – Dr. Ali

As a follow-up to several bilateral engagements, a technical high-level team from the oil-producing nation of Ghana will soon visit Guyana to review amendments to the nation’s Natural Resources Fund (NRF) law as well as its draft Local Content...

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Capping stack now just weeks away from arriving in Guyana – Exxon 

The arrival of a capping stack in Guyana is imminent, ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge said. The government mandated...