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Ramps fails in bid to operate as local company, says it ticked all the boxes

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Ramps Logistics Guyana Inc. has brought forward a claim that the company was denied its Local Content certification even though it met all the requirements set. “The recently passed Local Content Act stipulates that a company must have a local content certificate...
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Milestone for Guyana’s West Demerara as sod turned for new US$300M Vreed-en-Hoop shore base

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The Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base Inc. (VESHI) is moving closer to reality as company and other officials on Tuesday turned the sod to mark the start of construction on the US$300 million venture. Due to inclement weather, a planned large ceremony...
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Norway, IDB sign agreement with Guyana to ‘leapfrog its solar energy future’

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Norway’s Minister of Climate and the Environment, Espen Barth Eide said he is impressed by Guyana’s continued leadership on rainforest conservation, during an important contract signing for Guyana’s renewable energy future. Norway, Guyana, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed an...
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Guyana’s take from oil production larger than Exxon, COVs, royalty not recoverable

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South America’s newest oil producing nation is in the midst of an oil boom which started in 2015 when ExxonMobil discovered the Liza field, the largest deepwater discovery in the world that year. Since that time, the US oil...
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180 million barrels of oil in place at new Suriname well, APA confirms

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APA Corporation announced Tuesday flow test results from the Krabdagu exploration well (KBD-1) on Block 58 offshore Suriname. APA Suriname holds a 50% working interest in the block, with TotalEnergies (TTE), the operator, also holding a 50% working interest. TotalEnergies...
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Timeline for audit of ExxonMobil’s expenses can be extended if needed – Vice President

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Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has acknowledged that the four-month timeline for the completion of the audit for ExxonMobil Guyana’s post-2018 bills does appear short. Be that as it may, the senior government official assured that the timeline can...
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Guyana not the only ‘iron in the fire’ for Hess; Suriname, GoM being targeted – CEO

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The oil industry has been hard hit by two unprecedented risk factors—the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. To survive these turbulent times and any other similar risks well into 2040, Hess Corporation believes the key is continued...
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Lessons for Guyana from T&T: what to embrace and what to avoid?

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By Dr. Graham King - OilNOW Commodity-rich developing countries can suffer terribly from Dutch Disease. Commodity wealth bolsters imports, making them relatively cheaper and more readily accessible to the population. Local products can struggle to compete as labour rates climb...
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Knowing Vice’s reputation, no international investor will believe its claims – Jagdeo

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In his first press conference since the airing of a controversial Vice News feature last Sunday, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said no international investor believes the narrative the publication crafted. “You ask any of the oil companies whether they will take...
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Gas production more important now than ever; Guyana forging ahead

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Outside of the introduction of a robust Local Content Legislation, Guyana intends to use the Gas-to-Energy project as a means of maximising benefits to the country from the deal it has with ExxonMobil. This was said by Vice President,...
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Tourism minister calls for cultural shift, stronger service standards to power Guyana’s next economic phase

Tourism, Industry, and Commerce Minister Susan Rodrigues has called for a national cultural transformation to align with Guyana’s rapid...

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