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Guyana to employ best, brightest worldwide for new Energy Dept.

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Guyanese President David Granger says his administration has identified a roadmap towards the creation of a Department of Energy (DoE) under the South American country’s Georgetown based Ministry of the Presidency (MotP). He gave the brief update on Wednesday, speaking...
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Modest O&G royalty protects against distorted investments, production levels – IMF

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found that Guyana’s royalty rate of two percent for its Stabroek Block, while seen as modest, will in fact protect the country from skullduggery in the form of distorted investments and production levels...
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Guyana ‘green goals’ to guide how oil revenue is spent

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The South American country of Guyana intends to spend the billions of dollars that is expected from oil production in the coming years, in the context of its Green State Development Strategy (GSDS). The GSDS will guide Guyana's economic and...
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At 500,000 bpd Guyana will be among top 30 global producers – US Ambassador

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United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway says ‘new experts’ in the South American country have been dwelling on all the worst case scenarios while ignoring the positive impacts significant oil production can bring to the country. See more...
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Guyanese urged not to do anything to derail ICJ process as US$15M set aside for proceedings

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Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, says as the legal process in the Guyana/Venezuela border case advances at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), additional monies may be required to cover all legal expenses. He told media operatives, during...
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Guyana’s oil deal and government share

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Guyana’s first and major oil deal, with ExxonMobil, produces results for the government which are outlier low, a financial model reveals. Over the life of the project the government should expect to see from 52% to 54% of profits,...
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BP to develop two new fields in North Sea

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BP is set to quickly develop two new oil fields in the UK North Sea which are expected to produce 30,000 barrels gross of oil equivalent a day at peak production. Alligin and Vorlich are satellite fields located near to...
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PSC wants clear framework for development of O&G sector

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Guyana’s Private Sector Commission (PSC) is pushing for the country’s government to outline a clear framework for the development of the emerging oil and gas sector. PSC presented its Action Plan for the Sustainable Development of Guyana to Minister of...
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MNR pushing for development of spatial data management system

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Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) will be moving to establish an information portal on the development of natural resources in the South American country the Department of Public Information (DPI) stated in a report. Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman...
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Indonesia braces for more environmental damage as oil slick widens

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Indonesia has launched a massive clean-up operation off the coast of Balikpapan, the provincial capital of East Kalimantan province, where an oil slick from a ruptured undersea pipeline has sprawled to 20,000 hectares, contaminating mangrove forests and marine life,...
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