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Guyana, oil and answering Europe’s needs

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By Scott B. MacDonald - OilNOW The Russo-Ukrainian War has been a shock-like wakeup call for Europe over its heavy dependence on Russian oil, gas and coal. As European Union (EU) and other Western countries imposed economic sanctions on Russia,...
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Prioritising Guyana’s Oil Revenue Spending: A Common Sense Approach

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By Dr. Lorraine Sobers - OilNOW What can Guyana learn from Botswana, Ghana, Suriname, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela? There is great interest in this type of analysis - gleaning lessons and best practices from...
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Agri Investment Forum and Expo II and Role of Oil and Gas Revenues

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Dr. H Arlington D Chesney – OilNOW During the period August 19-21, 2022, the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Government hosted the Agri Investment Forum and Expo II (AIFEII): Transforming Agriculture through Innovation and Investment. It followed one held in May...
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Experts explore Guyana’s emergence as an oil producer and implications for the future of the Venezuela-Essequibo controversy

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By Terrence Blackman, PhD and Utamu Bell – OilNOW The fourth episode of the Guyana Business Journal (GBJ) and the Caribbean Policy Consortium's (CPC) Webinar Series, "Transforming Guyana," got underway on Wednesday, September 14, with a discussion centered around "Guyana's...
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What can gas reserves do for agribusiness in Guyana?

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By Cristina Caus and Jerry Haar - OilNOW The Guyanese economy has been known for quite a long time for a traditional economic system, in which most of the population was engaged in agricultural activities. As late as 1991, about...
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A UG-GOAL for Guyana: Education and National Transformation

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By Dr. Terrence Blackman and Dr. Carolyn Walcott – OilNOW Education and innovations pertinent to the needs of industry are vital to a nation's development. Therefore, state leaders must be deliberate in privileging human capital investments because of their connectedness...
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The 2019 addendum to the Stabroek PSA does not equate to renegotiation

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By Joel Bhagwandin – OilNOW Summary The proponents who are propagating the argument that the Addendum to the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) of 2016 is equated to a form of renegotiation of the contract; are peddling a dangerously false narrative...
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Linking Guyana’s economy with STEM education

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By Dr. Lorraine Sobers - OilNOW “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” - Malcolm X If education is the passport, the visas in it represent access to specific destinations...
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Venezuela’s latest move in its waiting game with Guyana, pt. 2

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By Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith - OilNOW In Part 1, we discussed Guyana’s pursuits at the World Court, Venezuela’s legal manoeuvres that likely will lead to an extension of the waiting game, and the existential anxiety and geopolitical desperation being experienced...
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The Production Sharing Agreement, Renegotiation, and the Stability Clause (Part 1)

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By Joel Bhagwandin - OilNOW Summary The full project lifecycle of the oil and gas business is around 30 years or more. During the exploration and development stage which may span about 20 years before production, the oil companies continuously...
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