By Dr. Terrence Blackman and Utamu Belle - OilNOW
Guyana's leadership wants Guyanese and its members in the diaspora to play more significant roles in the country's developing oil and gas economy as its key players work on advancing the...
President Irfaan Ali, Caribbean Leadership in a time of Crisis and Opportunity
Dr. Terrence Blackman & David Roberts - OilNOW
The war in Russia and the attendant geopolitical energy issues plaguing Europe and the rest of the world bear directly on...
Dr. H Arlington D Chesney – OilNOW
Recently, there have been a number of political pronouncements on the urgent need to reduce the regional Food Import Bill.
In 2019, Barbados’ Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, directly linked the revival of the Caricom...
By Wilberne Persaud - OilNOW
A few weeks ago, a regrettable faux pas pushed Guyana’s Local Content Policy (LCP) into news headlines across the region.
The Act seeks reasonable retention of benefits generated by activity in the oil sector for Guyanese...
By Dr. Lorraine Sobers – OilNOW
Natural gas has been accepted as a cleaner alternative to fuel oil for electricity generation for over eight decades. Guyana is now poised to make the switch from fuel oil to natural gas and...
By Arthur Deakin – OilNOW
When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its first report in 1990, Russia had just opened its first McDonalds as a symbol of the country’s transition to a free market. Now, twenty-two years...
Apart from the profit oil and royalty the State stand to gain, ExxonMobil’s US$10 billion Yellowtail Project in the Stabroek Block which is set for first oil in 2025-2026, is poised to unleash a tsunami of economic benefits for...
Dr. Terrence Richard Blackman - OilNOW
On February 15th - 18th, 2022, an International Energy Conference & Expo: Charting a Sustainable Energy Future was held at Guyana's Marriott Hotel. One highlight of the meeting was the panel discussion on Guyana's...
By John Kimelman
In 2019, the U.S. imposed a ban on the importation of Venezuela oil shortly after President Nicholas Maduro won reelection in a vote widely seen as fraudulent.
But the Biden administration is reconsidering that decision in the wake...
By A. Bacchus
A pertinent conversation today, globally, is on the opportunity for women to have a seat at the table—in all things. With the oil and gas industry in Guyana, that conversation is now closely embedded in that of...