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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...

Dr. H Arlington D Chesney Guyana has recently become a major oil and gas country. The estimated recovery resource base is 9 to 15 billion boe. Consequently, GDP is projected to grow by 49.7% in 2022. The Governor of the Central...

By A. Bacchus Women’s History Month is observed in March, and it celebrates the contributions of women to events in history and society, I recently learned. International Women’s Day was also recently celebrated under the theme ‘Break the bias’, and...

By Arthur Deakin – OilNOW AMI analysis shows that over 50% of the oil produced in the world takes place within authoritarian regimes. Russia and Saudi Arabia alone account for over 20% of global oil production. They are joined by...

By A. Bacchus - OilNOW  CAMSOL: Bringing business solutions to you with a personal touch On March 8, the world will observe International Women’s Day. It is a day that we acknowledge the gender inequalities and challenges facing women and...