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Mother Nature at Work: Oil and Climate Change in Guyana; Part I

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By Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith This is a two-part series on Guyana’s petroleum pursuits and the likely impact of climate change dynamics on those pursuits. In this first article, we look at oil production and note some of the climate change...
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Making From “Black Gold to Green Fields” a Reality

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By Dr. Arlington Chesney - OilNOW In an April 2023 article by Terrence Blackman and Carolyn Walcott, “From Black Gold to Green Fields: The Promise of Guyana’s Oil Wealth in Supporting Agriculture”, the authors emphasized Guyana’s significant oil and as...
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OP-ED: Venezuelan Reactions to the ICJ Ruling

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By Riyad Insanally - OilNOW In an April op-ed, Ivelaw Griffith provided us with an informative summary and analysis of the April 6th ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), dismissing Venezuela’s preliminary objections to the case brought by...
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Unleashing Guyana’s Tech Potential: Insights from Industry Experts

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By Dr. Terrence Blackman - OilNOW As Guyana experiences an unprecedented economic boom fueled by the oil and gas industry, industry experts have highlighted the country's tremendous opportunity to leverage this growth in the technology sector. The recently concluded...
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Empowering Guyana’s Youth for STE[A]M Success: The Key to a Transformed Nation

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By Dr. Terrence Blackman and Dr. Carolyn Walcott Guyana's oil and gas industry is flourishing, presenting a unique opportunity for growth and development. However, it is crucial to understand that a nation's true strength lies in investing in human and...
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Guyana and the Gulf States – Fostering Mutual Interest

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By Scott B. MacDonald - OilNOW In May 2023, Guyana’s President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali made an official visit to Qatar, several thousand miles away in the Persian Gulf, and opened his country’s first embassy in Doha. Points of discussion...
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Remembering the Basics: Easy Wins for a Sustainable Energy Future in Guyana, Part II

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By Dr. Ulric Trotz - OilNOW In our previous consideration of the utilisation of wastes for energy generation in Guyana, we discussed, so far, the potential of employing domestic and agricultural wastes, inclusive of wastes from livestock for this purpose....
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Fueling a Sustainable Future: Guyana’s Youth and the Oil and Gas Industry

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By Terrence Blackman, Ph. D. & Utamu Bell Guyana's oil and gas industry is rapidly growing, and with it comes an opportunity to empower the country's youth, particularly the marginalised, to actively participate in its economy.  During the most recent "Transforming...
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FPSOs’ Role In Raising Guyana’s Position In The Market: What Does This Mean For Production and Revenues?

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By Cristina Caus - OilNOW On April 11, 2023, the floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) Prosperity arrived in Guyana and joined the other two FPSOs, Liza Destiny and Liza Unity. This became the third FPSO vessel that has...
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Remembering the Basics: Easy Wins for a Sustainable Energy Future in Guyana (Part 1)

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By Dr. Ulric Trotz One of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) objectives is transforming the country’s energy sector as part of our overall effort to achieve a low-carbon economy. Focus has been on employing a mix of approaches involving...
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