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Public-Private Partnerships—A Promising Path Forward if Done Right

By Jerry Haar Assessing the economic condition of the State of Maryland where he was elected governor in January, Wes Moore concluded: “we are asset rich and strategy poor.” Some would argue that evaluation applies to Guyana,...

Riding the wave: Guyana’s stock exchange and the thriving oil and gas economy

By Dr. Carolyn Walcott & Dr. Terrence Blackman Many people in Guyana, a small country, culturally a part of the Caribbean, located in the northeastern corner of South America, must be made aware that the country has a stock exchange....

From Black Gold to Green Fields: The Promise of Guyana’s Oil Wealth in Supporting Agriculture

By Dr. Carolyn Walcott & Dr. Terrence Blackman Guyana, a small country on the Atlantic coast of South America, is in the throes of a significant economic transformation. The 2015 discovery of large oil and gas reserves off its coast...

Technology and Innovation: The gateway to development for the Guyanese people

By Christina Caus - OilNOW We live in vulnerable energy times. The energy crisis, climate change, and energy transition are all shaking and shaping the global future.  "The energy realities of the world remind us that oil and gas will be here for decades to...

Transforming Guyana, Episode X: Unlocking Guyana’s Oil and Gas Potential, Balancing Energy Development and Environmental Stewardship

By Terrence Blackman, Ph. D. & Utamu Bell In Episode 10, “Unlocking Guyana’s Oil and Gas Potential,” in the Transforming Guyana webinar series hosted by the Guyana Business Journal (GBJ) and the Caribbean Policy Consortium (CPC), the episode explored a...

The Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase is not a public-private partnership

By Joel Bhagwandin - OilNOW I am writing in reference to a letter published the Stabroek News on March 23, 2023, with the caption, “Vreed-en-Hoop shore base, funded with Guyana’s oil revenues makes it a private, public partnership”.  I must disclose...

Trinidad and Tobago’s Proposed Energy Alliance

By Riyad Insanally Last month, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Energy Minister Stuart Young proposed a Caribbean energy alliance involving Guyana, Suriname and, of course, his own country. In broad terms, he was offering T&T’s established capacity to process oil and...

Regional Collaboration in Guyana’s Gas-to-Power Project

By Dr. Lorraine Sobers - OilNOW There was greater Trinidad and Tobago presence at this year’s International Energy Conference and Expo Guyana 2023, than in 2022. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley, was one of...

Guyana’s sustainable approach to economic development

By Cristina Caus - OilNOW Last month, Guyana gathered leaders for a four-day international energy conference to discuss how the oil & gas sector can harness the country’s development. Given the current global energy context, sustainability was the hot-button topic...

Guyana’s Challenge: Avoiding ‘Dutch Disease’

By Dr. Meredith Arnold McIntyre - OilNOW Guyana’s medium-term prospects are highly favourable and driven by fast expanding oil production. To date, international oil producers have discovered 11 billion barrels of commercially recoverable oil and gas that promise to transform...

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EIG’s MidOcean Energy Completes Acquisition of Tokyo Gas’ Interests in Portfolio of Australian Integrated LNG Projects

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MidOcean Energy (“MidOcean”), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) company formed and managed by EIG, a leading institutional investor...