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Guyana, Trinidad to sign energy MoU this week

Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley is set to visit Guyana this week to sign the much talked about Memorandum of Understanding on Energy. According to a statement from Guyana's Foreign Ministry on Saturday, Dr. Keith Rowley is scheduled...

Call for halt to oil production is ‘self-promoting stunt in pursuit of ulterior motive’ – former minister

Debate on a myriad of issues continues in Guyana as the country gears up to become a major oil producer in the region. A former government official is describing as ‘disturbing’, a recent call for the Guyana government to...

GCCI says foreign investors welcomed ‘in spirit of fairness’

A week after calling for close scrutiny of a Memorandum of Understanding Guyana is set to sign with Trinidad and Tobago, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry is making it clear that it is not anti-investment. The Chamber expressed...

Business group sounds warning over agreement to be signed between Guyana and Trinidad

A sound warning was issued on Wednesday afternoon by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in Guyana over a reported decision by the country’s government to enter into an agreement with Trinidad and Tobago. Speaking at an emergency...

Energy agreement with Guyana to open pathway for TT companies – Rowley

Trinidad and Tobago (TT) Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley told an audience in Marabella on Tuesday evening that an agreement soon to be signed between the twin-island republic and Guyana will open the pathway for TT companies to benefit...

Guyana oil industry should not be Trinidad’s ‘next meal’ – Persaud

Former Guyanese Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud has shot down a suggestion made over the weekend by Trinidad and Tobago’s Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar, saying ‘Guyana is not here to bailout’ the twin-island republic. He...

Guyana must walk tightrope to develop oil resources, demand more from future contracts – Brookings Institution

Guyana will face significant challenges in using the oil and gas industry to bring about development without the “resource curse,” where petroleum revenues generate concentrated wealth and harm the competitiveness of other industries within the country. A July 2018 report...

Major partnership to see Guyanese receive hands-on FPSO training in Nigeria, Singapore

Guyanese will soon begin to receive specialized training to work on Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels through a Strategic Partnership Venture (SPV) between Strategic Recruitment Solutions (SRS) and Century Tamara Energy Services Inc. (CTES). SRS is 100 percent...

‘Listen to the voices of wisdom and not just multinational agencies’ – fmr Natural Resources Minister

-Constitutional reform vital to independence of oversight of oil and gas revenues Former Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud cautioned that the country must not be dependent only on multinational agencies for advice but listen to the...

Incompetence, greed and fear main reasons petro-countries do badly – Anthony Paul

High levels of incompetence, greed, and the fear of making tough decisions are the primary reasons countries rich in petroleum resources do badly. So says Managing Director, Principal Consultant of Association of Caribbean Energy Specialists Ltd. (ACES), Anthony Paul. Paul,...

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Gwen Evelyn leads Energy Guyana Magazine as sector and readership grow

Over the course of her distinguished career, veteran journalist and Editor-in-Chief Gwen Evelyn has consistently united refined professional decorum...