Perhaps everything would be easier if people could actually see the oil. If the drilling platforms, the supply boats and the gigantic specialized vessels used to clean and store the oil were anchored just offshore and not way beyond the horizon. Then, perhaps people would better understand the great lengths that oil companies go to…
Dr Vincent Adams, As noted in the press Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd continues to flare more than 15 million cubic feet per day. It had already flared more than 9 billion cubic feet of gas. The flaring is a breach of what we were promised. In 2017, the Minister of Natural Resources said, “We also determined that…
5th June 2020David MalpassPresidentThe World Bank1818 H Street,Washington DC, NW 20433 Dear Mr Malpass,Guyana Petroleum Resources Governance and Management Project (P166730) (Guyana Project)IDA: promoting an increase in greenhouse gas emissions from GuyanaWe are concerned that the Guyana Project contains a fundamental misunderstanding of Guyana’s legal regime. If so, it will lead to an increase in…
