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Guyana Symposium – Saturday 13th, 2pm to 5pm

News EditorJuly 30, 2022August 16, 202201 mins

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  • Mike Persaud

Summon the courage to demand renegotiation of a very lopsided oil contract

News EditorJuly 30, 2022July 30, 202204 mins

‘Exxon and Chevron Report Record Profits on High Oil and Gas Prices – The energy industry’s windfall has followed a spike in prices, resulting mostly from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a global economy rebounding from the coronavirus pandemic.’ This is a front page story today in NYT. It is amazing SN updated and printed…

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Talk: Pipeline Asset Integrity on Tuesday at July 26th from 7pm to 8pm

News EditorJuly 23, 2022July 23, 202201 mins

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  • Janette Bulkan

Dumping mud on our livelihoods to enrich Exxon and partners

News EditorJuly 20, 2022July 20, 202201 mins

I am responding to your article ‘EPA says impact study needed of new proposed Exxon drilling programme in Stabroek Block – cites possible cumulative effect’ (SN 18 July 2022).  In this article you state, “`With respect to fishery operations there are no impacts that are anticipated due to the distance of the project location and…

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  • Mike Persaud

GUYANA RACES AGAINST THE CLOCK TO BANK ITS OIL BONANZA

News EditorJuly 20, 2022July 20, 202201 mins

“Guyana races against the clock to bank its oil bonanza”, is the title of an article by Reuters, published on Yahoo online news (July 18th). The author, Sabrina Valle had a face-to-face interview with Mr Jagdeo in which he said the following (to paraphrase): Mr Jagdeo argued that calls to halt the developments for the…

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Saving Oil Income will not be reflationary
  • Kenrick Hunte

Saving extra oil income now will not be inflationary

News EditorJuly 17, 2022June 26, 202305 mins

By Stabroek News  July 17, 2022 Dear Editor, In a recent article it was reported that Vice President Jagdeo stated, among other things, that a larger share of its oil revenues sooner, would not benefit the country. In fact, if it comes in, he said, “…we can’t spend it all… (positing that) …it comes inflationary.” Certainly,…

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  • Janette Bulkan

Enormous amount of mud will be dumped on the Demerara fishing grounds

News EditorJuly 11, 2022July 11, 202202 mins

Thank you for securing information from NRG Holdings Ltd. (SN 19 July 2022, ‘Extensive consultations’ held with fisherfolk prior to Demerara dredging activities – NRG Holdings).  I wonder if the sheer amount of mud to be dredged and dumped onto their traditional fishing grounds was explained by the company during the focus group meetings and…

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  • Janette Bulkan

Why is there no EIA for the dredging of the Demerara Ship Channel?

News EditorJuly 9, 2022July 9, 202202 mins

I have not noticed any comments in the local Press on MARAD Notice to Mariners number 113 (2022) dated June 28, 2022. This Notice defines a sea area of 119 square kilometres offshore from Plantation Best where the biggest of the oil field shore bases is being constructed, which will be deep-dredged up to the end…

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  • Chris Ram

EEPGL ignores tax provisions of 2016 Agreement in its 2021 financial statements

News EditorJuly 8, 2022February 5, 202409 mins

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 100 – July 8, 2022 Introduction By a strange coincidence, this 100th. column features the 2021 financial statements of Esso Exploration and Production Limited, the designated Operator and holder of a 45% interest in the Stabroek Block under the 2016 Petroleum Agreement. Esso…

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Deep dredging offshore, across traditional fishing grounds

News EditorJuly 7, 2022July 7, 202202 mins

As usual there has been no comment in the local Press on MARAD Notice to Mariners number 113 (2022) dated June 28, 2022. This Notice defines a sea area of 119 square kilometres offshore from Plantation Best where the biggest of the oil field shore bases is being constructed, which will be deep-dredged up to…

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