This introduction by Isabelle de Caires to a recent Moray House Trust presentation sheds light on how our history hangs over us. She makes the case that now with oil we are again in a wearing sense of deja-vu. https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/the-shadow-of-this-history-hangs-over-us.pdf
Both the PNC and PPP came to power through “crossover voters” in 2015 and 2020, and hung by a thread of a one-seat majority. In 2011, the PPP was a minority Government by one seat. In politics now, the “crossover” voters matter for any party to win an election! What the PNC and PPP need…
I offer the following clarifications to apparent misunderstandings by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali in his encounter with BBC ‘Hard Talk’ journalist Stephen Sackur (KN, ‘Bring it in – President Ali’s seminal defence of Guyana’s road map’, 01 April 2024) and by General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo in his weekly Press encounters (DPI, ‘Guyana will remain a…
Major Guyanese newspapers have been exposing numerous issues surrounding the oil contracts. One positive change, as a result of their relentless efforts, was having the Ministry of Natural Resources publish Guyana’s oil lift data. Additionally, it appears that the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) reviews have had some impact because a new website has appeared…
It must be obvious to everybody, except the most deluded, that the APNU+AFC coalition did not win the election held on 2nd March. If APNU+AFC had won, Mr Mingo the returning officer would have verified the official Statements of Poll and tabulated the results openly and transparently as demanded by all of the other political…
You are warmly invited to join us for a Moray House Trust panel and discussion: Title: Oil, Gas and the Environment: a reviewSpeakers: Dr Vincent Adams, Frances Carryl (EPA) and Melinda JankiDate: Thursday 9th June 2022Time: 3.00 PM Guyana/ NY/ Toronto …
Introduction Today’s column concludes the discussion on fiscal break-even prices for crude oil, introduced three weeks ago on November 13. To recall, that topic was introduced under the rubric of a broader one: on the cost-price relation, which might emerge in Guyana’s coming time of oil and gas production and export (possibly around 2025). Readers…
While some of our politicians divide our people by inciting racial riots, Exxon is laughing all the way to the bank, wallowing in enormous profits from the first oil well called Liza 1 in Guyana. Exxon is seeking approval for a new oil well called Payara in the Payara oil block. Despite all the experts…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 69 – July 15, 2019 Introduction The Public and Government Affairs Advisor of ExxonMobil Ms. Janelle Persaud has disclosed to the press that its subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has applied for its Petroleum Prospecting Licence for the Canje Block…
