Every Man, Woman and Child must become oil minded – Column no. 169 Introduction Like some of my fellow commentators, I wanted to give the Ali Administration some space following the September 1 elections. In the campaign season leading up to the elections, candidate Ali promised to fix the problems plaguing the embarrassing and gross…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 23, 2025 Contact: Meaghan McCabe,(202) 224-2921 Whitehouse, Van Hollen, Merkley Probe ExxonMobil’s Guyana Offshore Oil Contract and the Company’s U.S. Tax Liability ExxonMobil may have used American taxpayer funds to subsidize its foreign oil production, which it does in partnership with a Chinese state-owned company Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI),…
Every Man, Woman and Child must become oil minded – Column 168 Petroleum and gas and supporting services make up 94% of the Mining and Quarrying sector which in turn makes up 70% of Guyana’s economy. Since 2021, it has been primarily responsible for the spectacular growth that has earned Guyana the distinction of fastest…
The 2016 Petroleum Sharing Agreement does not contain any Article on ring-fencing. Does this omission give the oil companies the rights to do just as they please? There is no Amendment or addendum that permits the oil companies to subtract unlimited exploration and drilling costs from the extraction and sales of crude oil. The 2016…
As of August 2025, there are now 4 deepwater oil operations in production, altogether capable of pumping 900,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) a day, or US$1.8 billion in oil revenue per month, at today’s oil prices. There have been repeated calls for these projects to be ring-fenced. To quote Christopher Ram’s definition of Ring-Fencing,…
Among the disclosures which ‘top miner’ Azeem ‘Junior’ Baksh made to journalist Travis Chase on 27 March 2025, and aired on 12 August 2025, (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3980217925561620) were his interactions pertaining to the Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Closed Areas Committee. ‘Closed Areas’ refer to lands hitherto held under large-scale Prospecting Licences that are progressively released by…
OGGN is making it simple for the next government to call for renegotiation of the 2016 Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) by writing the template that can be used by the government to initiate the renegotiation process according to the terms of the contract. Here is the letter: Alistair Routledge, President ExxonMobil Guyana Dear…
2025 Manifestos – This time it is the PPP/C’s Record on the Line By Christopher Ram On August 22, 2025 @ 2:01 am In The Road To First Oil | Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 167 Introduction The electorate in 2020 punished APNU+AFC for the lopsided 2016 Petroleum…
On 27 August 2023, the Guyana Chronicle reported on a Guyana Gold & Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) awards ceremony: ‘Among the distinguished awardees were: … Gold Target Export – Recognized as the leader among Top Gold Traders’. One of the photographs featured in the Guyana Chronicle report was of Azeem Baksh, of Gold Target Export,…
On July 2nd, 2025, Stabroek News published a letter from the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) disputing Chris Ram’s assertion that the 2024 financials for the Stabroek Block consortium (consisting of EMGL, HESS Guyana, and CNOOC Guyana) represent “a fundamental distortion that demands immediate investigation, attention, transparency and…
