Letter writer Mr. Hemdutt Kumar gets the award for his befitting portrayal of the recent Energy Conference as “a shrine to greed disguised as progress” and “A government that sells a global illusion while hiding local decay, masters of narrative, and merchants of vanity.” The programme boasted close to 100 speakers including 20 senior Government…
A high-calibre delegation from ExxonMobil, led by its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Darren Woods, is currently visiting Guyana. On the occasion of a welcome dinner for the visiting delegation, hosted by President Irfaan Ali on the evening of the 56th Republic Anniver-sary observance, Mr Woods unveiled a US$100 million programme to advance training in…
Income from new shallow-water blocks offshore Guyana versus Gulf of Mexico Minister Vickram Bharrat was pleased to remind the National Assembly during the second day of the Budget 2026 debates that Guyana had gained USD 22 million from ‘two recently signed petroleum agreements’ (https://dpi.gov.gy/ppp-cs-transparent-oil-management-sets-guyana-apart-from-coalitions-secretive-record-min-bharrat/). It was not clear from where the Minister found his USD…
Every man, woman and child must become oil-minded Part 176On 27th October 2017, a gentleman who I had never met asked, through a third party, to see me. It was unusual but I thought why not. After exchanging brief pleasantries, he disclosed that the 2016 Petroleum Agreement signed by the APNU-led Coalition included a signature…
The 2016 Stabroek PSA allows the operator, ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd. (EMGL) to deduct massive expenses against current production—including costs from unsuccessful exploration elsewhere (due to lack of ring-fencing). Because the contract permits up to 75% of oil produced, on a monthly basis, to be used to pay off these Recoverable Contract Costs, we show below…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 175 Today’s column concludes a two-part piece arising from comments made by ExxonMobil’s Chief Executive Officer during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call. When Darren Woods spoke of force majeure “pausing the clock,” he was addressing shareholders and the wider investment community, not the…
In Guyanese Creolese, the word ‘basiddey’ means ‘being in a state of mental disorientation or confusion, dazed, dumbfounded’. The oil giant ExxonMobil certainly seems to have acquired expertise in sowing a state of ‘basiddey’ in successive governments in Guyana. Relinquishing areas Last year, in early July 2025, the government announced that ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL)…
By Janette Bulkan and John Palmer The information sheet for the US national census and household survey in 2020 states briefly the objectives: ‘The Census provides us with data on the National, State, and Local levels that help define who we are as a nation and the makeup of the people that live in this country. Data…
On 31 January 2026, carried a story that exposes how surreptitiously Exxon seeks to draw every drop of blood – sorry, oil – from Guyana. The report once again brings the issue of force majeure sharply into focus. Force majeure is a contractual mechanism intended to grant additional time where performance has been genuinely and…
