The incomparable columnist and master of our lingo, GHK Lall, and my esteemed Oil & Gas Governance Network (OGGN) colleagues deserve high praise for their recent shining of light on the real story behind the grandiose US$100 ($10 MM annually for 10 years) gift to Guyana’s Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) programme. As someone…
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…
By Anthony Paul, Senior Energy and Strategy Advisor and former Director of Geology and Geophysics at the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Energy The editor created these infographics for understanding, but Anthony Paul has not validated them. They may lack technical precision, but they remain a useful resource for general readers. Every rising petroleum state…
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…
The editor created these infographics for understanding, but Anthony Paul has not validated them. They may lack technical precision, but they remain a useful resource for general readers. Part II in this series – examines Guyana’s gas moment through a wider institutional lens: At the Energy Conference, ExxonMobil signaled it is ready to move quickly…
The editor created these infographics for understanding, but Anthony Paul has not validated them. They may lack technical precision, but they remain a useful resource for general readers. We’ve recently published the first article in a new series examining offshore gas development in emerging producer states. Discovery is the easy part. Development — especially in…
By Anthony Paul, Senior Energy and Strategy Advisor and former Director of Geology and Geophysics at the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Energy. The editor created these infographics for understanding, but Anthony Paul has not validated them. They may lack technical precision, but they remain a useful resource for general readers. For much of the…
The editor created these infographics for understanding, but Anthony Paul has not validated them. They may lack technical precision, but they remain a useful resource for general readers. On Friday, the US Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the issuance of two general licences that allow Shell and BP to proceed with…
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…
