Darsh Khusial
Proposed questions for the BBC’s World Questions debate on Guyana’s political and economic future
Dear Editor, According to a BBC press release, https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/world-questions-guyana, it was announced that on Tuesday, March 10, BBC World Questions will travel to Guyana to debate the nation’s political and economic future. The discussion will focus heavily on Guyana’s vast oil and gas reserves. Panelists will include Dr. Ashni Singh, Minister of Finance, and Ms. Tabitha…
2022 EMGL INCOME Statement in USD
From EMGL’s Alistair Routledge on Oct 13th, 2025: “…And you’ll recall that prior to 2023 we were not making profits here in Guyana. So there were no tax credits from that….”, see https://www.stabroeknews.com/2025/10/14/news/guyana/us-taxpayers-not-subsidising-exxons-operations-here/ Judge for YOURSELF: In USD using an exchange rate of 210.50. Financial Statement ESSO EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION GUYANA LIMITED (GUYANA BRANCH) STATEMENT…
Total revenue of US$43.5 billion under different expense scenarios
Stacked Expense Bar Chart Total revenue of US$43.5 billion under different expense scenarios
Guyana’s Crude Oil Extraction Value (2020-2024)
Crude Oil Extraction Value by Year Crude Oil Extraction Value (2020-2024) $43.5B Total Value 1,590% Growth (2020-2024) $18.0B Peak Year (2024)
ExxonMobil Guyana Limited – Tax Expense from 2020 to 2024 (USD$)
ExxonMobil Guyana – Income Tax Expense Report 2020-2024 USD$ ExxonMobil Guyana Limited Income Tax Expense Analysis • 2020-2024 Income Tax Expense Summary USD$ Year Income Tax Expense (USD) 2020 $0 (no tax expense) 2021 $0 (no tax expense) 2022 $284,813,567 2023 $662,906,474 2024 $1,248,000,000 Total (2020-2024) $2,195,720,041 Visual Analysis Income Tax Expense Progression Key Insights…
Total Oil Extracted from 2020 to 2024
Guyana’s Oil Extracted (2020-2024) Crude Oil Extracted (2020-2024) Year Volume (‘000 barrels) Value (US$ Million) 2020 26,605 1,064.1 2021 42,213 2,975.5 2022 101,051 9,853.8 2023 141,657 11,581.5 2024 224,708 17,993.2 Total 536,234 43,468.1 Crude Oil Trends (2020-2024) Crude Oil Export Trends (2020-2024)
Oil Companies: Income Tax Expense (2020-2024)
Income Tax Expense Bar Chart Income Tax Expense Comparison (2020-2024) Note: Total Oil Companies Tax Expense was US$5,230,524,082.00 whereas Guyana’s total income was US$6,275,194,950.97
Guyana Oil Income vs Oil Companies Profit (2020-2024)
Guyana Oil Income vs Companies Profit Guyana Oil Income vs Oil Companies Profit (2020-2024) Total Guyana Income $6.28B 2020-2024 Total Companies Profit $29.00B 2020-2024 Profit to Revenue Ratio 4.6:1 Average 2020-2024 Key Insights: Both Guyana’s oil income and companies’ profit have grown significantly from 2020-2024 Oil companies’ profit consistently exceeds Guyana’s income by a factor…
2024 Stabroek Block: Guyana’s missing US$4.2 billion profit share
Pie Chart 2024 Stabroek Block: Guyana’s missing US$4.2 billion profit share US$2.6b received US$4.2b missing Guyana Actual Take: US$2.6 billion (14.6%) Guyana’s Profit US$2.2b and Royalty US$0.4b Guyana’s Missing Profit: US$4.2 billion (23.6%) Remaining Revenues: 11.0 billion (61.8%) Total 2024 Revenues: US$17.8b & Pre-tax profit: US$12.9b