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…
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…
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…
Introduction Out of what is widely acknowledged as a blatant violation of international law, the entry of United States forces into Venezuela has produced one piece of good news for Guyana. Whatever the legal controversy surrounding that intervention, its practical effect has been to neutralise Venezuela’s capacity to pursue its fanciful claim to the entire…
Deportees, Trump and the price of oil The Government of Guyana has announced that it has agreed to accept foreign deportees from the United States – persons who are not Guyanese nationals. The announcement was made calmly, almost casually – by one of the “family” – as if it were a routine domestic arrangement. There…
The Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) hereby seeks to add a degree of clarity to the public revelations concerning the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Guyana (GYEITI), and to expose the latest efforts of the GOG which appear to be geared to ensure the frustration of the aims and objectives of the GYEITI and…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 172 – October 23, 2025 Routledge deserves to go! Introduction Last week’s column described a statement made by Alistair Routledge, President of Exxon’s local subsidiary, as “blatantly misleading.” As I begin today’s column, let me quote another statement he made at the same…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded (Column 171) Introduction Readers will recall Column # 170 dealing with the request by three U.S. senators to ExxonMobil seeking information on the company’s tax arrangements under the 2016 Petroleum Agreement. Their direct concern is whether the U.S. treasury is subsidising Exxon’s operations in Guyana…
Introduction This column takes up from last week’s discussion on the September 23 letter from US Senators Whitehouse, Van Hollen and Merkley to Exxon’s Chairman, Darren Woods on tax credits claimed in his company’s tax returns in the USA. As a reminder, that letter arose out of some sterling efforts and representation by OGGN, a…
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…
