When the Strategy Changes Midstream: Who Pays for What Is Left Behind?

Article 7, Part II …Guyana’s changing gas picture shows why strategy must adapt without turning today’s assumptions into tomorrow’s liabilities By Anthony E. PaulSenior Energy Governance, Policy & Strategy Advisor; formerly Director of Geology and Geophysics, Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Energy; Amoco Trinidad and BPTT Manager responsible for Exploration and Appraisal / Gas Field…

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Five petroleum questions for the Budget debate

Meetings, announcements and committees are not delivery. None of the five petroleum questions below is adequately answered yet. The Budget debate gives Ministers an opportunity to supply the missing commitments and evidence. By Anthony Paul In an earlier article, “Looking for revenue in all the wrong places?”, I introduced a Petroleum Sector Budget Scorecard: questions…

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Article 6, Part I: Before the Second Pipeline: Guyana Needs a Gas Portfolio, Not Just More Projects

Before Guyana decides how much infrastructure to build, it needs an independently understood picture of what gas will be available, when, and under what reservoir constraints 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. By…

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When Oil Value Moves: Lessons from Trinidad for Guyana’s Petroleum Future

ARTICLE 2 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. The Next Value Moments: Relinquishments, Farm-Ins, Transfers and Sales Guyana must watch not only production, but every point where petroleum value changes hands. Most public…

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When Oil Value Moves: Lessons from Trinidad for Guyana’s Petroleum Future

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. Introduction Guyana’s petroleum future…

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Guyana Gas Development Policy: The Critical Importance of a Technical & Commercial Base

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. Throughout this series, my intention…

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