Opinion
Pres. Ali ‘hijacked’ the term “energy balance”
I am an energy technologist who has conducted energy audits and surveys. The term ‘energy balance’ used to be reserved for applications of the 1st law of thermodynamics (also known as the law of conservation of energy). I succeed as an energy auditor when I reconcile the amount of energy supplied with the amount of energy used…
Independence, Sovereignty and Exxon
The Road to First oil: Every Man, Woman and Child Must Become Oil-minded – Column 184 May 9, 2026 Independence, Sovereignty and Exxon One day after the nationalisation of the bauxite industry, then President Forbes Burnham observed that Independence gave Guyana a new flag and wardrobe, but “not a new economy.” Fifteen years later, during…
End the Tax and Oil Profit Giveaway
In keeping with the 2016 PSA, Article 15.4, the published reports by the consortium (EMGL, Chevron and CNOOC) for the period 2020 to 2024 show that Guyana paid from its oil receipts US$5.2 billion in taxes for the consortium (KN https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/2026/04/26/oggn-writes-berkshire-hathaway-inc-on-chevrons-guyana-operations/). Published reports also show that for the period 2020 to 2024, Guyana only received US$6.3…
Dutch Disease Avoided. The Resource Curse Has Arrived.
Road to First Oil: Every Man, Woman and Child Must become Oil Minded – May 2, 2026 Column 183: Dutch Disease Avoided. The Resource Curse Has Arrived. The Thirteenth Parliament of Guyana, elected on 1st September 2025, has held three business sessions in eight months. And that figure is generous. It includes the Budget and…
Open letter to EIA /Acorn International (Consultants) re experience at the EIA meeting at the Umana Yana on Tuesday 28th April, 2026 pursuant to launch of Longtail Project
30th April, 2026 The Management Acorn International Dear Acorn, Re: Open letter to EIA /Acorn International (Consultants) re experience at the EIA meeting at the Umana Yana on Tuesday 28th April, 2026 pursuant to launch of Longtail Project I wish to thank the organizers for inviting me and helping to satisfy the legal requirements which…
The Prime Minister’s unlawful invitation for US millions
Column 182 (Part 2 – April 25, 2026): The Road to First – Every Man, Woman and Child Must Become Oil-Minded Introduction Some research carried out this week revealed that the big investment offered Guyanese into the Gas Bottling and Logistics Company in which the Office of the Prime Minister has invited interest of US$1Mn…
ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, Chevron, and CNOOC Employ Two-Pocket Accounting to Squeeze Guyana’s Profit Share by US$9.1 Billion
In a recent KN Article (https://kaieteurnewsonline.com/2026/04/19/exxon-and-partners-profits-soar-to-us29b-in-5-years-while-guyana-received-us5-4b-in-50-50-partnership/), it was pointed out that during the period 2020 to 2024, Guyana’s share of profit oil, which should have amounted to 50 percent of total profit (Article 11.4, 2016 PSA), was far less than expected. In fact, instead of Guyana receiving US$14.5 Billion, Guyana only received US$5.4 Billion, a shortfall of…
The Prime Minister’s unlawful invitation for US millions
The Road to First Oil – Every Man, Woman and Child must become oil-minded. Column 181 (Part 1) Introduction Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips has served in military uniform at the highest level in the country. And now serves at the second highest level in civilian society. Those offices are often identified with personal virtues like…
Solar power vs. expensive Gas-to-Energy project
The Kaieteur News editorial of Saturday April 11 on the Aurora Gold Mines (AGM)[i] solar farm displays current evidence of my advocacy of solar power instead of the expensive Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project, which enriches foreign investors and contractors. 12 years ago, I set up a small home solar power system, which still supplies…
Of Windfalls, Unwelcome Interventions and Waning Sovereignty
Christopher Ram’s Road to First Oil: Every Man, Woman and Child must become oil-minded Column 180 – Of Windfalls, Unwelcome Interventions and Waning Sovereignty With President Trump’s Israeli-led War on Iran triggering a dramatic rise in oil price, there have been calls for a windfall tax on the American led consortium that owns the hugely…