Opinion
Questions that the moderator of the BBC programme may wish to put
My letter is directed at the BBC World Questions programme. If I understand correctly, the visit has been induced by the BBC noting that Guyana’s GDP per person is now high because of the export value of ExxonMobil’s offshore deep-water oil, a resource in excess of 11.6 billion barrels of oil and 13-16 trillion standard…
Winning the Powerplay Isn’t Winning the Match: The Gas Strategy Test Facing Guyana
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 fan of T20…
Guyanese will not fall for Exxon flashing US$100m considering the many indignities
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…
Oil and gas conference ducked critical issues, excluded opposition
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…
Before the Applause Fades: What Guyana Must Learn from Trinidad and Tobago’s Oil & Gas Trajectory
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…
ExxonMobil’s US$100M commitment to Guyana’s STEM education constitutes less than 1% of year 2024 taxes under a more equitable arrangement
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…
Guyana’s income from petroleum management compared with Gulf of Mexico and Pennsylvania
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 pipeline is not the point. Architecture is.
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…
Offshore Gas Is Not Oil With Different Chemistry
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…
When the Pipeline Is Ready but Development Is Not: Guyana’s Gas Moment Between Opportunity and Drift
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…