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First oil marked by obfuscation and confusion

News EditorJanuary 3, 2020February 5, 2024010 mins

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 81 – January 3, 2020 Introduction This column should have continued my take on Local Content. I will defer this to a later piece so that I do not miss the very focus on this series: the Road to First Oil. Readers will…

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Local Content in two words – First Consideration

News EditorNovember 29, 2019February 5, 202409 mins

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 79 – November 29, 2019 Introduction The word is now out that long before the earlier planned date of First Oil, Guyana will witness the historic pouring of the first barrel of crude oil catapulting the small country of barely three-quarter million persons…

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Hess’ confirmation of payment of US$30 million raises serious red flags for Exxon

News EditorNovember 22, 2019February 5, 2024011 mins

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 78 – November 22, 2019 Introduction Mr. John Hess CEO of Hess Corporation disclosed that his company paid US$30 million for a 30% stake in ExxonMobil’s Stabroek Block. This revelation, publicised in the Kaieteur News on November 19, 2019, is sure to have…

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Throwing Around oil numbers

News EditorAugust 9, 2019February 5, 2024010 mins

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 73 – August 9, 2019 Introduction It has been a week of headlines in the petroleum sector. First out was Dr. Mark Bynoe who told the Stabroek News about Government’s plans to market its share of crude oil. This was followed by a…

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