News-clippings diplomacy

News-clippings diplomacy

“Maduro had in his possession, several volumes of documents, containing information on the 2016 ExxonMobil PSA and the various reports by citizens claiming that ExxonMobil is robbing Guyana of its oil and gas resources”, says AG Nandlall (SN Letters, Dec 17th). I don’t understand how Maduro can use these mostly [news-clippings] to pressure ExxonMobil to…

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With no ring-fencing Guyanese are denied their rightful share of the oil revenues

With no ring-fencing Guyanese are denied their rightful share of the oil revenues

President Irfaan Ali ring-fencing is an important concern that has engaged the attention of the Guyanese people; but Guyanese policymakers do not want to take any action to establish ring-fencing in each of the oil projects that are currently extracting and exporting oil from Guyana.  When there is no ring-fencing, the people of Guyana are…

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An alternative PSA model

An alternative PSA model such as the Gross Split Model eliminates contested areas in current contract

It has been eight years since large oil reserves were discovered off the shores of Guyana, but the nation has only reaped a measly 14.5% of total oil revenues since oil production or more accurately oil extraction started in 2019. The remaining 85.5% have been captured by foreign oil companies. In fact, the Stabroek Block…

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Fair Equilibrium for Profit

A fair equilibrium for Guyana’s profit share must focus on a New Production Sharing Agreement

By Stabroek News July 1, 2022        Dear Editor, Recently, I read a report prepared by SPHEREX Analytics, an accounting firm that produced the 2020 and 2021 financial statements for Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL). In the report, it is claimed that, ‘… Guyana’s share in profit and royalty is greater than the net…

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