July 2020

Melinda Janki

EPA needs to stop granting ExxonMobil permits in absence of critical info on flaring – Int’l Lawyer

News EditorJuly 25, 2020July 28, 202001 mins

International Lawyer, Melinda Janki has expressed alarm that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted two permits to American oil giant, ExxonMobil even though its Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) lack critical information on the harmful effects of flaring. [from left] International Lawyer, Melinda Janki and EPA Director, Dr. Vincent AdamsIn those documents which Exxon submitted to…

Darsh Khusial

Petition: HELP US STOP EXXON’S FLARING OF BILLIONS OF CUBIC FEET OF GAS IN GUYANA’S OFFSHORE OILFIELDS

News EditorJuly 24, 2020September 24, 202002 mins

You may share the petition by email by copying this link: http://www.oggn.website/help-us-stop-exxons-flaring-of-gas-in-guyanas-offshore-oilfields/ Flaring is when natural gas is burned off in process of extracting oil. This practice is performed when oil companies are in a rush to extract the more lucrative oil resource. Since starting oil production in December 2019, ExxonMobil’s subsidiary Esso Exploration and…

Melinda Janki

Guyana broke its own laws to facilitate Exxon’s flaring – Int’l Lawyer

News EditorJuly 24, 2020August 15, 202003 mins

According to the nation’s laws, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is mandated to protect the environment for the benefit of present and future generations through measures designed to prevent pollution. In spite of this, the EPA still granted to ExxonMobil, a permit, the language of which is so ambiguous, that the oil giant is allowed…

Melinda Janki

Melinda Janki discusses flaring with the head of Guyana’s EPA

News EditorJuly 24, 2020August 15, 202001 mins

Jan Mangal

Illegitimacy, sanctions attract corrupt business partners in oil sector – transparency advocates

News EditorJuly 20, 2020October 3, 202001 mins

Former Petroleum Advisor to the Granger Administration, Dr. Jan Mangal and University of Houston Instructor, Tom Mitro, are in agreement that an illegitimate government suffering from the imposition of sanctions can easily attract members of the petroleum underworld. These experienced consultants posit that a country in such a weakened state is likely to give almost…

Jan Mangal

Companies like Rystad Energy want Guyanese to be happy collecting peanuts from ExxonMobil – Dr. Mangal

News EditorJuly 17, 2020October 3, 202001 mins

If there continues to be delays in giving ExxonMobil the green light to begin developing its third project, the Payara in the Stabroek Block, Guyana stands to lose significantly. This picture was painted recently by Rystad Energy, a Norwegian research company. In its latest assessment of Payara, Rystad reminded that once developed, Payara is expected…

Jan Mangal

All post-election contracts must be rescinded – Former Presidential Advisor

News EditorJuly 15, 2020July 28, 202001 mins

Former Advisor to the President, Dr. Jan Mangal, yesterday said that all contracts made in the four months of post elections have to be rescinded, as they were rushed and were not signed for the benefit of the people. He was, at the time, commenting on a revelation by this newspaper that Minister of Finance…

What is EPA’s evacuation plan and/or advice when citizens suffer from hazardous effects of chemicals of unknown origins?

Renegotiations, referendums and reality – response to Ram & McRae’s Survey

Dominic Gaskin has joined with the consortium against Guyana

Is Exxon implying that its engineering skills permits its deep-water oil extraction at speeds in excess of the safe working limits?

DPI did not issue a correction of the erroneous mention of 18,000 Guyanese on oil rigs

Survey shows overwhelming support for renegotiation of Petroleum Agreement

EPA needs to stop granting ExxonMobil permits in absence of critical info on flaring – Int’l Lawyer

Petition: HELP US STOP EXXON’S FLARING OF BILLIONS OF CUBIC FEET OF GAS IN GUYANA’S OFFSHORE OILFIELDS

Guyana broke its own laws to facilitate Exxon’s flaring – Int’l Lawyer

Melinda Janki discusses flaring with the head of Guyana’s EPA

Illegitimacy, sanctions attract corrupt business partners in oil sector – transparency advocates

Companies like Rystad Energy want Guyanese to be happy collecting peanuts from ExxonMobil – Dr. Mangal

All post-election contracts must be rescinded – Former Presidential Advisor

Melinda Janki talks to XR