Motion – Liability Insurance Coverage for Spills submitted to the National Assembly by David Patterson

Motion – Liability Insurance Coverage for Spills Whereas Oil production offshore Guyana is expected to increase rapidly from its current rate of 120,000 barrels per day (bopd) to close to 1 million bopd, with the number of FPSOs increasing over 10 times by 2026; And Whereas worldwide offshore oil production operations show a high likelihood…

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The President should clarify whether Civil Society’s critique of his gov’t disturbs either its ‘One Party Guyana’ or ‘One Guyana’ vision

President Ali is a good man and our duly elected President, who can end up being a great leader. Our AG, a “maybe” future presidential candidate and the smartest man in Guyana, is a national hero, and defender of our democracy. Who can forget his role as a “Guardian of Democracy” during the five months…

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BOOT illusions and Amaila

The build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) financial arrangement has been used around the world to fund important infrastructure in partnership between government and private investors. In this financing model, the private investor upfronts the initial investment cost and expects to be repaid over some time period. The investor has an expected rate of return before underwriting the project….

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Exxon had agreed in writing to full liability coverage but PPP/C halted finalisation

I have followed with deep interest, the recent warranted upsurge in public outcry from experts and affected populations of all walks of life in Guyana, the Region, and other international communities calling for full insurance coverage in the event of an oil spill. However, there appears to be some confusion, misinformation, and missing facts in…

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Rough Estimate of Gas in Guyana-Suriname Basin

US Geological Survey – ‘Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Central and South America’ USGS Fact Sheet FS-037-01, March 2001 Guyana-Suriname Basin – total undiscovered resources with ‘fully risked estimates’ – Gas – trillion cubic feet – 7.035 at 95% confidence level, 36.802 at 50% confidence level, 95.909 at 5% confidence level, arithmetic…

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Appeal against the Non-Destructive Testers Limited (Guyana) Inc. Environmental Impacts Screening Report

Appeal against the Non-Destructive Testers Limited (Guyana) Inc. Environmental Impacts Screening Report – – Storage of Sealed Radioactive Sources,to be located at Lots 1 and 2, Thuiste Te Coverden, East Bank Demerara Guyana By Penelope Howell  https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/epa-penelope-howell-20220222.pdf

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