This undefined capital expenditure can end up being a ploy to hide the real oil profit due to Guyana

This undefined capital expenditure can end up being a ploy to hide the real oil profit due to Guyana

By Stabroek News October 11, 2022        Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to Joel Bhagwandin’s letter in SN of October 8th, captioned, ‘The overall objective of the PSA is to obtain a higher profit share after fully recouping investment costs’; but before doing so, I would like to recommend that Joel Bhagwandin take some finance…

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EEPGL and auditors should explain why total revenue is included in the PSA’s cost function

EEPGL and auditors should explain why total revenue is included in the PSA’s cost function

By Stabroek News October 4, 2022       Dear Editor, In the EEPGL contract, it is specified that Guyana will receive in the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), 50 percent of the profits, after EEPGL extracts upfront, and without Guyana’s prior review of the cost, 75 percent of the total revenue as cost. This proportional linkage between total…

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GECOM should seriously consider adopting electronic voting for any future elections in Guyana

Guyana’s General Elections of March 2, 2020, were marred by irregularities during the vote counting process, which led to a recount supervised by CARICOM. Subsequently, election petitions were filed at the Guyana’s High Court, which still await final resolution. Now have a look at Brazil, our neighbour to the south covering 49% of South America’s…

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A gas pipeline in the ocean is a tempting invitation for mischief from rogue states 

The circuit breaker box controls the electrical energy in your house. Electronic devices in your house ranging from microwaves to televisions would be reduced to ornaments if the circuit breaker box malfunctions. This critical box is installed in your house, not on your street. You wouldn’t want criminals to easily disable the lights and alarms…

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The assets of Esso Guyana will be insufficient to cover the costs of a major oil spill

The assets of Esso Guyana will be insufficient to cover the costs of a major oil spillLast year, Afghanistan bodies were falling off American jets, filled with Americans, as the planes accelerated up into the sky. Those images depict how quickly America will abandon a country that appears financially worthless to it.If we have a…

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Chris Ram's Articles

There is a precedent for renegotiating the 2016 Petroleum Agreement. Time for this Government to show some spine  

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 101 – September 16, 2022 More than three years ago, and even before the first barrel of oil was produced, the 2016 Petroleum Agreement signed by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana limited (Esso) and Hess and CNOOC, its Joint Venture partners, concluded its…

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Mr. Routledge must sign Parent Company Guarantee as mandated by EPA permits

I follow with daily frustration, the widespread misunderstanding of Full Liability Coverage which is being misconstrued as full liability insurance. There is no such thing as “full liability insurance”, since it is unrealistic for any insurance company to underwrite such a large sum. Thence, it was most painful to watch our Honourable Ministers argue against…

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