You extracted from a press release by the Office of the Vice President in your article ‘APA withdraws from Carbon Credits appeal process’ (SN October 30, 2023). The Vice President’s Office is yet again misleading the people of Guyana by implying that the National Toshaos Council (NTC) has authority to surrender control to the Guyana…
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…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 111 – October 27, 2023 Introduction Today’s column continues with a review of Chapters IV and V of Mr. Trotman’s book. In Chapter IV – Interactions with Exxon and the other Companies, Trotman relates his several meetings with representatives and officials of oil…
Here are 14 questions and answers generated from the summary text: Answer: The main topics discussed were radioactive material and other hazards from oil production. The speakers focused on issues around a radioactive calibration facility operated by Schlumberger (Slumber J) in Houston, Guyana and the lack of proper environmental impact assessments and monitoring. Answer: The…
Q1: What was the topic of Mr. Ram’s recent column in the Stabroek News? A1: Mr. Ram started his column again in Stabroek News with the message that every man woman and child in Guyana must become oil minded. Q2: What type of audit did Mr. Ram say the agreement between Guyana and ExxonMobil provides…
Dear Editor, The protection of the public from untruths, half-truths, misrepresentations, and distortions dictates that I make an exception to my unwillingness to engage in any place or in any capacity. As shown in the examples set out in this letter, multiple-part responses in the print and social media to repeated assertions about financial shenanigans…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 110 – October 20, 2023 Introduction Today’s column begins the review of Trotman’s book From Destiny to Prosperity – the names of two of the first three Floating Storage and Production Offshore vessels (FPSO) in the petroleum operations conducted by the Contractors in…
1. Q: What kind of audit was conducted on ExxonMobil’s costs? A: It was a ministerial audit required by Guyana’s 2016 petroleum agreement. 2. Q: What costs were audited? A: ExxonMobil’s pre-production costs from 1999 to 2015. 3. Q: How much in costs did the audit find were ineligible for cost recovery? …
