Guyanese being trained to accept a culture in which only Gov’t has right to information
A month ago, a letter writer in the Guyana Chronicle made false claims upon which he accused me and other members of civil society of being treasonous and betraying the country. I enclose the link to that letter (see below writer’s name), which was also published in the Guyana Times. I wrote a response, which…
Guyana should negotiate for more of the premium oil price
When Guyana’s oil contract was signed in 2016 world market prices per barrel averaged $65. All indications today are that future prices (next 5 -10 years) may average $110. The portion of higher average price ($110 minus $65 = $45) can be called the Russia-Ukraine war premium. Who gets to keep most of the $45…
GPL is caught in an inefficiency trap
The hidden costs of the gas-to-power projects are slowly bubbling up: GPL has to find 50 MW of heavy fuel oil generation; and they are looking for some other company to deliver seamless connections without transmission and distribution problems. GPL is caught in an inefficiency trap, because it still only aims to deliver electricity at…
Govt. more concerned about making money than safeguarding environment – former EPA boss
The former head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams believes that the government has assumed leadership of the regulator body, as the agency no longer has its own authority but rather operates on instructions. Former EPA Boss, Dr. Vincent Adams In fact, Dr. Adams argued that the administration is presently more interested…
Appeal to CARICOM to consider transboundary risks to Caribbean coasts from ExxonMobil’s oil fields offshore Guyana
https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/OGGN-CARICOM-20220408.pdf
One year later, the FPSO operations cannot be monitored for lack of critical and continuous data
At the beginning of the Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) Stakeholder meeting 10 am on Friday Feb 12, 2021, CEO Alistair Routledge said they wanted to be transparent and accountable. And they took the trouble to invite Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI), of which I was an executive member. Later in the meeting…
A civil society response to Robin Singh
To: The Guyana Times Dear Editor, Your letter writer Robin Singh either cannot comprehend the language used by concerned members of civil society, or he is pretending to be environmentalist, for he accuses us of the following [in GT 2022-04-04]: “To ask Barbadian PM Mia Mottley to shut down the oil-and-gas sector before it delivers…
Guard against ‘watered down’ language that weakens oil and gas insurance rights – former EPA boss warns
Former head of the local Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams, has warned that Guyana must safeguard itself against what he described as “watered down language” that could possibility weaken the country’s abilities to hold oil companies operating in the Stabroek Block, from fully accepting their responsibility in the unfortunate event of an oil…
Yellowtail production license gives away leverage for renegotiation
Today’s front page story in SN showing Minister Bharrat handing over production license for a fourth oil well to Exxon’s Guyana president Alistair Routledge, giving up yet more leverages to demand renegotiation – should give cause for alarm to the Guyanese people. It is simply giving Exxon license to cheat the Guyanese people of Fair…