Darsh Khusial

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…

ExxonMobil’s donations to support COVID-19 programmes in Guyana appear to be the first donation of its kind outside America. The oil major has operations in more populous countries like Brazil (210 million people) and Mozambique (30 million people) but has not made any public announcements of donations to those countries. Yes, it signals our oil…

Many of the world’s oil producers have recently agreed to cut back oil production by 10 million barrels a day. The world is in quarantine mode. Demand for oil has dropped significantly. If demand drops and supply stays the same, then the law of demand and supply would tell us the price of a commodity…

Over the last few weeks, Exxon has been busy reassuring its shareholders they will receive their dividend cheques and donating meals and cash to those in need in New Mexico and Texas. This signals where Exxon’s priorities lie, in terms of those who benefit from the profits of its operations, and it is clearly not…

The Coalition has been plying a narrative, over the last few years, that we should accept the atrocious oil deal with Exxon because the US would help defend the company and our country against Venezuelan aggression. But it is now hard to contemplate that the coalition believed its own rhetoric. Given its recent defiance of…

There are many tricks the salesman has studied to close a lucrative deal. These range from projecting a sense of authority; playing the reciprocation game; and creating a sense of urgency. In the negotiations with the oil companies, we have fallen prey to these social psychology tricks. We need to recognise these tricks to avoid…

The oil companies appear to be pressuring the government to approve the Payara project. Before we proceed with any more approvals, we should clarify mathematical anomalies between Liza Phase 1 and Liza Phase 2 that may save us billions of US dollars; verify the pre-contract costs; hire qualified people and create the institutions/regulations so we…

The humble fruit vendor selling at Bourda Market understands the difference between price and value. She grasps the value of her golden apples and sweet mangoes. She prices them at or above their fair value. She knows the prices of inferior produce and how far potential customers would have to travel to purchase her quality…