As petroleum adviser, most of my time was spent challenging proposals and strategies of some high-level gov’t officials

On the 18-Jun-2018 the Kaieteur News indicated that Dr Jan Mangal (petroleum adviser to the President from Mar-2017 to Mar-2018) recommended the investigation of the award of petroleum blocks which occurred under the previous government.  Then a few days later on the 22-Jun-2018 the Kaieteur News ran an article which suggested Dr Mangal was criticising…

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All contracts for natural resources should be published

Keeping information from the public only results in distrust and contracts for all of the country’s natural resources should be published,  says Government’s Petroleum Advisor Jan Mangal. “The signing bonus and all revenues should be disclosed.  There are no pros for non-disclosure, only cons,” Mangal told Stabroek News in response to questions posed on the…

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Focus on the oil revenue

…Petroleum advisor urges citizens Government’s Petroleum Advisor Dr Jan Manga believes that Guyanese need to have realistic expectations of the impending oil-and-gas industry and urged that focus be placed on infrastructural development and investing the revenue from the resource on the citizens. Speaking with reporters Wednesday, Dr Mangal said with news of the oil finds,…

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‘Can’t bare all’

…Gov’t insists full release of Exxon contract has wide implications MINISTER of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman said government has been advised by external advisors and lawyers that it should not release the full contract with United States (U.S.) oil giant, Exxon Mobil, noting that a number of extenuating and external issues are being attended to,…

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Oil above politics

…Petroleum adviser says oil-and-gas policies must transcend election cycles THERE is need for Guyana to enforce legislation, policies and regulations in the emerging oil-and-gas sector that cannot be easily influenced by politicians, presidential adviser on Petroleum Dr Jan Mangal told reporters on Wednesday. Dr Mangal, who has a Doctorate in Offshore Geotechnical Engineering from the…

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