Opinion
The authors of the EPA’s GtE EIA replaced arithmetic with political assertions
S.11 (5) of Guyana’s Environmental Protection Act declares that every environmental impact assessment shall contain the following information: – (b) an outline of the main alternatives studied by the developer and an indication of the main reasons for his choice, taking into account the environmental factors. One therefore expects to find studies of the alternatives…
OGGN advocacy is about rule of law, environmental protection and citizens’ best interests above that of oil companies
On February 15, 2023 Stabroek News reported that President Ali seemed to conclude that the renegotiation of the Stabroek Oil contract would lead to a halt in production. On March 6, 2023 Kaieteur News stated that, “Guyana’s top political leaders have likened local advocates championing a better deal for citizens as hypocrites”. There is a…
Court decision in Glenn Lall’s court challenge to tax provisions in 2016 Petroleum Agreement
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 103 – March 3, 2023 Introduction On 22 February 2023, the Guyana High Court handed down its decision in the action brought by newspaper publisher and crusader Glenn Lall. The action was filed on 22 January 2022 naming the Attorney General as the…
Is expenditure on Esso’s Ogle Office recoverable contract cost?
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 104 – March 10, 2023 Introduction Following a question raised in the National Assembly by Opposition MP Mr. Ganesh Mahipaul, ExxonMobil’s Country Manager Alistair Routledge, emboldened by his increasingly comfortable relationship with the PPP/C, reacted to Mahipaul by declaring that the approximately US$160…
I was accosted by three intimidating men at the gas-to-energy civil works’ landing site
Further to the various public pronouncements about the gas to energy (GtE) pursuant to the Environment Permit (EP) granted to EEPGL, on behalf of the Stabroek Block Partners, and also pursuant to the publications on the gas to power published by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s website inter alia, I decided to do…
Fmr. EPA Head exposes Jagdeo’s deception
Kaieteur News – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has over time repeatedly lambasted former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for signing the worst permit, that authorized the development of the country’s first producing oil field—Liza I. In fact, the former Head-of-State, now Vice President, over time proffered publicly that it was his administration that would…
Are fishermen to be simply ‘collateral damage’ to the oil companies and contractors?
Please allow me to respond to ExxonMobil Guyana’s Media Advisor, Kwesi Isles, who you quoted in your article ‘Surveys in Demerara River approved by EPA for pipeline works – Exxon’ in KN on March 01, 2023. I appreciate that the capital-intensive nature of the petroleum sector forces a ‘hurry, hurry’ approach, exacerbated in Guyana by…
GUYANA CANNOT ENJOY EITI MEMBERSHIP ON ITS OWN TERMS
What is in danger of being lost in the furore surrounding the temporary suspension of Guyana’s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) is that unless the Government mends its ways, it is courting more serious sanctions. Recognizing that the ultimate authority in the EITI is the Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) is the critical issue at stake. A…
MARAD notices indicate these surveys have already started apparently without EPA authorisation
Has anyone asked the fish or fishermen? MARAD notice number 30 (2023) published on February 24 is for 8 months of geotechnical and geophysical surveying in the vicinity of the Demerara Main Ship Channel near Plantation Best and covering 70 square nautical miles. MARAD notice number 31 (2023) published on February 22 is for 5…
Letter from MSG-Civic of the GYEITI
The following is an Open Letter to the President of Guyana sent electronically and as printed letter. We are writing this Open Letter on behalf of the Civic component of the Multi-Stakeholder Group in order to set the record straight concerning Guyana’s suspension from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). Judging from the opinions attributed…