Opinion
Why is there no EIA for the dredging of the Demerara Ship Channel?
I have not noticed any comments in the local Press on MARAD Notice to Mariners number 113 (2022) dated June 28, 2022. This Notice defines a sea area of 119 square kilometres offshore from Plantation Best where the biggest of the oil field shore bases is being constructed, which will be deep-dredged up to the end…
EEPGL ignores tax provisions of 2016 Agreement in its 2021 financial statements
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 100 – July 8, 2022 Introduction By a strange coincidence, this 100th. column features the 2021 financial statements of Esso Exploration and Production Limited, the designated Operator and holder of a 45% interest in the Stabroek Block under the 2016 Petroleum Agreement. Esso…
Deep dredging offshore, across traditional fishing grounds
As usual there has been no comment in the local Press on MARAD Notice to Mariners number 113 (2022) dated June 28, 2022. This Notice defines a sea area of 119 square kilometres offshore from Plantation Best where the biggest of the oil field shore bases is being constructed, which will be deep-dredged up to…
Demand re-negotiation to fix contract flaws
Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh writes: I spoke about the flaws in the PSA at length at my Moray House talk three years ago. In fact, I tried to console the audience with a riff based on that old primary school poem, “If”. (SN July 5th). I don’t know what Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh said about…
Regardless of the number of wells explored Guyana’s profit share remains tied to 14.5%
By Stabroek News July 5, 2022 Dear Editor, I refer to a letter published in the July 3, 2022 Sunday Stabroek, captioned, ‘Depending on the amount of wells explored Guyana’s 14.5% take will increase at some point in the future’, and I would like to make a few observations. First, the writer states that, ’… Guyana’s…
Hiding the Terms of Reference for Uaru scoping will only increase suspicion that EPA is exempting vital environmental impacts
I attended the Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) public scoping presentation on the Uaru project 5.00-7.15 pm on Monday May 23, 2022, at the Umana Yana, Georgetown, Guyana. The only positive things I can say are that the presentation by EEPGL’s new man, Anthony Johnson, was clear, readable and concise, and the presenters…
Token GRA tax receipt helps Hess avoid paying taxes in the US
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 99 – July 2, 2022 Introduction In this Part 99, we address our attention to the 2021 audited financial statements of Hess Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (the branch) which despite its name, is in fact a branch of a Cayman Islands incorporated…
Objections & Related Questions re the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Esso Exploration and Production Limited’s (EEPGL) Gas to Energy Project
https://www.oggn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Objections-Questions-EPA-EIA-Gas-to-Shore-Pipeline-20220618.pdf
A fair equilibrium for Guyana’s profit share must focus on a New Production Sharing Agreement
By Stabroek News July 1, 2022 Dear Editor, Recently, I read a report prepared by SPHEREX Analytics, an accounting firm that produced the 2020 and 2021 financial statements for Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL). In the report, it is claimed that, ‘… Guyana’s share in profit and royalty is greater than the net…
Declare the daily production of oil and gas
Now we have the Senior Finance Minister asserting at the Guyana Anti-Corruption Framework training workshop, organized by the Ministry of Governance, that he firmly believes transparency and accountability are crucial in the fight against corruption. He is following the lead of his President, who always maintains their government is transparent. Well, let them tell their…