Opinion
President Ali must not take the people for granted, arrogance of Ministers would not be tolerated
President Ali’s promises of being results-oriented, and promises of transparency, efficiency, and accountability are very refreshing and inspiring. The PPP has come to power with enormous goodwill from people locally and from many people, countries and international organizations abroad. Everybody was cheerleading and rooting for the PPP. The whole world was arrayed against the PNC…
De real deal has not yet been sealed
Dem Boys Seh… Seventeen (17) Guyanese-born professionals from America calling fuh renegotiation of de contract wah was signed between ExxonMobil and the Soulja Bai government. Dem boys been calling long time now for dis and dem boys glad fuh see dat other people now realizing how dem oil company outsmart de Hap-New-Hay- Eff-See government.Dem 17…
We urge President Ali to renegotiate the contract for the Stabroek Block
We congratulate Dr Irfaan Ali on becoming the 9th Executive President of Guyana. In the history of our nation, this is a transformational moment given our recent discovery of an abundance of energy resources. What he does over the next few years will set the direction of Guyana for decades. We were elated when on…
17 in Diaspora demand comprehensive review of oil sector
– Resolve discrepancies in pre-contract costs– Probe cost anomalies between Liza 1 & 2– Review taxes paid by Guyana for oil companies– Review unspecified interest rates on oil companies’ loans– Improve weak environmental standards– Regulate amount of oil being produced A group of 17 civil society professionals in the diaspora are calling on President Irfaan…
Why sell in a market crash? Especially, when the resulting proceeds are inaccessible Govt.
The Stabroek Block was described as, “an extraordinary world-class asset” in a recent investor conference call by John Hess. He then goes on to state that, “Nothing competes with it in the industry”. Mr Hess was making his comments during a recent investor call which included analysts from some of the world’s biggest investment banking…
EPA needs to stop granting ExxonMobil permits in absence of critical info on flaring – Int’l Lawyer
International Lawyer, Melinda Janki has expressed alarm that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted two permits to American oil giant, ExxonMobil even though its Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) lack critical information on the harmful effects of flaring. [from left] International Lawyer, Melinda Janki and EPA Director, Dr. Vincent AdamsIn those documents which Exxon submitted to…
Petition: HELP US STOP EXXON’S FLARING OF BILLIONS OF CUBIC FEET OF GAS IN GUYANA’S OFFSHORE OILFIELDS
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…
Guyana broke its own laws to facilitate Exxon’s flaring – Int’l Lawyer
According to the nation’s laws, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is mandated to protect the environment for the benefit of present and future generations through measures designed to prevent pollution. In spite of this, the EPA still granted to ExxonMobil, a permit, the language of which is so ambiguous, that the oil giant is allowed…
Illegitimacy, sanctions attract corrupt business partners in oil sector – transparency advocates
Former Petroleum Advisor to the Granger Administration, Dr. Jan Mangal and University of Houston Instructor, Tom Mitro, are in agreement that an illegitimate government suffering from the imposition of sanctions can easily attract members of the petroleum underworld. These experienced consultants posit that a country in such a weakened state is likely to give almost…