Opinion
Ruling on Liza permit shows Exxon, EPA not above the law – int’l lawyer, Melinda Janki
Kaieteur News – International lawyer, Melinda Janki, told Kaieteur News that the ruling of the High Court, bringing Exxon’s Liza-1 environmental permit into conformity with the law, is very important because it shows that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and ExxonMobil are subject to Guyana’s laws.“That’s a win for the people of Guyana. This was…
Ruling on Exxon’s Liza permit sets precedent – Khusial
Kaieteur News – Darshanand Khusial of the Oil & Gas Governance Network (OGGN) has hailed the recent ruling of the High Court on the legal duration for ExxonMobil’s Liza Phase One permit as a good step, and an indication that Guyanese can make real positive changes.The challenge was brought against the environmental permit by former…
Disastrous Oil Deals for Guyana Must be Renegotiated – No Retreat no Surrender
Regardless of which political party is in power, the obnoxious and detestable 2% contract between the Government of Guyana and Exxon’s subsidiary and their partners is deemed to be unnegotiable by the government. Irrational and sad! As it is clear to anyone who is intent on negotiating a fair agreement for Guyana, basic common sense…
Guyana’s share of oil revenues will be a nightmarish low of 14.5% for many years to come
A prudent homeowner, who wanted to sell his house, would gauge what is a fair asking price by surveying the sale price for other houses in his neighbourhood. It would spin in his mind for years, if after the sale, he discovered that he had sold his house for a large discount to what a…
Raphael Trotman is yet to answer, and even to provide a reasonable explanation
“O, what a tangled web we weave…” The PPP/C, upon assuming office, has been convincingly trying to undo many of the iniquities of the former APNU+AFC, mostly revealing the level and scope of corruption, as well as the shortfalls in terms of economic development. The APNU+AFC has sold out Guyana to big oil. Raphael Trotman…
Approval of Payara project by PPP without trying to renegotiate contract for Stabroek block is a very sad event for Guyana
There seems to be some confusion around what was actually approved with Payara in recent days, or what it means. Simply, the approval of the Payara project (or development), which is the third project in the Stabroek Block, is not an oil agreement nor an improvement of an oil agreement, and does not improve the…
Please Sign: We Urge The Guyana Government To Renegotiate All Oil Contracts
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Crack the whip on Exxon contract like you did with CJIA project – OGGN urges President Ali
The Oil and Gas Governance Network (OGGN), a pressure group formed to advocate for prudent management of Guyana’s oil sector, is urging the President to renegotiate the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil, using the same alacrity with which he handled the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) renovation a week ago. The project…
The Government has decided to march to the beat of its own drum, ignoring all others, and is rushing to approve the permit for the Payara oil blocks, although they said they would not rush
The major newspapers have warned them. The major newspapers dedicate lots of newspaper space daily to educate the nation about oil. The international group Global Witness of London has warned them. The diaspora group Oil and Gas Governance Network (OGGN) has warned them. The IMF has warned them. The International think-tank Chatham House of London…