Statement by Guyanese Lawyer, Elizabeth Deane-Hughes: Newspaper: https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2023/11/18/citizens-continue-fight-to-quash-exxons-gas-pipeline-permit/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMjKDw4J3/ Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Got1VNepjrI
In the interview aired here, https://www.oggn.org/2023/11/02/oil-talk-with-oggn-guyana-episode-7-the-gas-to-energy-project-and-its-legal-challenges/ , the lawyer Elizabeth Deane-Hughes identified several problems related to Guyana’s Gas to Energy project: 1. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Failures: She criticized the EPA for not ensuring that the Environmental Protection Act was followed, highlighting a court case that found the agency acted contrary to law in the…
Kaieteur News on 13 April reported, ‘ExxonMobil, EPA a no-show again at Natural Resources Parliamentary meeting’ (https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2024/04/13/exxonmobil-epa-a-no-show-again-at-natural-resources-parliamentary-meeting/). Through your pages, I call on our elected parliamentarians and staff of the National Assembly to use the legal procedures to require both ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) and the EPA to obey the law of the land. Standing…
Kaieteur News – The decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exempt government’s 300 megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant from a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) shows a pattern of continued negligence by the government, towards the environment and health of its citizens. In an exclusive interview with Kaieteur News on Sunday, the specialist said the waiver…
Introduction Last week’s column provided additional data on the first of four features of Guyana’s recent oil and gas discovery; that is, its physical/geological configuration. The column amplified on three attributes: the geological make-up; its location offshore; and, the size or quantum of potential reserves. Today’s column amplifies on the second feature, namely, the project…
Yesterday, a Guyanese court issued a ruling in a judicial review action brought against the government and three companies — Esso (Exxon), Hess, and CNOOC Nexen — for failing to comply with the Environmental Protection Act. “Ironically, this ruling comes just as a new study shows the Deepwater Horizon disaster ten years ago had much farther-reaching (and still…
We have been assured many times by the petroleum companies here that they are operating according to international standards. These standards require inspectors to certify compliance with the standards. The Liza Destiny and Liza Unity have for some time now been operating over their safe design operating limits of 120 000 and 220 000 barrels…
