Melinda Janki asks some pertinent questions about the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for ExxonMobil’s Liza Phase 1 project. She identifies ‘data deficiencies’ in the profiling of marine species, compares the EIA to the requirements stipulated in Guyana’s Environmental Protection Act and analyses the oil spill scenarios in the EIA against the benchmark the actual spill…
Quote: “This obnoxious, objectionable and invasive Petroleum Agreement starts and ends with Exxon’s Esso. Guyanese must not be ensnared by Exxon and our politicians who seem to be compromised in Exxon’s tentacles. Guyanese must be made to speak and act for the Guyanese people. Once we have the agreement renegotiated with Exxon; the other Oil…
Warren Buffet: “You cannot produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.” Agreeing to more oil agreements will not compensate Guyana for the unpatriotic Petroleum Agreement with Exxon, Hess and CNOOC. What we need is to renegotiate the June 27, 2016 Petroleum Contract – posthaste. Thus, the Stabroek News article dated March…
The previous column explored how the lack of economic research capacity might have contributed to the lopsided contract in favour of ExxonMobil. One misconception that is often expressed in various Guyanese quarters is observers like yours truly never worked in the oil industry, therefore, we do not know about negotiating a PSA-type oil contract. Indeed,…
The seas surrounding Guyana are under threat by big oil companies. We believe that the Government of Guyana is putting the natural world and our common home in danger. Our legal cases will help protect the ocean, biodiversity and the global climate system for the benefit of each one of us. The legal cases will…
The headline that caused me grave dismay was, ‘Exxon Contract ‒ Final –Harmon’, published in Stabroek News and dated February 23, 2018. On reading the headline, several thoughts overcame me: President Jagan would have absolutely rejected this contract; President Burnham would have never given away our birthright; Walter Rodney would never go against the people….
Chartered Accountant, Nigel Hinds said that ExxonMobil has been able to outsmart Guyana. He said that the company is now making Guyana pay it to exploit its resources when the company should be the one paying. Guyana is now hurrying to put measures in place to monitor and assess cost recovery claims. However, it has…
In order to capitalize on oil discovery here, the Government of Guyana must renegotiate the current petroleum agreement with ExxonMobil and its affiliates to reflect an increase from a two percent royalty to 10 per cent. This view was shared by Chartered Accountant, Nigel Hinds, who provided Kaieteur News with a detailed breakdown of opportunity…
An international firm will advise the Guyana Government on how to market the country’s remaining unassigned oil blocks, according to Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman. “Cabinet has determined that an international firm will be retained to guide and advise that process going forward,” Trotman told Sunday Stabroek. “A short-list of capable firms is being compiled…
Foreign companies often advocate the use of a “stability clause” in the quest for certainty of contractual provisions. This clause seeks to secure the oil contract and benefits therein for the oil operator, against future government action or changes in the law. Stabilization clauses freeze the essential provisions of the contract. Different countries have used…
