International Lawyer, Melinda Janki, has called on the President of the World Bank, Mr. David Malpass, to immediately investigate all contracts that fall under the US$20M Guyana Petroleum Resource Governance and Management Project. International Attorney-at-Law, Melinda Janki Her appeal to the World Bank President is premised on the fact that at least two ExxonMobil linked…
A day or two ago Mr Carl Greenidge dedicated about 14 minutes of his speech at the APNU campaign in Berbice to criticising an accomplished international anti-corruption NGO called Global Witness, and myself, Jan Mangal, a former adviser to President Granger on oil & gas. In my role as adviser to President Granger on oil…
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“Wildly uneven and unfair.” Those were the statements used recently by the United Nations boss. He wasn’t talking about Guyana’s Stabroek oil contract but COVID vaccine distribution. He cited that over 130 countries have not had a single dose of the vaccine, whereas 10 countries have administered 75% of all vaccinations. One of the main…
After months of evasion, the government today released the production sharing agreement with ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, EEGLP and the company’s local head, Rod Henson said that the the US$18m signing bonus was paid for the 10-year extension of the pact. See more here
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…
As interest in exploring unallocated petroleum blocks off Guyana’s shores increases, Government is seeking to revise the existing template of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) so as to “safeguard the rights of our nation to a fair share of resource wealth.” This is according to Minister of Finance Winston Jordan who told the National Assembly,…
It has been reported that approval of ExxonMobil’s Payara Development Project seems closer to fruition, as Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has confirmed that a draft licence is being discussed. Minister Bharrat was previously reported as saying, “Even though the PPP/C government may be desirous of granting the approval for ExxonMobil’s third development project…
I refer to the letter, `Why is Janki so opposed to the ExxonMobil deal?’ under the name of Clement Smith. I should have thought the answers to that question were already abundantly clear. I have repeatedly said that Minister Trotman’s behaviour was incompetent, irresponsible, naïve and foolish in the oil arrangement he agreed with Esso…
…Says this is necessary until Govt. can show what an oil spill could cost Guyana Article 149 J of the Constitution mandates that the Government shall protect the environment for the benefit of present and future generations. It is expected to do this through reasonable legislative and other measures designed to prevent pollution and environmental…
