Recently, the World Bank, using the Gross National Income (GNI) per capita measure, reclassified Guyana as a high-income country. GNI is the sum of all income earned by a country, irrespective of where the income was earned. The justification for this elevation into the highest GNI category is largely based on the impact of foreign…
Utilizing data reported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Bank of Guyana (BoG) and Kaieteur News (KN), I will show that EEPGL has already recouped their investment; that they are earning significant profits; and that Guyana’s share will remain at meager levels for our non-renewal resource, unless the PSA is renegotiated. According to the…
Dear Editor, Reference is made to your article captioned ‘Exxon’s subsidiary registered $577b profit in 2022’ (SN 6/18/23) and I would like to make a few observations. First, the published data in this and another article (https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/ 2023/03/09/the-average-cost-per-barrel-of-oil-produced-by-exxon-is-questionable-unacceptable/). show that EEPGL has been able to extract a total of 168.8 million barrels of oil during…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 100 – July 8, 2022 Introduction By a strange coincidence, this 100th. column features the 2021 financial statements of Esso Exploration and Production Limited, the designated Operator and holder of a 45% interest in the Stabroek Block under the 2016 Petroleum Agreement. Esso…
