Chris Ram's Articles

Is expenditure on Esso’s Ogle Office recoverable contract cost?

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 104 – March 10, 2023 Introduction Following a question raised in the National Assembly by Opposition MP Mr. Ganesh Mahipaul, ExxonMobil’s Country Manager Alistair Routledge, emboldened by his increasingly comfortable relationship with the PPP/C, reacted to Mahipaul by declaring that the approximately US$160…

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This undefined capital expenditure can end up being a ploy to hide the real oil profit due to Guyana

This undefined capital expenditure can end up being a ploy to hide the real oil profit due to Guyana

By Stabroek News October 11, 2022        Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to Joel Bhagwandin’s letter in SN of October 8th, captioned, ‘The overall objective of the PSA is to obtain a higher profit share after fully recouping investment costs’; but before doing so, I would like to recommend that Joel Bhagwandin take some finance…

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EEPGL and auditors should explain why total revenue is included in the PSA’s cost function

EEPGL and auditors should explain why total revenue is included in the PSA’s cost function

By Stabroek News October 4, 2022       Dear Editor, In the EEPGL contract, it is specified that Guyana will receive in the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), 50 percent of the profits, after EEPGL extracts upfront, and without Guyana’s prior review of the cost, 75 percent of the total revenue as cost. This proportional linkage between total…

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