Compensatory Claims to Bankrupt Guyana

Compensatory claims by our Caribbean island friends for oiled beaches would bankrupt Guyana

Our angelic lawyers and appellate judges are debating in medieval terms whether ‘assurance’ or ‘insurance’ or ‘full liability coverage’ or ‘complete indemnity’ can all sit on the head of a pin.  Meanwhile, let us consider why we need such security instruments.  Since the PEMEX oil spill at the Ixtoc-I well in the Gulf of Campeche…

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ExxonMobil argues that shareholders should reject resolution

ExxonMobil argues that shareholders should reject resolution #10 because it contains dubious claims

Dear Editor, ExxonMobil will have its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday May 31st, 2023. During this meeting, shareholders will vote on a number of resolutions raised. These resolutions were outlined in its 2023 Proxy statement, a copy can be found here: https://investor.exxonmobil.com/company-information/annual-reports-proxy. Shareholder resolution #10 is concerned with Guyana and seeks additional reporting on worst-case spill…

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Insurance vs assurance

Insurance Is Not Assurance

Dear Editor,               In recent letters to the press, Robin Singh, a person who is yet to apologise for publicly labelling me and some members of civil society treasonous, is peddling more illogic. He seems to have now awakened to the concept of ‘unlimited’, as in parent company guarantee (PCG). It was already there to be…

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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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Govt. should be mindful of its disregard for rule of law in oil sector

What you could see daytime about oil, doan look fuh at night with fire stick

By Stabroek News  August 10, 2022        Dear Editor, Permit me to respond to a letter dated August 6, 2022 written by Joel Bhagwandin, Financial Analyst, captioned,’ Guyana poised to earn close to US$5b annually when the four approved oil platforms are producing concurrently’. In that letter, it is stated that,’ Professor Hunte failed to cite…

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Renegotiate contract

Adding new FPSOs which reduces the economic life of the Stabroek Block is a premise for renegotiation of Exxon’s contract

By Stabroek News September 21, 2022        Dear Editor, In a SN article dated 8/15/2022 and captioned, ‘Guyana set to receive 12 lifts of profit oil for 2022 – Ministry’, it is reported ‘…that the expected total production of oil in 2022 is 93.6 million barrels of oil… (from which) …Guyana will get an estimated 12…

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