Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded This was Published on June 21, 2021 Introduction This column which last appeared on April 17, 2020, is returning for a short series. It will feature the 2020 financial performance of the three companies which signed a petroleum agreement with the Government of Guyana for…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 87 – June 11, 2021 Introduction With appreciation to the editor-in-chief of Stabroek News, this column which last appeared on April 17, 2020, is returning for a short series. It will feature the 2020 financial performance of the three companies which signed a…
Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Part 76 – September 6, 2019 Introduction For some time, questions have been raised about the royalty provisions in the 2016 Agreement under which Trotman/Greenidge/Granger partially signed away the birthright of all Guyanese past, present and future. This short column seeks to identify both…
Introduction This is the case for renegotiation of the Petroleum Agreements between the Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil (“Guyana-Exxon agreements”). In my article dated 8 December 2017[1], I wrote extensively on the nature and types of stability clauses and their pros and cons. Most notably, what the Model Petroleum Contract describes as a Stability Clause…
