GuyOil remains most improved State Owned Enterprises with $2.8B revenue increase

The Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) Limited remains the most improved State Owned Enterprise with $2.8B in revenue increase at June 30, 2018. This is...

Govt.’s Green Paper on Natural Resources Fund takes Guyana back to square one –...

Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, is not impressed with Government’s Green Paper – “Managing Future Petroleum Revenues and Establishment of Fiscal Rule and...

WPA endorses Prof. Thomas’ call for US$5000 pay out from oil proceeds to poor...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA), recently endorsed the call made by Professor Clive Thomas to make some of Guyana’s petroleum money directly available to...

US$460M pre-contract cost not audited due to lack of capacity-Jordan

The controversial US$460M pre-contract costs that ExxonMobil has charged Guyana is yet to be audited. And while Finance Minister, Winston Jordan is aware of...

“No evidential basis” for cash payouts from Petroleum revenues – Granger

President David Granger today said that there is “no evidential basis” for the suggested cash payout to households from the expected Oil and Gas...

Citizens should receive portion of oil money but on conditions-Jagdeo

Economist, Professor Clive Thomas’s suggestion that government should consider annual cash transfer of $1Million (US$5000) to poor households when oil starts pumping, has generated...

Finance Minister disagrees with cash handouts to citizens from oil wealth

Teach a man to fish and he can feed himself for a lifetime. Give him one every other day, he will remain dependent. This maxim...

Former Natural Resources Minister wants Exxon Foundation to review initiatives to be funded with...

Former Natural Resources Minister, Robert Persaud, has written to the Exxon Foundation requesting that a review be done on the planned investment areas that...

ExxonMobil’s third drillship headed to Stabroek basin

ExxonMobil has added a third drillship to its Guyana basin with the Noble Tom Madden to join the Stena Carron as the oil major...

Judicial independence, respect for human rights critical to success of Guyana’s oil sector-CCJ President

The independence and proper resourcing of the judiciary, respect for human rights, among other factors, will be crucial to the success of Guyana’s burgeoning...

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