ExxonMobil’s Kimberly Brasington prepares to hand over reins
In the space of three years, Kimberly Brasington has become the face of ExxonMobil. She has engaged the media from time to time on...
Considerable Progress being made in development of Liza Phase One –ExxonMobil
The development of Liza Phase One is making considerable progress. In fact, several ministers, members of the diplomatic community and ExxonMobil’s contractors, assembled at...
Guyana’s draft Local Content policy lacks necessary foundation – Brazilian Expert
A Local Content Policy is one of the documents in the pipeline for Guyana. The document is supposed to ensure Guyana’s services and goods...
Govt. will audit ExxonMobil’s US$460M pre-contract costs-Min. Patterson
The coalition administration has every intention to audit the controversial US$460M pre-contract costs claimed by USA oil giant, ExxonMobil for exploratory works conducted from...
Govt. will “eventually” get to what qualifies as Local Content-Minister Harmon
The Government of Guyana is not in a position to say if it agrees or disagrees with ExxonMobil’s interpretation of what qualifies as local...
EITI is a great hypocrisy-Director of Oxfam America
In the last decade, there has been a growing need for improved transparency and accountability for revenues generated by extractive industries. The launch of...
We consider every cent we put into Guyana’s economy to be local content- Brasington
The development of local skills, the significant use of indigenous goods and services, and the transfer of technology are what constitute local content in...
Guyanese need legislative protection for local content – Ramson
“The state of affairs in Guyana regarding local content is becoming overwhelmingly disturbing. It was unfortunate enough that we were dealt a bad hand...
Any scaling-up of public investment should be done gradually- IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the Government of Guyana to be prudent in any attempt to increase public investment.
This recommendation was made...
ExxonMobil never did business with Ram and McRae-Chris Ram
While ExxonMobil boldly listed Ram and McRae as one of the companies that benefitted from its local content efforts during the first quarter of...
