Govt. puts hold on renewing contract of President’s Petroleum Advisor
It was on March 10, 2017 that the Government of Guyana hired Oil and Gas Consultant, Dr. Jan Mangal as the President’s Advisor on...
Transparency, Citizen Participation part of the antidote to governance curse –UN Official
With Guyana being approximately 20 months away from first oil, there is a race to get the necessary institutional and legal framework in order....
AG updates Toronto City Hall on Guyana’s Oil and Gas developments
Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams yesterday (June 14, 2018) updated
a high-ranking official of the Toronto City Hall, on developments being made...
Suspected gas explosion in Diamond as homeowner digs well
There has been a suspected natural gas explosion in the backyard of a forth street, Section A Block X, Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD)...
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...
