(Kaieteur News) – When the Government of Guyana (GoG) inked its first major energy deal with ExxonMobil, it agreed that the corporation would not pay taxes to the State, a provision often widely criticised, but instead of ensuring history did not repeat itself, the government in yet another major energy deal allows the contractor not...

..seeking additional US$250M to complete project By: Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – While Guyanese citizens endure back-to-back blackouts and the government scrambles to rent emergency generators, executives of Lindsayca- the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) contractor- travels in luxury, flying weekly out of Georgetown on a private jet, costing Guyana US$70,000.Daily News Digest The financial extravagance was recently...

…accuses Govt. of inflating country’s projected energy demands to justify project (Kaieteur News) – The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Thursday raised an alarm over the ballooning cost of the Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project which continues to be executed in secrecy by the government of Guyana (GoG). “When first announced, the public was told that...

…as deadlines slip again (Kaieteur News) – Five years after the Guyana Government embarked on the construction of the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project, Prime Minister, Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips said it now 68 per cent complete. As head of the energy sector, the PM on day one of the consideration of estimates and expenditures for the...

(Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana is engaging the contractor for the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project on a revised timeline, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat said on Friday. Speaking at an event in Georgetown, the minister stated, “We would have indicated in the past that we’re very concerned about the delay. It’s not something...

By Stabroek News November 10, 2025 Last updated: 10:24AM Justice Nicola Pierre has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted illegally and outside of its powers when it granted an environmental permit to Global Oil Environmental Services Guyana Inc (GOES) to operate an oil and gas waste management facility in Coverden without first receiving...

…demand answers on possible massive tax evasion in America Kaieteur News – Three United States (U.S) Senators on Tuesday wrote to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ExxonMobil, Darren Woods about the company’s tax arrangements in Guyana. The company, in joint venture with CNOOC and Hess (now Chevron), were contracted by the Government of Guyana...