Feb 12, 2023
…Gas-to-Energy project… – EPA approval already given By Davina Bagot Kaieteur News – The Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project has been criticised by members of the Opposition as well as transparency activists for not only drowning in secrecy but also proven viability. The latter may be more of a concern now that ExxonMobil has said it is...
Feb 09, 2023
Gas-to-Energy Projects… – If deals not made public, ask Govt. why? – Int’l Group urges Kaieteur News – For countries blessed with significant natural gas reserves, capturing those resources for use via gas-to-energy projects are often times, an obvious option for consideration. But the manner in which contracts governing these projects are framed can have...
Feb 06, 2023
Four years later… …Patterson says Guyana now at the mercy of oil company Kaieteur News – As Guyana scales up its oil production activities and begins revelling in revenue from its newfound natural resource, the country has been struggling to keep up with the oil company’s spending. Failure to keep watch on this crucial sector...
Feb 05, 2023
Kaieteur News – For more than two years, Vice President (VP) Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has condemned every voice that dared to remind him of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) government’s promise to renegotiate the lopsided Stabroek Block contract. He out rightly rejected the notion that the party ever made such utterances. A 2019 interview...
Jan 30, 2023
GY$43.3 billion allocated for natural gas power plant, natural gas liquids plant, transmission lines
Last Updated on Monday, 30 January 2023, 18:45 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government intends to spend GY$43.3 billion on the construction of the gas to energy power plant, natural gas liquids plant and the transmission lines, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said Monday. During consideration of the estimates of the 2023 National Budget, Mr Phillips,...
Jan 25, 2023
SCHLUMBERGER EITHER GOES OR BE JAILED, SAYS HOUSTON RESIDENTS FOLLOWING HIGH COURT RULING
Jan 23, 2023
– says Caribbean people “deserve better jobs, safer streets, quality healthcare” Kaieteur News – New President of the Inter-American Development Bank, Ilan Goldfajn said that he sees Latin America and the Caribbean as contributing to help solve some of the biggest global challenges, including food insecurity and the need for clean energy. During his inaugural...
Jan 16, 2023
Kaieteur News – Environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) done without engagement of members of society should be rejected outright. These ESIAs are often undertaken to satisfy regulatory requirements rather than to arrive at a true and comprehensive picture of the array of possible impacts of a project. In the 1960s and 70s, there were...
Jan 16, 2023
By: Davina Bagot Kaieteur News – For decades, successive Governments have kept quiet on Guyana’s petroleum sector, an issue which the present ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) administration must take responsibility for. This is according to Mr. Fredrick Collins, Head of the Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI), a local watchdog body that advocates for good...
Jan 14, 2023
Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali on Thursday witnessed the signing of a contract between the Guyana Power and Gas Inc. and Engineers India Limited (EIL) for the provision of Consultancy Services for the Wales Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) facility as well as the 300 megawatt (MW) power plant. These two facilities are components of...