May 01, 2026
Every man, woman and child must become oil-minded Part 176 On 27th October 2017, a gentleman who I had never met asked, through a third party, to see me. It was unusual but I thought why not. After exchanging brief pleasantries, he disclosed that the 2016 Petroleum Agreement signed by the APNU-led Coalition included a...
May 01, 2026
Dear Editor, We write to highlight the continued failure of the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address our grave concerns and objections to continued oil exploration activities in the offshore marine environment of our beloved nation. On February 2, 2026, objections to the exemption of an EIA for Total...
May 01, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Amid renewed concerns about the likelihood of oil and gas exploration and production activities onshore in the Rupununi Region, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat said that Cataleya Petroleum Inc was given the greenlight by government to engage residents.Daily News Digest Bharrat told Kaieteur News Sunday, that government is aware of the...
May 01, 2026
Disclosures on the Gas-to-Energy project By Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana (GoG) was forced to pay up approximately US$82 million to the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) contractors, Lindsayca-CH4 Guyana Inc. after losing the arbitration filed by the consortium.Daily News Digest Guyana was represented at the arbitration hearing by a local lawyer and an...
May 01, 2026
Disclosures on the Gas-to-Energy project (Part 2) By: Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – When Lindsayca – supposedly an American energy company – landed an almost billion -dollar contract in Guyana to construct a Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) facility and 300 -megawatt (MW) power plant, the entity was bankrupt, faced with several lawsuits, over allegations of...
May 01, 2026
…massive delays, corrupt executives, overpriced services milking Guyana’s treasury (Kaieteur News) – With shaky financing masked with an American flag, two Venezuelans quietly made their way into Guyana, taking virtual control of the nation’s treasury through a deal that landed the consortium almost unlimited access to funds to complete a disastrous gas project mired in...
May 01, 2026
By Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – As Guyana races to establish itself as a modern petro-state, the apparent lack of vetting regarding the individuals managing its most piece of critical infrastructure ever pursued presents a glaring contradiction.Daily News Digest In this article, Kaieteur News exposes the tainted track record of the Project Director, Ruben Figuera...
May 01, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – The Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) contractor is seeking an additional US$250M to complete the controversial project which is unlikely to meet its 206-year end deadline.Energy infrastructure development Lindsayca Development LLP in its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 revealed that talks were ongoing with the Government of Guyana (GoG) to...
May 01, 2026
(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...
May 01, 2026
..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...