GCCI appeals to US Exim Bank to approve loan application for Gas-to-Energy Project

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has penned a letter to Reta Jo Lewis, President/Chairperson of the United States (US) Export-Import (Exim),...

Local Content Act will be amended to channel more benefits to Guyanese – VP...

Although the Local Content Act passed in 2021 has allowed Guyanese businesses to participate in the country's oil and gas sector, the government is...

Jagdeo rubbishes int’l report casting doubt on Gas-to-Energy project, reassures it is feasible

Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has strongly refuted the claims put forth in a recent report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial...

“Confirmation of Prospecting License Expiry: Insights from Vice President Jagdeo”

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has addressed inquiries regarding the status of the prospecting licence for the Kanuku block, overseen by Spanish oil company...

Open Oil to help Guyanese with tools to monitor Govt.’s spending of oil money

Founder of OpenOil, Johnny West is working towards connecting several civil society bodies in Guyana with the tools needed to help monitor the way...

Local environmentalists suspiciously quiet in face of oil spill in Caribbean waters

Dear Editor, There is a significant oil spill in Caribbean waters off the coast of Tobago, which should have galvanized our local environmentalists into action....

EPA reviewing ExxonMobil application for Yellowtail Project

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disclosed today that it is reviewing an application by ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) which...

PPP has nothing to do with compilation, release of the Global Witness report –...

Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo said today that his party – the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) – did not influence the report issued...

World Bank, IMF helping GRA on administering tax avoidance rules for oil sector

All governments face tax administration challenges. But some of these are the result of poorly designed systems that may not provide the tax agency...

We need to ensure much of the oil money is spent in Guyana –...

Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin recently noted that companies need to build local capacity in order to maximize the value of local content from...

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