Press Releases

Press Releases issued by the Department of Energy

Ship Offshore Guyana
  • 08-Sep-2020
Statement by the Minister of Natural Resources Hon…

Greetings All, Fellow Guyanese, as Minister of Natural Resources with responsibility for the Petroleum Sector, it gives me great pleasure to announce Guyana’s 18th Offshore Oil Discovery at…

Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat
  • 27-Aug-2020
New tender for marketing of oil launched

The PPP/C government has scrapped the shortlist of 19 companies that had submitted proposals to sell Guyana’s portion of oil from the Liza-1 well and yesterday launched a new Request For Proposals…

Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat
  • 27-Aug-2020
Evaluation of Bayphase Payara review extended

– Natural Resources Minister says review should be completed this week The Government has agreed to an extension of a few days for the consultants evaluating the review done by British firm…

British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn (L) and Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, during a meeting on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, in Georgetown, Guyana. (Photo: OilNow)
  • 27-Aug-2020
Natural Resources Minister, British High Commissio…

(OilNow) Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat on Wednesday met with British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn, where they discussed a number of areas of collaboration including oil…

Meeting with Stakeholders to discuss the Payara Development Review
  • 15-Aug-2020
Minister Bharrat advances process to review Payara…

— meets with Canadian Consultant, relevant agencies (Ministry of Natural Resources) As the new PPP/C Government aims to ensure Guyana secures the best deal for its oil resources, the Minister…