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  • Jun 09 2021
Media Statement – GoG welcomes 20th Offshore Oil Discovery

As Minister of Natural Resources with responsibility for the Petroleum Sector and on behalf of the Government of Guyana, it gives me great pleasure and honour to announce Guyana’s 20…

  • Jun 08 2021
Guyana looking to establish beneficial ownership register

Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat has revealed that the Government is moving to create a beneficial ownership register.

  • Jun 07 2021
Exxon resumes exploration drilling at Canje Block, Repsol kicks off survey at Kanuku

(OIlNow) Exploration drilling in the Canje Block offshore Guyana continues at the Jabillo-1 prospect located approximately 261 kilometers offshore.

Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat (centre) in conversation with ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge (L), Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn (R) and University of Guyana Vice Chancellor Prof. Paloma Mohamed, at the opening of the Saipem Offshore Construction Facility on June 5, 2021, in Georgetown. (Photo Courtesy OilNow)
  • Jun 06 2021
Guyana oil minister calls on investors to work with locals

(OIlNow) To ensure all stakeholders benefit from Guyana’s lucrative oil and gas sector, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat urged current and prospective investors to work with locals

President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali at the Saipem facility launch in Georgetown
  • Jun 06 2021
President threatens to change local content policy to guarantee Guyanese opportunities

President Irfaan Ali on Saturday threatened to change  the local content policy if foreign companies continue coming to Guyana to offer services such as logistics, transportation similar se

  • Jun 06 2021
Guyana’s leverage to be boosted with gas to shore – President Ali

(OilNow) A significant reduction in the cost of electricity is not the only benefit that will be accrued from the Guyana government’s multi-billion-dollar gas-to-shore project slated for Wales o

A tag being placed on the Liza Destiny FPSO fuel meter by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards. The tag protects and maintains the integrity of the system.
  • May 31 2021
Guyana regulators internationally trained to measure crude lifts

Guyana’s multi-billion-barrel hydrocarbon discoveries and the start of oil production operations have seen institutions playing being trained to monitor and regulate a sector that was practical

Vice President, Hon. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo
  • May 22 2021
Exxon to pay US$1.3M for excess flaring –Vice President

Vice President, Hon. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo today said the Government expects to rake in about US$1.3 million in fees from ExxonMobil for excess flaring.

  • May 13 2021
EPA Issues a Modified Environmental Permit to EEPGL for the Liza 1 Project

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wishes to advise that the Environmental Permit for the Liza 1 Development Project, Offshore Guyana, was recalled and modified to include specific regulato