Retraction of 2020 guidelines will not affect EIAs – EPA assures

Candacie Brower-Thompson, EPA’s Senior Environmental Officer, addressing members of the public at a scoping meeting on July 9 for Guyana’s proposed gas-to-energy project. (Photo Courtesy OilNow) (OilNow) As public scoping meetings continue in Guyana ahead of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the US$900 million gas-to-energy project, some concerns have been raised about the move […]

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 regulatory requirements for flaring of associated gas offshore Guyana, in accordance with the EPA’s legislation. Due to technical issues offshore Guyana, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) […]

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 regulatory requirements for flaring of associated gas offshore Guyana, in accordance with the EPA’s legislation. Due to technical issues offshore Guyana, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) […]

ExxonMobil, subcontractors fined for minor hydraulic spills offshore

epa -EPA declares zero tolerance for lax procedures ExxonMobil and two of its subcontractors were fined three times this year for minor spills of hydraulic fluid in the offshore Stabroek Block and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it wanted to underscore zero tolerance for lax maintenance and procedures in light of the large risk […]