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EPA appeals High Court ruling for unlimited guarantee for ExxonMobil’s subsidiary clean-up; Nandlall says money is priority

Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has appealed a High Court decision that orders that regulatory agency to instruct ExxonMobil’s Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) to take out an unlimited parent company guarantee and/or unlimited liability affiliate company guarantee to finance the cost of any chemical pollution. “I’m informed that the EPA has already filed their appeal and other ...

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ExxonMobil Guyana considering “next steps” after High Court orders “unlimited guarantee” for pollution impact; AFC, Jagdeo differ on insurance

ExxonMobil Guyana on Friday said it was mulling the way forward after a High Court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce an “unlimited guarantee” of funds to deal with pollution from its offshore Liza 1 field. “We are reviewing the court’s decision and evaluating potential next steps,” the company said in a statement. Attorney General Anil Nandlall has ...

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CGX finds high quality oil offshore Guyana but uncertain about commercial quantity

CGX Energy, a Canadian company, has announced that has discovered high quality oil at the Wei-1 well offshore Guyana, but there are no clear indications if the amount of oil will be in commercial quantities as drilling continues. “A comprehensive logging campaign in the Maastrichtian interval indicated the presence of medium sweet crude oil of 24.9 API. Downhole fluid analysis ...

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High Court orders Environmental Protection Agency to ensure ExxonMobil has unlimited liability for pollution; Govt to appeal decision

Guyana’s High Court on Wednesday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to compel ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), to take out an unlimited parent company guarantee and/or unlimited liability affiliate company guarantee to finance the cost of any chemical pollution. The EPA has 30 days on or before June 10, 2023 to do so. If this ...

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Real Estate agents’ associations asked to comment on draft Real Estate law

Real estate agents were Tuesday urged to submit recommendations to improve a draft law titled the Real Estate Bill 2023 that will seek to ensure realtors comply with the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering of Financing Terrorism (AMLCFT) regime, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said. “The Attorney General invited comments from the local real estate bodies on how the draft may be ...

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US Senator says Pres Ali was annoyed US blocked loan to GYSBI; US vows to push back on Chinese investments

United States Senator Tim Kaine has said that President Irfaan Ali was upset that that country had blocked an Inter-American Development Bank  (IDB) US$180 million loan to Guyana Shore Base Inc (GYSBI) because its operations were dedicated to the oil and gas sector and even cautioned that China could provide financing “with no strings attached.” Recalling a meeting with Dr ...

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Liza field natural gas to be guaranteed for 20 years under extended licence

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said the licence for the Liza reservoir project would be extended to ensure that natural gas is available for Guyana’s gas to shore electricity and natura gas liquids plants for 20 years. Mr Jagdeo told a news conference that the decision to extend the licence followed the completion of the field development plan for ...

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Govt ditches offers to buy Marriott Hotel- Jagdeo

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said it has rejected all of the offers by private investors to buy the State-owned Marriott-branded hotel because the prices that have been offered are too low. “We will not proceed with any of the bids because they we believe that they are too low based on the value of that asset asset now ...

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GTT-WANSAT satellite internet service to boost health care delivery, education, border security

GTT, Inc. (GTT), a leading provider of technology services in  Guyana and WANSAT Networks Inc. (WANSAT), a Guyanese-owned Internet Service Provider with  a focus on providing satellite broadband connectivity to rural and hinterland areas have announced  the launch of their partnership “Connectivity Anywhere”, a new satellite internet service. GTT says  the fast, affordable, and reliable connectivity to rural and hinterland ...

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