PHASE 1 CRUDE LIFTING PROCESS- COMPANY TO PURCHASE IDENTIFIED
(Georgetown, Guyana) December 24, 2019: Phase 1 of the Department of Energy’s announced two step crude marketing process is close to completion. The Department of Energy (DE) had previously announced a two-phased approach to lifting and marketi [...]
Norway releases $9.1B final payment for Guyana
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 23, 2019) The Kingdom of Norway has released $393.4M Norwegian Kroner or G$9.1B to the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund, administered by the World Bank for disbursement to Guyana for approved projects. This was confir [...]
ExxonMobil makes 15th oil discovery offshore Guyana at Mako-1 Well– Dr. Bynoe
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 23, 2019) Director of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, today, announced that United States oil company ExxonMobil and its partners Hess International and CNOOC International have made their 15th oil disco [...]
Former President Desmond Hoyte laid foundation for sustained economic growth, environmental stewardship -President Granger at 17th Death Anniversary Commemoration
Georgetown, Guyana - (December 22, 2019) President David Granger, this morning, remembered the late President Hugh Desmond Hoyte as a true patriot, whose policies laid a firm foundation for sustained economic growth and environmental stewardship in G [...]
Government in Action: Preserving Guyana’s culture – Christmas
Guyana has always had a strong spirit of diversity and inclusion. People of different ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds have blurred the lines of isolation to create traditions that embody the uniqueness of Guyana’s culture. The celeb [...]
Ministry of the Presidency condemns Opposition Leader’s spurious utterances during North American outreach
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 20, 2019) The Ministry of the Presidency firmly rejects and condemns the dishonest, malicious and wicked remarks reportedly made by former President Bharrat Jadgeo, now Opposition Leader, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo during [...]
Historic oil production begins offshore Guyana – Dr. Bynoe
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 20, 2019): United States oil company ExxonMobil and its co-venturers Hess and CNOOC have begun oil production offshore Guyana ahead of schedule and less than five years after the discovery of hydrocarbons in comme [...]
Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the occasion of the declaration of National Petroleum Day 2018.12.20
Guyanese, I shall issue a proclamation declaring 20th December as ‘National Petroleum Day.’ The proclamation will remind us of our duty to protect the country’s patrimony and to ensure the sustainable management of finite hydrocarbo [...]
Youth must prepare for a life after oil -President Granger at first Youth Empowerment Summit
Georgetown, Guyana - (December 20, 2019) President David Granger, last evening, urged a large gathering of young people to equip themselves with the requisite skills and knowledge to advance Guyana’s development beyond the life of the petroleum [...]
President Granger pardons two females for Christmas
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 20, 2019) President David Granger, pursuant to Articles 188, 189 and 190 of the Constitution, has pardoned two female prisoners who were serving sentences at the New Amsterdam Prison. The Presidential Pardon takes [...]