Tag: Guyana

Friday, September 17th 2021 - 15:53 UTC
Guyana physicians warned against unethical advise regarding COVID-19 vaccines

Guyana's Medical Council has warned that doctors who denigrate the COVID-19 vaccination drive are “unprofessional and dangerous” in addition to being “constitutionally unethical.”
Monday, February 8th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Under pressure from Beijing, Guyana cancels contacts with Taiwan for a trade office

Guyana has retreated from an agreement with Taiwan for the island to establish an investment office in the former British colony in South America. Beijing described Guyana's decision as “a mistake that must be corrected”, and it was.
Friday, January 29th 2021 - 08:42 UTC
Hess Exploration investing heavily in its Guyana oil offshore operations

The Hess Exploration company is betting strongly in the opportunities of its Guyana operations. With a 30% interest in the Stabroek Block, it has allotted more than 80% of its capital and exploratory budget of US$1.9 billion for 2021 to its offshore blocks.
Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 09:26 UTC
US openly supports Guyana: joint coast guard exercise and visit of top Navy commander

The United States is doubling its support for Guyana in the territorial dispute with Venezuela, another flank in Washington's campaign to force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro out of power.
Monday, December 7th 2020 - 09:04 UTC
ExxonMobil will concentrate its growth ambitions in Brazil and Guyana

ExxonMobil expects Brazil and Guyana will be key drivers for the company’s growth ambitions in the future, as the US super-major looks to concentrate the bulk of exploration and production development activities in the two South American nations, apparently leaving aside the shale deposits in Argentina.
Wednesday, October 28th 2020 - 09:06 UTC
Guyana extends Noble Corporation drillship rig contract 6,5 years to August 2030

Noble Corporation plc's ultra-deepwater drillship Noble Tom Madden has received about 6.5 years of additional contract term under the commercial enabling agreement (CEA) with ExxonMobil for work offshore Guyana.
Wednesday, October 7th 2020 - 09:02 UTC
Brazil purchases some 225,000 tons of rice from US, India and Guyana

Brazil has negotiated the purchase of 225,000 tons of rice from the United States, India, and Guyana, which are expected in the country during the second half of October and November.
Monday, October 5th 2020 - 09:58 UTC
Guyana's big profits dreams crushed by the pandemic and the “resource curse”

By Amy Myers Jaffe (*) – This year was supposed to bring great things for Guyana. ExxonMobil discovered massive oil deposits off the South American country’s Caribbean coast in 2015, and Guyana sold its first cargo of crude oil this February. As production ramps up, its first stage offshore wells were projected to produce 750,000 barrels a day by 2025, tripling the size of Guyana's economy, from US$ 3,4 billion to US$ 13 Billion.
Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 - 08:29 UTC
Chinese embassies in Suriname and Guyana accuse Pompeo of smearing Beijing

China's embassies to Suriname and Guyana accused US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of “spreading rumors” and “smearing” Beijing, after Washington's top diplomat criticized Chinese companies during a four-stop South America tour.
Friday, September 18th 2020 - 09:36 UTC
The attraction of oil: first ever US Secretary of State visit to Suriname and Guyana

Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first US secretary of state to visit Guyana and Suriname as the discovery of oil fuels a sudden new interest in the small South American nations.