STOP PRESS..Basdeo Panday 1933 – 2023
GUYANA : ExxonMobil hits milestone : Chevron boosts 2024 budget : Eco (Atlantic) results : Final investment decision target for twin discoveries : JV seeks partners for offshore block : IDB – US$550Million : IMF commends economic management : Economy tripled since 2019 : Transfer of US$100M from the NRF : British investors see lucrative opportunities : 2023 review: Capacity-building : Waxing higher in 2024 : EU increases forest-management funding : Incentives integral to net-zero emissions : ‘Doctrinaire’ approach cannot achieve Net-zero : COP28 and Essequibo : ExxonMobil CEO confirms Guyana focus : ExxonMobil in Guyana for the long term : Royal Navy rekindles tensions : Rutley reaffirms UK support : Weaponised flag, map and ID on La Soufriere : conflict raises insurance costs for Guyana : MADURO- “I COME IN PEACE” :
TRINIDAD : TOUCHSTONE 2024 CAPITAL BUDGET AND UPDATE : Trinity : TDI-Brooks seismic for Perenco : Shell awards McDermott EPCI contract : ….. gets green light for Manatee : Shell …. work on Manatee gas field : Dragon Licence : Trinidad seals LNG with Shell and BP : Energy chamber cautious on LNG : Historic energy deals : NGC wins gold standard again : Dragon : …. central to prospects : Shell to shrink, BP to rise in Atlantic LNG : Ramnarine queries deal : PM talks energy with Shell : new Atlantic LNG deal : Public needs transparency on deal : Venezuela land grab traps Trinidad and Tobago : State to sell MHIL shares to Proman : Opposition urges lower fuel prices : Solar can aid transition : Financial inclusion : Business watches Essequibo : Deals possible after visit to bp : Paria Fuel CoE report : …deaths link to Venezuela VP’s visit : OWTU wants full disclosure : $4.5m EU grants awarded to CSOs : President- “Don’t be afraid to serve” : Union boss on Petrotrin’s closure : Energy crisis : Over US$3b fuel imports : NGC meets EOG Resources, Woodside : Young meets Woodside : NiQuan accident report : President’s Medallists- “Balanced life key to success” : NATIONAL Enterprises Ltd (NEL) loss :
CARICOM : Exxon Mobil– “Suriname is Significant” : ….signed three offshore PSCs : … … …for blocks 63, 64, and 65 : CGX Energy and Frontera Energy : Saipem awarded subsea work Whiptail & Raia : ExxonMobil & Equinor award Saipem two contracts in Guyana & Brazil : US & UK aid Guyana in boundary dispute : Guyana & Venezuela agree not to escalate conflict : CDB Pilots Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification System for Tracking Climate Finance : IDB : CDB COP 28 News Update : ANSA McAL, KGL sign MoU for New, viable green energy : IMF The Bahamas :
RIP Prof Emeritus Winston Mellowes
ISABELANA : 30-year licence a win-win for T&T/Venezuela : Shell & NGC license to develop Dragon : Guyana & Venezuela to eschew force for Essequibo : Argyle declaration- dead on arrival : Commission to handle dispute : PM Rowley muzzles UNC ’ on Essequibo mediation : Rowley to attend talks : PDVSA asked to open base in Essequibo: Venezuela & Guyana prepare for talks : …o discuss peace, respect for law … : Russia warns against foreign interference s : Venezuela prods BP & Chevron to revive project near Trinidad, Guyana : Exxon not backing down : ‘Guyana isn’t standing on its own’ : Venezuela and Guyana agree to high-level meeting : Caricom urges de-escalation : Guyana VP warning on Venezuela : Maduro silences Cameron : … land grab is a cynical ploy to cling to power : Guyana alert for land grab : …Venezuelan troops will stay deployed until British military vessel leaves… :
Repsol to boost Venezuelan output : Cuba – new development at appraisal well : SBM and Modec in talks over FPSO for $9 billion TotalEnergies project : Geothermal opportunities : OECS developing geothermal sector : Barbados initiatives to remove sargassum
Headlines November ….and links to earlier months.