Oil Sector Policy

Is Guyana susceptible to the natural resource curse? By Joel Bhagwandin Recently, a Jamaican economist argued that “Guyana could fall victim to the so-called ‘resource curse’ as it moves deeper…

Trinidad and Tobago’s Proposed Energy Alliance By Riyad Insanally   Last month, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Stuart Young proposed a Caribbean energy alliance involving Guyana, Suriname and, of course, his…

Guyana’s Challenge: Avoiding the Dutch Disease By Dr. Meredith Arnold McIntyre Guyana’s medium-term prospects are highly favorable and driven by fast-expanding oil production. To date, international oil producers have discovered…

Production of the Guyana Business Journal & Caribbean Policy Consortium. The Guyana Business Journal (GBJ) & Caribbean Policy Consortium host Transforming Guyana Episode X, Unlocking Guyana’s Oil and Gas Potential: Balancing Energy Development…

The Guyana Business Journal (GBJ) & Caribbean Policy Consortium welcome you to their Whitepaper Webinar Series, on Wednesday, March 08, 2023, at 10:30 AM EST. Unlocking Guyana’s Oil and Gas Potential: Balancing Energy Development and Environmental…

Guyana to Demand Tougher Terms on Oil Deals The country’s vice president said that Guyana’s new oil production sharing contract would have a “greater take” for the government than the deal…

Guyana: Waiting for ICJ Decision, but also Investing in Security; Part 1 By Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith This is the first of a two-part series on the ongoing territorial-judicial saga between…

Agriculture and the Oil and Gas economy By Utamu Belle & Dr. Terrence Blackman The ninth installment of the Guyana Business Journal (GBJ) and Caribbean Policy Consortium (CPC) webinar series,…

Production of the Guyana Business Journal & Caribbean Policy Consortium. December 19, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY: Transforming Guyana, Episode VI: Guyana’s Indigenous Peoples and the Oil and Gas Economy Recording Available Here:  …

Guyana is projected to be the world’s fastest-growing economy in 2022 and for many years more By Doreen Hemlock Since massive oil reserves were discovered off its shores in 2015,…