Talking up the benefits of the United States’ corporate investment portfolio, United States Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch has said that oil major ExxonMobil operates in line with its international standards, which Guyana should prioritise in all investments after doing its due diligence.
“I think what US companies bring to Guyana and across the globe is quality of work and excellence. We have a lot of rules and regulations in the US, which means that sometimes these commitments, or contracts or deals take a while or a little bit longer to happen but it is worth it in the end. Because you know what you are getting. You are getting a commitment to that quality, to that excellence, to international standards and we also commit to hiring local staff and building local expertise,” Lynch told Stabroek News in an interview on Tuesday.
“ExxonMobil has a great reputation across the board,” she further contended after being asked if she believed that ExxonMobil brought all of the qualities she had mentioned. “I know we are pleased to see in the press they are reporting that there is tremendous progress on the third project, the Payara project. As I understand it, Cabinet still needs to review it and it needs to be signed but it looks [like] quite a bit of progress there. Joining Liza 1, Liza 2. This is good for Guyana,” she added.