Dear Editor,
Why can’t the government publish production data on the Ministry of Natural Resources website? It has been weeks now that the government has been saying they need a dedicated website to publish oil production data. Why can’t the government publish the oil production data on the Ministry of Natural Resources website? It already publishes the oil lift data on this website. If oil production data is in PDF and spreadsheet form, it can easily be uploaded to the existing website. The Ministry of Natural Resources website appears to be using the free open-source software called WordPress. We at OGGN (www.oggn.org) use WordPress to run our website. It is just a few clicks to create a new page and embed PDFs and spreadsheets into the page, which take minutes not weeks! Many countries such as Columbia and Nigeria upload production data to their websites within weeks of the oil being produced. One can find their PDFs and spreadsheets at the links below.
https://www.nnpcgroup.com/NNPC-Business/Business-Information/Pages/Monthly-Performance-Data.aspx, https://www.ecopetrol.com.co/wps/portal/Home/en/Corporateresponsibility/SustainabilityReports/SustainabilityReports it has been 5 years since oil has been discovered but we seem to lack capacity to get basic oil related activities accomplished. As part of our Diasporan support to our country, on behalf of the Oil and Governance Network (OGGN), I would offer my services to help the Government of Guyana publish the oil production data promptly.
Sincerely,
Darshanand Khusial
Oil and Gas Governance Network