The fact that Guyana has been ‘out of the blocks’ first in terms of the laying down a definitive ‘marker’ underlining South America’s newly found clout as an oil ‘power,’ all of the portents including those that rely on dependable industry analyses suggest that Suriname is not too far behind. Talks between presidents Irfaan Ali and Chandrikapersad ‘Chan’ Santokhi for many months now have resulted in the materialisation of at least some plans for bilateral cooperation that point to some measure of planned collaboration in their oil & gas-related cooperation pursuits.