The Government has published a contract of insurance for ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) which will raise further questions about coverage for a potential oil spill and other matters.
The Official Gazette of May 11th 2024 made public the policy that ExxonMobil has with United Kingdom Insurance company Aon under policy number: ENOFC2400258 which is for the period February 1st of this year to February 19th 2025, and points out that the policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England & Wales.
The policy makes clear that the limit is “USD 100,000,000 (for) any one accident or occurrence in respect of third party liability” and “USD 500,000,000 any one accident or occurrence in respect of operators extra expense”.