Guyana and the Wider World

Part 1 Introduction In this week’s column I start my effort to re-address the Buxton Proposal.

Introduction Today’s column concludes the mini-series discussion of the three texts, which I have indicated has had an immense influence in shaping my understanding of, and providing insights into, the rapidly evolving global energy dynamic.

Introduction In Apocalypse Never, Michael Shellenberger displays great personal courage in admitting to his intellectual dishonesty up till then.

Introduction Today’s column addresses the third and final of the three texts, which I have advised have had the greatest impact on shaping my understanding of the rapidly evolving global energy dynamic.

Introduction This week’s column wraps-up my assessment of Terry Etam’s book, which I began last week.

Introduction Today’s column continues with my presentation of the previously announced series of columns, which introduces three publications that, as I indicated earlier, have had a profound impact on both my understanding of, and insights into today’s highly volatile dynamic in unfolding global energy markets.

Introduction This week’s column wraps up my consideration of the US Energy Information Administration, EIA’s, International Energy Outlook 2019 with projections to 2050.

Introduction To recap, this long-running series of Sunday Stabroek columns focusing on Guyana’s emergent oil and gas sector commenced just four months short of five years ago; on September 4, 2016!

Introduction Today’s column wraps-up my interrogation cum discussion of the mis-representations, deceptions, and fake news hurled at Guyana’s emerging oil and gas sector.

Introduction Today’s column continues my rather extended interrogation cum discussion (over the  past several weeks) of the plethora of mis-representations, deceptions, and plain fake news put out ceaselessly in the social and print media by the local and external purveyors of noise and nonsense directed at Guyana’s emergent oil and gas sector.

Introduction Today’s column continues my rather extended interrogation cum discussion (over the  past several weeks) of the plethora of mis-representations, deceptions, and plain fake news put out ceaselessly in the social and print media by the local and external purveyors of noise and nonsense directed at Guyana’s emergent oil and gas sector.

Introduction Thus far I have introduced two major metrics in order to illustrate my thesis that the noise and nonsense mis-informers in the social and print media have colluded and connived in generating fake misrepresentations and dated dogma (from four decades ago), in order to portray a relentlessly demoralizing, paralyzing and retrogressive economic narrative of Guyana’s coming time of oil and gas production and sale.

Introduction As observed last week, eight of the world’s top ten producers of barrels of oil per day are National Oil Companies, NOCs.

Introduction As a social scientist, I have observed, in recent years the unprecedented rise at a global existential level of some of the scariest social phenomena I have ever encountered.

Introduction After seven consecutive weeks, today’s column draws to a close my rather extended (albeit selective) excursion into this year’s National Budget and its treatment of the country’s emergent oil and gas sector.

Introduction As indicated last week, due to limited space in that column, I start today’s with the promised presentation of a listing of the valuation criteria used by the Guyana Authorities to inform their decision about the site  of the proposed natural gas power plant and related facilities at Wales.

Introduction As indicated last week, today’s column starts with referencing the five studies on Guyana’s energy  mix, which were undertaken on behalf of the previous government.

Introduction Today’s column starts my review of the Government of Guyana’s, GoG’s, natural gas to shore proposal, as prioritized in the 2021 National Budget.

Introduction The 2021 National Budget identifies a successful local content policy, LCP, as required for converting projected petroleum windfall revenues into sustained economic differentiation and growth; combined with economic diversification and development.

Introduction Today’s discussion addresses the notion of Dutch Disease. This is put forward in the 2021 National Budget as the most dangerous pitfall the Authorities will have to navigate as the country pursues economic growth and development with macroeconomic balance.