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Guyana's tax giveaway: Guyana pays ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC's annual income taxes
Guyana is giving tax breaks worth at least USD$1.7 billion over five years to three of the world’s largest oil companies.
September 28, 2021
Tom Sanzillo
Report
Sixth Guyana lawsuit filed over failure to protect public from spill risks
Another lawsuit has been filed over Guyana’s failure to release the details of an ExxonMobil insurance policy covering the costs of a future oil spill cleanup caused by offshore drilling.
October 04, 2022
Tom Sanzillo
Analysis
Will the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) ever be built?
Will the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) ever be constructed?
November 17, 2022
Gerard Kreeft
Analysis
Report: ‘A Constellation of Risks’: How Public Accountability Is Slowing Tar Sands Development
Material Risks: How public accountability is slowing tar sands development (pdf)
October 29, 2014
Report: ‘A Constellation of Risks’: How Public Accountability Is Slowing Tar Sands Development
Lack of ring-fencing provision means Guyana won't realize oil gains before 2030s, if at all
In a deal with ExxonMobil, Hess and China National Offshore Oil Company, Guyana was promised robust revenues from its recently discovered oil reserves in exchange for covering all development costs for the projects. However, the deal is one…
July 29, 2021
Tom Sanzillo
Report
IEEFA report findings: 2016 petroleum agreement between Guyana, ExxonMobil, et al.
Guyana government officials face a decision on a request from ExxonMobil to renew an environmental permit for offshore oil operations that will continue a series of one-sided decisions that have given the company substantial financial…
May 23, 2022
Tom Sanzillo
Report
ExxonMobil’s prodigal reserves return: Company rebooks 3.2 billion barrels of previously de-booked Canadian oil sands reserves
ExxonMobil’s recent 10K filing for 2018 shows it has rebooked 3.2 billion barrels of Canadian oil sands reserves, increasing its worldwide reserves from 21.2 billion barrels in 2017 to 24.3 billion barrels in 2018, a 13% increase.
March 01, 2019
Tom Sanzillo, Kathy Hipple
Report
A fistful of protests, as Guyana continues to rubber-stamp ExxonMobil drilling permits
A fifth case objecting to Guyana’s handling of the offshore Stabroek oilfield was filed last week.
September 26, 2022
Tom Sanzillo
Analysis
Material risks: How public accountability is slowing tar sands development
The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is one of the most talked about North American energy and political issues of the era. Once thought inevitable, the project and Canada’s plan to expand tar sands production have been confronted by an…
October 01, 2014
Tom Sanzillo
Report

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