Development for Change eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 11 August 2023 –The energy landscape of the Guyana-Suriname Basin is evolving at a rapid pace, with drilling activity set to intensify in the coming years. Noble Corporation projects the need for “6 to 7 ultra-deepwater (UDW) rigs through 2024, with potential upside from 2025 onwards” in the Basin, the…
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Lula, the president of Brazil, speaks to his minister of Indigenous peoples, Sonia Guajajara, at the Amazon summit. Photograph: Ricardo Stuckert/Brazilian presidency/AFP/Getty Eight South American presidents including Brazil’s Lula say rich countries need to pledge more resources to help protect rainforest Tom Phillips in Belém, Patrick Greenfield and agencies Amazon leaders have called on rich…
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AFPDemonstrators, including indigenous people from Amazon countries, marched in Belém on Tuesday as the summit kicked off By Katy Watson in Belém, Brazil & Christy Cooney in London BBC News The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. Delegates from the countries are meeting in…
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Moves Expected eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, July 24 2023== The government in Guyana predicts that oil related projects in Guyana predict that a year’s oil revenue will be equivalent to almost its total outstanding debt. However, political opponents to the current administration have said the country’s debt is mounting and this could impact its future prospects. Alliance…
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eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 16 July 2023– PETRONAS and ExxonMobil’s find in Suriname’s offshore Block 52 has promising potential to become a natural gas development, according to the state-owned oil company Staatsolie. Current models of the Guyana-Suriname Basin, as well as discoveries made to date, indicate substantial volumes of both associated and non-associated gas. We believe that natural…
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But illegal Brazilian goldminers in Suriname damage the environment beyond repair. No Focus. eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, June 11 2023–Guyana’s Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, dispelled questions about whether Petrobras’ withdrawal from Guyana’s inaugural offshore licensing round is linked to the controversy surrounding Venezuela’s claim for Guyana’s territory. “Absolutely not!” was his response when asked. He argued…
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Amsterdam, 28 may 2023–President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s “retreat” Summit scheduled for May 30 will gather 11 South American leaders, it was confirmed Friday in Brasilia. The presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela have confirmed their presence. The only absence will be that of Peruvian President Dina…
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eyesonsuriname – by Douw den Helden Stuart Codrington favors the direct approach. Within five minutes of our interview starting, the Surinamese border control officer grabs his gun, shoves it in his pocket, and takes us out of his tiny, air-conditioned office into the afternoon heat. Soon, we are trundling along a badly maintained road in…
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Suriname and Guyana aim for sustainable goals eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 21 March 2023– With 85% of its territory covered in dense forests that remove about 154 million tons of CO2 every year, Suriname and Guyana are automatically catapulted to where most of the world hopes to be by 2050. Guyana Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, stressed the…
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Guyana has received an over $1.1 billion (€ 5 million) grant from the European Union to maintain its forest and natural resources, as well as strengthen sustainable development specifically in Amerindian communities. eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, March 16th 2023– President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Deputy Secretary General of European Union Action Service, Helena Konig signed the billion-dollar…
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