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Guyana signs petroleum deal with major US Oil Exploration Company
Minister Robert Persaud and team in discussion with the United States Ambassador, Mr. Brent Hardt and Senior Executives of Anadarko.
The Government of Guyana has signed an Agreement with Anadarko Guyana Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko), a United States of America-based company to undertake exploration in the deep waters of Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone.‘
The Company had sought to engage the government to conduct exploration activities last year and had submitted technical proposals and held a series of discussions with senior Government officials, including President Donald Ramotar.
The discussions resulted in an agreement to commence studying available data for the concession acreage, which will be referred to as the “Roraima Block,” in greater detail with a view to identify leads that could result in prospects favourable for drilling to locate potential resources of petroleum.
Minister Robert Persaud presented copies of the signed agreement between the Government of Guyana and Anadarko to Mr. Andrew Mehlhop, Exploration Manager, South America, Anadarko. Also present were Mr. Brent Hardt, United States Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. Richard Lapin, Project Advisor, International Negotiations, Anadarko, Mr. Joslyn McKenzie, Permanent Secretary, MNRE, Major General (rtd), Mr. Joseph Singh, Chairman, Board of Directors, GGMC, Ms. Karen Livan, Commissioner, GGMC, Mr. Newell Dennison, Manager, Petroleum Division, GGMC and other officials.
Anadarko is among the world’s largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies with approximately 2.54 billion barrels of oil equivalent in proved reserves at year-end 2011
Further, the signing of the agreement comes at a time when drilling on several fronts have occurred, only recently a license was awarded to NABI Oil and Gas Inc. to undertake drilling on the coast of Guyana at Drill Mahaicony. In addition, the Cabinet has approved a proposal by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment to establish a Petroleum Advisory Board to overlook the Oil and Gas sector, while the Commonwealth Sector is reviewing Guyana’s regulations governing the petroleum sector to make it more investor friendly to ensure Guyana benefits from the opportunities of finding oil.
The government is also collaborating with a number of external partners, including the US, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago to enhance its capabilities in the development of the oil and gas sectors. The Government of Guyana will continue to work with all stakeholders to ensure necessary precautions and environmental safeguards are in place to develop a sustainable oil and gas industry.
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