Skip to main content

FM
Former Member

Norway refuses to work with Guyana on oil and gas

Dec 12, 2017 News, https://www.kaieteurnewsonline...yana-on-oil-and-gas/

By Abena Rockcliffe- Campbell

The Government of Norway has recently rejected Guyana’s application to get assistance from its Oil for Development (OfD) programme.

Recently, Kaieteur News learnt that the government had sent its application for the programme to be extended here and was rejected. But the government announced nothing.

When Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, was contacted he readily admitted the facts.

The Minister said, “We indeed applied for the programme to be extended to Guyana and earlier in the year I got a letter advising me that NORAD, the international aid agency, was unable to extend the programme to Guyana at the current time but would do so when the opportunity arose.”

NORAD is the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.

Trotman said that NORAD offered no reason for the rejection.

However, Kaieteur News understands that Norway is considering other issues with Guyana such as the stall and uncertainty of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project. Also, this newspaper was told that Norway is not too pleased with the Guyana Government’s intention to explore natural gas as an energy source.

Sources say that the government’s intention to use national gas though would be of major economic benefit to the country, comes across as a boycott to renewable energy which is what the Amaila project or any other hydro project would have secured.

With the scramble to prepare for first oil, Guyana is indeed in need of programmes such as the OfD which is offered to about 36 oil producing countries around the world.

The OfD programme offers assistance to developing countries in their effort to manage petroleum resources in a sustainable manner.

The operative goal of the OfD programme is “economically, environmentally and socially responsible management of petroleum resources which safeguards the needs of future generations”.

NORAD’s website states that oil and gas play an important role in an increasing number of developing countries, and has the potential to generate economic and social development. In several cases, however, it has proven difficult to translate the resource into improved welfare for citizens of those countries.

NORAD said that Norway continues to receive numerous requests from countries that wish to learn from our experience in petroleum management, which is why the Government of Norway initiated the OfD programme in 2005.

Through the OfD Programme, Norway shares its experience from more than four decades of managing oil and gas resources. Some key characteristics of the Norwegian experience are: strategic ownership by the state, strong and competent institutions; continual accumulation of technical knowledge, an advanced regulatory system with high respect for the environment, health and safety and the society’s determination to secure national control over petroleum resources.

Also, in collaboration with partner countries, the OfD programme targets poverty reduction through responsible management of petroleum resources.

The main approach of the OfD Programme is support for capacity development through institutional collaboration. This involves Norwegian public institutions entering into long-term cooperation agreements with public institutions in partner countries.

The Norwegian public institutions involved in the OfD Programme are The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, Norwegian Environment Agency, Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, Norwegian Oil Taxation Office, Norwegian Coastal Administration and Statistics Norway.

Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, the Ministry of Climate and Environment, the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Finance oversee the assistance provided. The Programme also coordinates activities with Statistics Norway and the Office of the Auditor General of Norway.

Other partners involved in the Programme are consultancies and research institutions, multilateral actors such as the IMF and the World Bank, as well as civil society organizations.

Guyana has been taking many patterns from Ghana which started producing oil in commercial quantities through the commissioning of the Jubilee field in December 2010. Norway has provided extensive petroleum related support to the country since 2008.

Replies sorted oldest to newest

Norway refuses to work with Guyana on oil and gas

Dec 12, 2017 News, https://www.kaieteurnewsonline...yana-on-oil-and-gas/

By Abena Rockcliffe- Campbell

NORAD is the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.

Trotman said that NORAD offered no reason for the rejection.

However, Kaieteur News understands that Norway is considering other issues with Guyana such as the stall and uncertainty of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project. Also, this newspaper was told that Norway is not too pleased with the Guyana Government’s intention to explore natural gas as an energy source.

Trotman and group should concentrate on the development of Amaila Falls Hydro Project.

Granger, Trotman, etc., may loose more than "corn and husks".

FM

DG, when FOOLS that are so INCOMPETENT given th job of being the Govt, you can expect disasters. I also blame the DUMB supporters not forgettuing the DrunkJhaaaaaaaatan and the Namakaram Crabdaag!!!!

Nehru

There are more secret bank accounts held by ministers of this government.  The exposure of the 20 million from Exxon is only the tip of the iceberg.  Christopher Ram was right when he alleged that monies were given to the regime in exchange for re-negotiating the oil deal between Guyana and the foreign corporations involved. The disgraceful and biased Bartland Scotland  brought so much negative publicity to the Guyana government by his constant attempts to muzzle the opposition members of parliament. Juan Edghill stood up to his bullyism and his one-sidedness and here we have a scenario where the speaker is declaring himself judge, jury, and executioner. 

Billy Ram Balgobin
Dave posted:

Minister Harmon says the Norway fund for the Amaila Falld Hydro project still available....  what a joke from this donkey 

The Norwegians are worried that Harmon might possibly have magnetic fingers for dollars.

Billy Ram Balgobin
kp posted:

They are too excited with $18M US and fail to see the big picture, the people of Norway live one of the highest standard of living, all due to oil revenue.

Exactly.  It seems hypocritical of Norway to suggest to Guyana that their petro sector isn't a good move.  They should just admit that they don't assist competitive producers.

FM
Billy Ram Balgobin posted:
Dave posted:

Minister Harmon says the Norway fund for the Amaila Falld Hydro project still available....  what a joke from this donkey 

The Norwegians are worried that Harmon might possibly have magnetic fingers for dollars.

They thought the same of Jagdeo which is why they refused to give the PPP gov't the funds directly.

FM
Billy Ram Balgobin posted:

There are more secret bank accounts held by ministers of this government.  The exposure of the 20 million from Exxon is only the tip of the iceberg.  Christopher Ram was right when he alleged that monies were given to the regime in exchange for re-negotiating the oil deal between Guyana and the foreign corporations involved. The disgraceful and biased Bartland Scotland  brought so much negative publicity to the Guyana government by his constant attempts to muzzle the opposition members of parliament. Juan Edghill stood up to his bullyism and his one-sidedness and here we have a scenario where the speaker is declaring himself judge, jury, and executioner. 

Focus of the PNCR.

FM

Add Reply

×
×
×
×
×
Link copied to your clipboard.
×
×