The small South American country has become a hot prospect for oil companies looking to produce fossil fuels while spending less.
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Killings Reignite Racial Tensions in Guyana
The South American country, already deeply split by a presidential election and an oil windfall, is tested again as three teenagers are slain.
Guyana Swears In New Leader, Resolving Struggle Over Oil Wealth
Mohamed Irfaan Ali will manage the flow of billions in new oil revenues, which are reshaping the small South American country and heightened a standoff after elections in March.
Guyana Swears In New Leader, Resolving Struggle for Control of Oil Wealth
Irfaan Ali will manage the flow of billions in new oil revenues, which are reshaping the small South American country and heightened a standoff after elections in March.
‘It Changed So Fast’: Oil Is Making Guyana Wealthy but Intensifying Tensions
In what was once one of South America’s poorest countries, a fraught transformation is underway, as oil riches bring optimism but also intensify ethnic tensions and environmental concerns.
A Small Country, an Oil Giant, and Their Shared Fortune
America’s biggest energy company, Exxon Mobil, made a big bet on a risky oil prospect in Guyana, a small South American nation. Now the oil giant is entangled in the fight for the country’s political future.
Guyana Leader Set to Take New Term After a Vote Denounced as Flawed
Electoral officials appear ready to give its president, David E. Granger, another term and control over the country’s new oil riches. Observers cry foul.
Crisis Deepens in Tiny Guyana, the World’s Newest Petro State
A decision by electoral authorities to declare the government the de facto winner in the March 2 elections is the catalyst for a wave of unrest. Billions in new oil revenue are at stake.
Flood of Oil Is Coming, Complicating Efforts to Fight Global Warming
New supplies from Brazil, Canada, Guyana and Norway may add to a glut, posing a threat to producers in Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United States.
Venezuela Navy Interrupts Oil Exploration Off Guyana
A ship contracted by Exxon Mobil suspended operations after it was approached by a Venezuelan navy vessel in a renewal of a century-old border dispute.