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The Shale Macro and Evolving Production Dynamics
Oil Price
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June 9, 2025
The upstream shale oil and gas sector has been written off by investors thanks to a 30% decline in oil prices since the first of the year. From near $80 in mid-January, tariff-led demand fears have overcome supply fears, and the price of WTI-the...
Suriname’s New President Seen Staying Course on Oil-Driven Boom
Mint
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June 6, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- Suriname will swear in its first female president after an usually complicated electoral process, with analysts saying investors have little to fear from a change in government in the newly oil-rich nation. Jennifer...
Energy transparency remains crucial to T&T’s fortunes
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Even as a new Government has entered office, Trinidad and Tobago’s energy sector will continue to be at the forefront of national attention. This is underscored by ongoing foreign exchange (forex) constraints, the nation’s...
Meet the western cattle egret, conqueror of continents
Bay Journal - Maryland
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No other bird in the world has experienced such a widespread expansion of its natural range as the western cattle egret. Don’t let the name fool you. The “western” part doesn’t mean the American West — it distinguishes the bird from its Asian and...
Afreximbank acts as arranger for Staatsolie
Business Ghana
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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has acted as global coordinator and joint mandated lead arranger for a senior secured term loan facility amounting to US$1.6 billion, in favour of Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V....
Trinidad manufacturers preparing for trade missions to Guyana and Suriname
Stabroek News
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June 6, 2025
A screenshot from the virtual seminar On Wednesday, the Suriname Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) and the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA) hosted a virtual seminar to prepare the TTMA delegation for the upcoming trade missions...
Suriname’s Growing Clout
Foreign Policy
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May 30, 2025
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Suriname holds elections, Argentina withdraws from the World Health Organization, and Brazil remembers photojournalist Sebastião Salgado. Sign up to receive Latin...
Winds of change: Why the Caribbean’s energy future will be built on breeze
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 5, 2025
Business Andrew Gioannetti 2 Hrs Ago A wind turbine in Europe. - Photo courtesy Freepik WHEN it comes to the Caribbean’s energy future, the winds may soon be turning in our favour – quite literally. Speaking on day two of the Caribbean Sustainable...
Malaysia remains key area for investments in upstream activities, decarbonisation, energy transition - BMI
The Malaysian Star
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June 5, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is expected to remain a key area for investments in the oil and gas sector, particularly in upstream activities, decarbonisation and energy transition projects, according to BMI Country Risk and Industry Research (BMI). In a...
Moonilal mum on energy talks with US officials
CNC 3
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June 5, 2025
Senior Reporter [email protected] Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Dr Roodal Moonilal has refused to divulge if the recently rescinded Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) licences were discussed with United States (US) representatives....
Suriname could soon have its first female president
News Room
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May 29, 2025
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname could soon have its first female president after a party led by a medical doctor formed a coalition aimed at ousting the South American country’s current leader following a weekend election with no clear...
Engineers India eyes thermal power, off-shore wind energy projects
The Hindu Business Line
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May 29, 2025
The company has been expanding its horizons by growing its non-oil and gas sector business, while also exploring projects in foreign geographies. | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S Engineers India (EIL) as part of its long term growth strategy is...
Suriname’s Oil, Election, and Geopolitical Stakes
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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May 28, 2025
Suriname’s oil future looms large as the nation faces a political transition and rising foreign interest in its oil reserves. Suriname is a small country located on the northeastern shoulder of South America. A former Dutch colony with a...
C’bean tourism’s carbon burden poses energy challenge
Trinidad Express
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June 4, 2025
DESPITE contributing only a small share of global carbon emissions, the Caribbean faces a paradox: its most celebrated industry, tourism, is one of its most carbon-intensive. Melanie Chen, founding chair of the Caribbean Energy Chamber, delivered...
Suriname forms new coalition
Caribbean Life - New York
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May 28, 2025
President Chan Santokhi of Suriname speaks during the high level sessions at day 9 as part of the ‘COP16:Peace With Nature’ at Valle Del Pacífico Event Center on Oct. 29, 2024 in Cali, Colombia. Photo by Gabriel Aponte/Getty Images Six of the...
I did not inherit a fairytale when I assumed leadership of GuySuCo – Cheong
I News Guyana
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June 16, 2025
See statement from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Paul Cheong: It’s always fascinating when self-appointed experts feel compelled to recycle the same tired narrative for over fifteen years without...
Former Suriname Minister Albert Ramdin sworn in as OAS Secretary General
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 3, 2025
Suriname’s former Foreign Affairs Minister, Albert Ramdin, was officially sworn in on Friday as the new Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), ushering in what he called the beginning of a “new era” for the hemispheric...
Suriname election deadlock triggers high-stakes coalition talks
Caribbean National Weekly
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May 27, 2025
Suriname’s political future remains uncertain following a razor-thin outcome in Sunday’s general elections, setting the stage for complex coalition talks that could shape how the country manages its anticipated oil windfall. Final results released...
'It's like trying to grow a tree in an oven': Gold mining is sucking Amazon rainforest dry
Azertag
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June 3, 2025
Baku, June 3, AZERTAC Gold mining is literally sucking the Amazon rainforest dry, creating an environment where trees cannot grow, according to Live Science. Researchers found that suction mining not only degrades the soil, it also drains moisture...
Miata Metals to fully acquire Nassau gold project in Suriname
Yahoo Finance
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Canadian mineral exploration company Miata Metals has entered into an option agreement to fully acquire the Nassau gold project in Suriname. The Nassau property, located near significant gold mines, is host to multiple gold zones and has been...