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How Sustainable are Sovereign Wealth Funds ?

An interesting article dated August 9, 2021 comparing how the world's biggest SWF's (collectively holding $8 Trillion in assets) are adapting investment plans to account for social,  environmental, and governance factors.

Exxon Mobil’s Oil Extraction plans in Guyana – video

An interesting video illustrating how Exxon Mobil plans to extract the oil from the Liza fields, process and ship the product to the market.  Not shown is the processing of the gas.

Are we on the road to Civilization Collapse?

This February 19, 2019 article on the Collapse of Civilization, is part of a new BBC Future series about the long view of humanity, which aims to stand back from the daily news cycle and widen the lens of our current place in time.

ExxonMobil 'Puts Guyana on the Map' with Discovery

Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday, October 5, reported its fifth new oil discovery after drilling the Turbot-1 well offshore Guyana with the Stena Carron drillship. Wood Mackenzie expects Guyana to be one of Latin America’s top oil producers by 2026 with approximately 350,000 to 400,000 barrels per day of oil production. Here's what Investors are saying and what Hess is doing....

500 million barrels of oil found in the Payara reservoir offshore Guyana

On July 25, 2017, Exxon Mobil announced it has discovered additional oil in the Payara reservoir offshore Guyana, increasing the total Payara discovery to approximately 500 million oil-equivalent barrels.

A look at America's Infrastructure Development Challenges

A Time Magazine Special Report, April 10, 2017, showing how the US may modernise its infrastructure.iGuyana needs to create it own master plan.ing a lot of players...

Guyana - the Next Oil Hot Spot ??

With the recent oil find, Guyana’s oil production is estimated to peak at around 450,000 bpd in the next decade. This is attracting a lot of players...

Guyana buzz grows as ExxonMobil notches third find

This April 3, 2017 article describes the excitement generated during the conference arranged by the Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA).

50 Grand Challenges for the 21st Century

BBC Future NOW asked experts from the world of Science and Technology to describe the societal challenges that they think matter in 2017 and beyond.

ExxonMobil discovers oil in Snoek well offshore Guyana

On March 31 2017, the ExxonMobil Corporation announced positive results on its sixth well – Snoek – located offshore Guyana. This almost doubles the estimated total which becomes 2.5 billion barrels.

The Biggest Energy Challenges Facing Humanity

This BBC "Future" Article by By Richard Gray (13 March 2017), is a must-read for all Guyanese involved in the transition to an energy-driven economy..

Energy Advisor to Government Appointed

Saints Alumnus, Dr Jan Mangal, appointed Petroleum Advisor to the Guyana Government (March 10, 2017).

Liza Phase One Development

The latest details (March 2, 2017)  regarding the Liza Phase I Development. We now know that Liza is estimated at one billion barrels, producing 100 thousand barrels of oil per day.

Can Oil Rescue Guyana from the Brink of Calamity?

A thought-provoking  article dated February 7, 2017 on the prospects and pitfalls facing Guyana as it transitions to an energy-driven economy.

Liza Discovery Could Put Guyana on Oil, Gas Map

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s significant oil discovery offshore Guyana is the most exciting thing happening in terms of Latin America oil exploration.

ExxonMobil oil find may be 12 times Guyana GDP

An Exxon Mobil Corp. discovery off the coast of Guyana may hold oil and natural gas worth 12 times the South American nation’s entire economic output.

Can we really reinvent the Wheel?

A thought-provoking  article featuring 3D Printing of car tyres appearing in BBC Auto written on March 8, 2016.

Clean Energy of the Future: Fusion Reactors?

Fusion Power offers the prospect of an almost inexhaustible source of energy for future generations, but so far it presents  insurmountable scientific and engineering challenges. The main hope is centred on tokamak reactors and stellarators which confine a deuterium-tritium plasma magnetically.

Fusion energy pushed back beyond 2050

In July 2017, experts announced that we will have to wait until the second half of the century for fusion reactors to start generating electricity.

Google's AlphaGo beats Go master Lee Se-dol (March 2016)

A computer program has beaten a master Go player 3-0 in a best-of-five competition, in what is seen as a landmark moment for artificial intelligence.

How will the Library evolve as the world goes digital?

A Library without books was once unthinkable. Now it seems almost inevitable.

 
 
 


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