Gov’t, ExxonMobil for meetings on energy issues

The first in a series of discussions on commercial and power generation issues between  officers of the Government of Guyana and technical members of ExxonMobil will begin  in Georgetown today, according to  a release from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI).

The working group is set to convene today and tomorrow and will feature technical persons from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Business, Guyana Energy Agency, and the Guyana Power and Light Inc., along with ExxonMobil’s power generation specialists and analysts.

The release said that the working group will focus on natural gas and the attendant commercial and economic issues as it relates to  transportation from offshore for onshore power generation. Compared to Guyana’s current use of petroleum for electricity generation, natural gas is cleaner and its use for energy production could reduce the country’s fuel bill, and in turn, reduce the cost of electricity, the release posited.