Consistent with a historical pattern of leaving behind image-enhancing ‘footprints’ of the philanthropic dimension to its hugely profitable oil-recovery operations in poor countries, ExxonMobil, along with its partners, has ‘kicked off’ the creation of an envisaged $3.7 billion project aimed at delivering to Guyana, a stadium built “to International Cricket Council (ICC) standards,” a showpiece undertaking that targets the transformation of the country into a magnet for major international sports and general entertainment events to go along with the country’s envisaged image as a petro power. The exercise is part of the so-called Greater Guyana Initiative that mimics similar types of undertakings which ExxonMobil has undertaken elsewhere in the world.
