Dear Editor,
In the space of five years the small South American country of Guyana has become the new Klondike for World Oil. Billions of barrels of oil have been discovered offshore and Guyana now has the fastest-growing economy in the world. The El Dorado of Sir Walter Raleigh has turned into the Oil Dorado of Exxon Mobil and Chevron. Journalist and book editor John Mair has closely charted the progress of the oil industry in Guyana in six volumes of these collections of essays.
He is Guyanese by birth and visits the country frequently. More than half of this 6th edition of Oil Dorado features new contributions from leading oil analysts, university academics, ambassadors, journalists, and more. There are 30 informative chapters in total, covering all aspects of the implications of the oil boom in Guyana, with a foreword by Gina Miller, one of the best-known Guyanese in the UK. Oil Dorado is essential reading for anybody wanting to know about Guyana Oil. John Mair says, ‘It has been startling to watch Guyana transform from a poor country to a potentially very rich one thanks to Black Gold.
The government seem to be in control of the nation’s destiny but they have to avoid the oil curse of corruption, an unbalanced economy, the rich getting richer and the poor even poorer. I am hopeful for my mother’s land. Oil Dorado 2024 was published by Bite Sized books on December 1. It will be available on Amazon worldwide. Bite Sized books ISBN: 978-1-7395253-5-4.
Sincerely,
John ‘Bill Cotton/Reform’ Mair
