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Guyana has come into a massive cache of offshore petroleum thanks to string of discoveries by @ExxonMobil & its partners. @manuelaandreoni and I wrote about the issues at play for @ForeignPolicy. Read on for a #Guyana and #oil thread 1/ foreignpolicy.com/2018/06/19/the…
The small South American country has never produced oil before, but now its reserves seem to keep growing. Just today, one of ExxonMobil’s partners announced another find offshore 2/
businesswire.com/news/home/2018…
businesswire.com/news/home/2018…
A former British colony, #Guyana is English speaking, part of the the @commonwealthsec and home to around 750K, according to the country’s '12 census. The biggest population groups are Guyanese of African descent, & those who trace their roots to India. 3/
statisticsguyana.gov.gy/census.html
statisticsguyana.gov.gy/census.html
