ExxonMobil to continue exploring in Guyana waters despite Venezuela’s claim
CARIBBEAN360 – JUNE 24, 2015
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Wednesday June 24, 2015 – Don’t expect Guyana to stop its offshore oil exploration because Venezuela is claiming territorial waters where the “black gold” was recently discovered.
President David Granger has made it clear that his government will continue to back oil giant ExxonMobil in its work because the exploration is taking place in Guyana’s exclusive economic zone. He said he had met with officials from the company and assured them that they had nothing to fear as far as their operations in Guyana’s waters were concerned. Continue reading