{"id":26993,"date":"2025-03-18T15:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26993"},"modified":"2025-03-18T15:10:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:10:18","slug":"guyana-energy-conference-opens-with-key-proposal-for-regional-energy-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-energy-conference-opens-with-key-proposal-for-regional-energy-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Energy Conference Opens with Key Proposal for Regional Energy Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><br><em>February 18, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fourth edition of the Guyana Energy Conference kicked off this morning under the theme, &#8220;Connecting the Dots: Integrating the Future.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali delivered the feature address, emphasizing the importance of partnerships and investments in driving prosperity for Guyana and the wider region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his address, President Ali highlighted the growing trajectory of regional collaboration, supported by shared values and multilateral cooperation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also revealed that a proposal had been received from the U.S.-based company Curlew Midstream, aiming to establish a refined fuels venture in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is expected to invest at least US$300 million in its first phase, which will initially meet Guyana\u2019s national fuel demand and later expand to serve northern Brazil and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the fuel will be refined outside of Guyana, a storage facility will be built locally, positioning the country as a regional hub for refined fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali pointed out that fuel imports to Guyana are projected to reach US$7 billion over the next seven years, while CARICOM\u2019s annual fuel demand stands at US$10 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 7,000 attendees, 180 booths, and 70 presenters, the four-day conference provides a platform for meaningful discussions with regulatory bodies and policymakers on supply chain excellence and sustainability within the oil and gas sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia WarrickFebruary 18, 2025 The fourth edition of the Guyana Energy Conference kicked off this morning under the theme, &#8220;Connecting the Dots: Integrating the Future.&#8221; President Dr. Irfaan Ali&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,360,350,367,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-energy","category-news","category-one-guyana","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26994,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26993\/revisions\/26994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}