oil

Guyana

Guyana’s Oil Royalty Is 2%. Suriname Next Door Signed 6.25%.

Same basin, adjacent water, contracts signed a year apart. Suriname’s state oil company publishes its terms, says it benchmarked them against Guyana, and puts its own government take at 60 to 70 per cent.

Aug 04, 2026 Theon Alleyne

Guyana

ExxonMobil’s AI Found Four More Guyana Leads. Guyana Keeps 2% of Each.

The company trained models on its own Stabroek data and turned up four new discovery opportunities. Under the 2016 contract, Guyana’s royalty on every barrel is two per cent. Its own 2023 contract sets it at ten.

Aug 04, 2026 Theon Alleyne