Guyana’s Gas to Energy project has been billed as a gift to the public, but the numbers tell a different story.
Kiana Wilburg
Kiana is an Afro-Caribbean oil and gas reporter for Kaieteur News, one of the largest papers in Guyana, and reports for Drilled on the fossil fuel industry in the Latin American Caribbean region. She has been covering the industry since Exxon first announced its discovery of oil in Guyana in 2015 and has published stories in the region for Reuters, The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Intercept as well. Kiana is based in Georgetown, Guyana.
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S8, Ep4 | Constitutional Violation
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S8, Ep3 | Unlimited Liability
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S8, Ep2 | The Contract
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