Overview

This book is about oil and gas dynamics in the world’s newest petro-powers-in-the-making, and the attempts to balance this against the impact of climate change. The known oil reserves in the Guyana-Suriname Basin total some 30 billion barrels equivalent, and the gas reserves exceed 30 trillion cubic feet. This massive offshore discovery amounts to 10 percent of the world’s conventional oil, but Guyana and Suriname are also in a wet neighborhood, where the impact of climate change stands to wreak havoc on the area and undermine some of the oil gains. Examining the political economy of petroleum production and some of the myriad challenges and opportunities involved, the expert contributors discuss the global and regional geopolitical and national security ramifications of the petroleum pursuits and explore global climate change dynamics and their effects on the region. This title will be of interest to students, scholars of international political economy, environmental politics, and the Caribbean. It will also be invaluable to policymakers in countries with business investments in Guyana and Suriname, especially in the energy sector, and policy and operational staffs in regional and international organizations and companies.

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“Oil extraction from the Guyana and Suriname Basin and its impact on climate-change requires urgent attention. Consequently, policymakers, even as they target sustainable economic development and climate-change mitigation, would find this book to be a useful primer in resolving anxieties associated with energy-security, institutional readiness, regional cooperation, and environmental responsibilities.” – Professor Kenrick Hunte, Howard University, USA “This book follows in a long line of studies by Professor Griffith in considering key strategic issues affecting the Caribbean. And arguably this is the most important. The emergence of Guyana and Suriname as petro-powers creates a complex set of challenges. Can these two developing countries with limited state capacity, establish energy security, whilst navigating climatic risks and geo-political realities? The scope and resonance of these issues are wide and so should be the book’s readership.” – Professor Peter Clegg, The University of West of England, Bristol

“Oil extraction from the Guyana and Suriname Basin and its impact on climate-change requires urgent attention. Consequently, policymakers, even as they target sustainable economic development and climate-change mitigation, would find this book to be a useful primer in resolving anxieties associated with energy-security, institutional readiness, regional cooperation, and environmental responsibilities.” – Professor Kenrick Hunte, Howard University, USA “This book follows in a long line of studies by Professor Griffith in considering key strategic issues affecting the Caribbean. And arguably this is the most important. The emergence of Guyana and Suriname as petro-powers creates a complex set of challenges. Can these two developing countries with limited state capacity, establish energy security, whilst navigating climatic risks and geo-political realities? The scope and resonance of these issues are wide and so should be the book’s readership.” – Professor Peter Clegg, University of Western England Bristol

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Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith is a Fellow with the Caribbean Policy Consortium and Global Americans and a Senior Associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He has published widely on Caribbean security and crime issues, the latest book being Challenged Sovereignty: The Impact of Drugs, Crime, Terrorism, and Cyber Threats (University of Illinois Press, 2024). Recipient of the Dr William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education, named in honor of former U.S. Defense Secretary, Ivelaw has served in several academic leadership roles, including as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana, President of Fort Valley State University, Provost of universities in Virginia and New York, and as a Dean at Florida International University. Also, he has testified before the U.S. Congress and served as a consultant to the U.S. State Department, the Commonwealth Secretariat, Canada’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and several other agencies. As well, he has been a visiting scholar at the Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies in Washington, DC, the Royal Military College of Canada, and the George Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Germany.

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