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.

List of FiguresList of TablesPreface and Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction1. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, “Dynamics of Oil and Climate Change”Part I: Petro Power Geoeconomics and Geopolitics2. Lorraine Sobers, “Petro Power in the Guyana-Suriname Basin in Global Context”3. Arthur Deakin, “Global Investment in the Energy and Allied Sectors in the Guyana-Suriname Basin: Actors and Actions”4. Georges A. Fauriol, “Oil and Security: Geopolitical Implications for the Caribbean of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine”5. Riyad Insanally, “Geopolitics of Oil and Territory in the Guyana-Suriname Basin”6. Patrick Paterson, “Venezuelan Petro Politics and the Impact on Petro Power in Guyana and Suriname”7. Anthony T. Bryan, “Petro-power Pursuits in the Guyana-Suriname Basin: Lessons from Trinidad and Tobago”Part II: Petro Power Challenges and Opportunities8. Barbara G. Reynolds, “Oil and the Domestic Politics Factor in Guyana and Suriname"9. Vivian M. Williams, “Oil and Legal Dynamics in Guyana and Suriname: Considerations and Contentions”10. Jack Menke and Daniël Amrish Lachman, “Reflections on Dynamics of the Natural Resource Curse in Guyana and Suriname: Lessons Learnt and Prospects”11. Leyland Lucas, “The Oil Economy in Guyana and Suriname: Education Challenges and Opportunities”12. Mavrick Boejoekoe, “Oil and Institutions in Guyana and Suriname: Challenges and Opportunities”13. Joel Bhagwandin, “Local Content and the Local Business Environment in Guyana”14. Ulric Trotz, “The Energy-Environment Nexus in Guyana”Part III: Climate Change and Considerations Beyond Petroleum15. Ulric Trotz, “Global Climate Change Dynamics: Impacts on the Guyana-Suriname Basin”16. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, “Oil and Wet Neighborhood Dynamics in the Guyana-Suriname Basin” 17. Paulette Bynoe, “Climate Change Mitigation Measures in Guyana and Suriname: a Policy Perspective”18. Norman Munroe, “Environmental Risks and Mitigation in the Guyana-Suriname Basin”19. Scott B. MacDonald, “Product Diversification beyond Oil and Gas in the Guyana-Suriname Basin”20. Keron Niles and Alicia Elias-Roberts, “Beyond Fossil Fuels: Alternative Energy Prospects in Guyana and Suriname”Index

“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