Category: Oil & Gas Court
ExxonMobil added as defendant in High Court case calling for closure of Guyana operations
Demerarawaves – By Denis Chabrol ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary was Monday added as a defendant in a case brought by two Guyanese who are asking the Guyana High Court to order the closure of that American supermajor’s operations here because of its impact on the environment. Justice Frank Holder, after hearing submissions by lawyers for Dr....
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Guyanese Citizens File Climate Case Claiming Massive Offshore Oil Project is Unconstitutional
Washington, DC — Today, Guyanese citizens filed the first constitutional climate case in the Caribbean to challenge fossil fuel production on the grounds that it exacerbates global warming and threatens human rights. The case, before Guyana’s Constitutional Court, claims that Guyana’s approval of a massive, ExxonMobil-led oil and gas buildout off the country’s coast violates...
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EPA To File Historic Lawsuit Against Exxon Over Fines
Environmental Agency Sounds Warning That It Will Not Be Intimidated ExxonMobil’s refusal to pay two fines to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will see the oil major for the first time being taken to court by the agency which yesterday sounded a warning that it will not be intimidated. “I want to say that the...
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