Joe Persaud
Joe Persaud is a representative of the Oil & Gas Governance Network Guyana (OGGN), where he focuses on promoting ethical practices within the oil and gas sector. He has called for an investigation into ExxonMobil's use of tax certificates and their compliance with U.S. tax laws.
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Joe Persaud is also part of the Oil and Gas Governance Network acknowledging the contributions of Stabroek News.
Stabroek News played indispensable role in holding gov’t and multinational oil companies to account
Guyana· 2026-05-28
Joe Persaud signed the letter to the editor regarding ExxonMobil's commitment to Guyana's STEM education.
ExxonMobil’s US$100M commitment to Guyana’s STEM education constitutes less than 1% of year 2024 taxes under a more equitable arrangementGuyana· 2026-02-27
Joe Persaud is one of the authors discussing Guyana's oil revenue issues.
How can Guyana receive a fair share of revenue from its oil?Guyana· 2026-02-17
Sincerely, Joe Persaud.
Government must release all oil and gas related data retrieved from oil companies to the publicGuyana· 2025-12-13
Joe Persaud is one of the signatories on behalf of the Oil & Gas Governance Network Guyana.
Notwithstanding Routledge’s discrepancies, we have compelling evidence that Exxon’s company profits were occurring well before 2023Guyana· 2025-10-19
Joe Persaud is one of the individuals signing the letter to the editor regarding the GGDMA.
Are members of the GGDMA providing money, security and bodyguards ‘free of charge’ to the PPP?Guyana· 2025-08-20
Joe Persaud signed the letter to the editor regarding Guyana's natural resources.
Guyana’s wealth includes the value of its natural resourcesGuyana· 2025-07-27
Joe Persaud is also a signatory of the letter addressing the concerns with the PSA.
Lopsided PSA should be on the next parliament’s agenda for correctionGuyana· 2025-07-19Joe Persaud signed the letter to the editor expressing concerns about the government's control over oil depletion rates.
The present government chose not to exercise any control over the oil depletion rateGuyana· 2025-07-17
Joe Persaud is included among the signatories of the letter to the editor.
World Bank data continues to display Guyana’s poverty rate as 48% which contradicts other assessments that it has halved in three yearsGuyana· 2025-07-14Joe Persaud is one of the signatories on behalf of OGGN.
For every $1 in taxes paid by Guyanese in 2024, oil companies avoided paying $6.49Guyana· 2025-06-29Joe Persaud is one of the individuals who signed the letter to the editor about oil income.
Guyana has received significantly less oil income compared to the oil companies’ profitsGuyana· 2025-06-22
Joe Persaud is a signatory of the letter addressing environmental concerns related to oil extraction.
Volume of daily discharged hot produced water from Guyana’s first two FPSOs into the ocean may exceed five Marriott sized hotelsGuyana· 2025-06-14
Joe Persaud is one of the signatories of the letter on the claims about poverty in Guyana.
Tara Singh’s claim on the halving of poverty in Guyana is not supported by the economic data available to the publicGuyana· 2025-06-10
Joe Persaud signed the letter to the editor expressing concerns about employment claims.
We cannot account for PPP/C claims of employment increases of 50,000 or 60,000 new jobs over 2020-2024 periodGuyana· 2025-06-08
Joe Persaud is one of the signatories expressing concerns about the Oil Spill Bill.
Use comprehensive Environmental Protection Act instead of highly defective Oil Spill BillGuyana· 2025-06-01
Joe Persaud is a member of the Oil and Gas Governance Network Guyana.
President Ali must act without delay on these pressing oil and gas mattersGuyana· 2025-04-06
Joe Persaud signed the letter urging action from Vice President Jagdeo.
OGGN urges VP to exercise his responsibility by ending practice of Gov’t paying taxes for ExxonMobilGuyana· 2025-03-30Joe Persaud is a signatory of the letter requesting clarification from the Attorney General.
Questions for AG on conflict between 2016 PSA and NRF Act (2021) on tax payments on behalf of oil companiesGuyana· 2025-03-23
Joe Persaud is a signatory of the letter from the Oil and Gas Governance Network Guyana (OGGN).
Teixeira failed to address some core issues such as free access to information raised in OGGN’s letterGuyana· 2025-03-22
Joe Persaud is among those who signed the letter urging the Minister of Natural Resources to clarify tax payments.
We call upon the Minister of Natural Resources to confirm he has paid these taxes as mandated by the 2016 PSAGuyana· 2025-03-02Joe Persaud is among those calling for an investigation into ExxonMobil’s tax certificate claims.
There should be an investigation into ExxonMobil’s use of tax certificates issued under Guyana’s 2016 PSAGuyana· 2025-02-17