Posted on 03/27/2025 3:41:30 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Kingston (Jamaica) (AFP) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads Thursday to Guyana to offer to put the newly oil-rich nation under the US security umbrella as neighboring Venezuela asserts claims.
A decade after the discovery of vast reserves, the small South American nation is poised this year to become the world's largest producer of oil on a per capita basis, outpacing Qatar and Kuwait.
With tensions on the rise between Guyana and US nemesis Venezuela, Rubio will sign a memorandum of understanding that outlines security cooperation, according to the State Department.
President Donald Trump's administration said it envisioned a relationship with Guyana akin to those with oil-rich Gulf Arab nations, which welcome US troops for their security, particularly against larger neighbor Iran.
Guyana, an English-speaking former British and Dutch colony where the majority of the 800,000 people still live in poverty, has for years had a long-shot movement that has sought to join the United States.
Such formal accession is not expected to be discussed, but Trump has made no secrets of his passion for expansionism in the hemisphere, even at the expense of traditional alliances.
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I think Rubio lives on an airplane.
Rubio and Hegseth are the most visible cabinet members since Henry Kissinger
Is it good oil or crap like Venezuela’s is?
“Is it good oil or crap like Venezuela’s is?”
The ‘problem’ is that much of our refinery capacity is designed for the crap that mainly Venezuela and Russia provide (so-called heavy crude), so having a third source, ideally one that is NOT Communist (Venezuela) since that pisses off Trump, and is NOT Christian (Russia) since that pisses off the Democrats and the Deep State (including Zeepers), may provide an alternative acceptable to all.
Interesting. We only have to establish a small military base there to secure the borders. Could Guyana pay for our protection with oil? The country is poor but can become rich soon. It tends to not happen with failed states. Oil was discovered in Mexico in the 70’s. The place is still a mess.
Greenland is poor and we want to make it rich. Too much too soon.
Guyana is blessed with natural resources. In addition to their oil reserves, they have gold reserves and numerous operating gold mines. If properly developed, the people of Guyana could become very wealthy, very quickly.
Musk and NASA could launch from there as ESA does. Easier to get rockets into orbit from there, it’s closer to the equator.
Venezuela is crawling with Russians and Iranians. Some Cubans operate security.
A little ways down the coast is French Guyana. The French Foreign Legion Jungle Warfare Center is based there. Approx. 2K Legionnaires and Marines.
No oil is “good” to the Rats
I think the ESA launch site is in French Guyana.
The ESA launch site is indeed in French Guiana and that is a different country than the Guyana in question, with another country Suriname in between.
Guyana is getting a bit more hype than is deserved. First, the discoveries are mostly offshore. It’s not an army relevant thing unless the gov’t is in danger.
Second, May 2024 estimates are 11 billion BARRELS OF OIL EQUIVALENT. This is always a phrasing that makes things become curious. BOE means gas plus oil and usually more gas than oil.
The US burns about 5-6 billion barrels of oil per year. Right, this discovery is 2 years of US oil consumption, if it were all oil in the BOE, which it will not be.
Will more be found there? Probably. Huge amounts? Unlikely. If the deposit is large, it’s one of the first found. That’s just geometry.
As for the assay of the oil, it’s a different source rock than the Venezuelan Orinoco thick tar-like oil and no reason to believe it would not refine as readily as other offshore oil.
I think you are right, but if this country is closer to the equator than Florida is, it will save energy if we launch from there.
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