Guyana's President Irfaan Ali on Saturday denounced an incursion by an armed Venezuelan naval vessel in disputed waters that are home to a mammoth offshore oil deposit being developed by ExxonMobil. In a televised address,

The South American neighbours are involved in a long-running dispute about which country owns the oil-rich Essequibo area.

Guyana President Irfaan Ali on Saturday denounced an incursion by an armed Venezuelan naval vessel in disputed waters that are home to a mammoth offshore oil deposit being developed by ExxonMobil. Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez disputed Ali’s claims and called ExxonMobil’s oil installations “illegal.

By Mathew Cohen Venezuela's coast guard vessels allegedly entered Guyanese waters on March 1, approaching an ExxonMobil production vessel in the disputed offshore region, Guyana's President Irfaan Ali has announced.

The Guyanese President Irfaan Ali addressed his country in a televised national speech. President Ali informed the country that the Venezuelan Coast Guard’s Ship had entered Guyanese waters and approached an oil facility breaching international maritime agreements.

Guyana has accused a Venezuelan coastguard patrol of entering its waters and approaching a floating production, storage and offloading vessel operated by ExxonMobil. President Irfaan Ali said the incident took place on Saturday in an oil block managed by the US oil giant.

Venezuela's Armed Forces rejected neighboring Guyana's patrolling waters yet to be delimited, Bolivarian authorities explained this weekend. The Chavista regime also spoke against Guyanese President Irfaan Ali's latest remarks affecting the ongoing sovereignty controversy over the so-called Essequiba Guiana.

President Irfaan Ali, in a televised address ... two of them seriously. Since ExxonMobil made its major oil discovery in Guyana in 2015, Venezuela has revived a century-old territorial dispute ...

Guyana's President Denounces Venezuelan Incursion in Offshore Oil Field Operated by ExxonMobil GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana's President Irfaan Ali on Saturday denounced an incursion by an ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Saturday denounced ... oil deposit being developed by ExxonMobil. In a televised address, Ali said Guyana was hurriedly notifying ...

President Irfaan Ali, in a televised address ... two of them seriously. Since ExxonMobil made its major oil discovery in Guyana in 2015, Venezuela has revived a century-old territorial dispute ...