Guyana yesterday said that it viewed Saturday’s incursion by a Venezuelan navy vessel into this country’s waters and the subsequent threat to oil and gas assets “as highly provocative” and it voiced concern at the persistence of Venezuela in encroaching on this country’s land and maritime territory.
In a briefing note, Guyana ‘s Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said that on 1 March 2025, at approximately 0700 hours, Venezuelan Naval Vessel ABV Guaiqueiri PO-11-IMO 469552 sailed approximately 700 metres in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) near Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform PROSPERITY, which was operating lawfully under a licence issued by the Government of Guyana. The ministry said that the Venezuelan naval vessel communicated “threateningly” via radio communication that FPSO PROSPERITY was operating in Venezuela’s exclusive economic zone, before continuing in a southwestern direction towards other FPSOs, to which it delivered the same message.
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