Guyana Forecasts $6.5B in 2026 Oil Revenue, More Than Double Prior Estimate

A doubling of forecast oil revenue in a single revision signals that Guyana's fiscal planning is now moving in step with the pace of its upstream development rather than lagging it. The scale of the upgrade matters less than what it implies about budget capacity: a government that had penciled in $2.7 billion now has a much larger envelope to allocate, which reshapes spending and borrowing plans. Whether this revised figure holds, and how transparently the additional proceeds are managed, is the open question for anyone tracking the country's fiscal trajectory.