A 159,500 sq km territory comprising two-thirds of Guyana's landmass, claimed by Venezuela since 1962, currently before the International Court of Justice.
Qatar operates the world's largest single-country LNG export complex from Ras Laffan, supplying roughly a fifth of globally traded liquefied natural gas.
The Hague weighs the 1899 boundary while Caracas swears in a governor of the territory it doesn't administer and Guyana arms up