Local Content

The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI), in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Council for Technical and Vocational Education Training (C-TVET), and LearnCorp International, has launched Phase II of its technical and vocational training program across Guyana.  Building upon the success...

Guyana’s National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) recorded three bids for the provision of consulting services to verify Stabroek Block expenses. Specifically, the services include a cost recovery audit and validation of the Government of Guyana’s profit oil...

Halliburton announced the initiation of the Development Excellence Engineer Program (DEEP) in Guyana for the year 2024. The program aims to engage students in their final semester, and recent graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, offering...

SBM Offshore Guyana is paving the way for aspiring technicians by launching its Trainee Technician Programme for 2024. The initiative aims to cultivate a new generation of skilled professionals adept in safety protocols and technical competencies crucial for maintenance...

Trinidad and Tobago's (T&T) former Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs, Kevin Ramnarine recently conducted a poll via LinkedIn to ascertain whether the twin-island Republic should legislate its local content requirements.  78% of the votes were in the affirmative.  The first...

Guyana's efforts to date in promoting local content development in its oil and gas sector earned commendation from industry experts at the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo. Mark Oberstoetter, Head of Upstream Americas (non-L48) Research at Wood Mackenzie...

Fifty-one Guyanese companies were added to SBM Offshore Guyana’s vendor database in 2023, according to Garri Fraser, the company’s Local Content Officer.  Fraser gave insight on SBM Offshore’s local content strides, during the company’s 'Let’s Talk Local Content’ Seminar, held...

SBM Offshore Guyana is set to host a ‘Let’s Talk Local Content’ seminar today at the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo, in Georgetown. The seminar, scheduled for 13:00hrs in the main ballroom of the Guyana Marriott Hotel, presents...

Eight months after the sod was turned at Port Mourant, Berbice, Guyana's Technical Training College Institute Inc. is finally a reality.  The first phase of the state-of-the-art facility was commissioned on Feb 9 - an initiative largely led by SBM...

Ghana's Sentuo Oil Refinery has pledged to train 12 Guyanese engineers or engineering students. The commitment was made following President Irfaan Ali’s official visit, during which he attended the refinery’s Jan. 26 commissioning. Guyanese engineers are a highly sought-after...