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PPP/C outlines Energy Priorities: Gas-to-Energy, Local Content, post-oil planning

Maintaining Guyana’s “favorable” fiscal regime with no increase in royalties and bringing the Gas-to-Energy project online are among the energy sector focus areas on the cards for a People’s Progressive Party/Civic second-term government.  The party held a consultation on its...

Analyst expects stricter local content rules, differences on how to manage oil revenues with new Suriname government

Suriname’s new coalition government could face internal divisions over how to manage future oil revenues, an international analysis report predicted. This comes after the selection of Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as President, last July 6.  In a country risk report seen by...

Local content policies in oil-producing countries: a comparative look with focus on Suriname

Local content policies are increasingly used by oil-producing nations to ensure that petroleum extraction generates long-term economic benefits for local populations. These policies typically require international oil companies to prioritize hiring national workers, sourcing goods and services from local...

TotalEnergies pushes local content drive with key findings from Suriname Industrial Baseline Study 

TotalEnergies has completed an Industrial Baseline Study (IBS) in Suriname to assess the country’s local supply chain capabilities. The company’s Local Content Program, currently in development, is built on the insights of this study. “This study gives us the opportunity...

Saipem targets local content growth in logistics, fabrication for Suriname oil project

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – Saipem is setting the stage for major local content contributions in Suriname through its work on the second phase of the offshore GranMorgu project, according to Gianluigi Della Rossa, the company’s Country Manager for Guyana and...

Staatsolie Director warns against overregulating local content ahead of GranMorgu development

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - As Suriname prepares for the GranMorgu oil development, Vandana Gangaram Panday, Director at Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute, cautioned against overregulating local content. Speaking on day four at the Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Summit, Panday acknowledged the ongoing...

TotalEnergies to launch portal to boost local content visibility for GranMorgu Development

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME  - TotalEnergies will launch a new online portal to improve transparency and maximize local participation in its US$10.5 billion GranMorgu oil development. “Our goal is to make it transparent so everybody can apply,” Country General Manager, Arthur Nunes...

Afreximbank and Suriname to launch US$5B local content facility

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME — African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will partner with the Government of Suriname to establish a US$5 billion local content facility aimed at strengthening the country’s oil and gas sector and wider economy.  The announcement was made Tuesday during...

SEOGS 2025 opens with focus on sustainability, local content and energy growth

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME–The Suriname Energy, Oil & Gas Summit (SEOGS) 2025 officially opened Tuesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks from President Chandrikapersad Santokhi. In his address, Santokhi reaffirmed Suriname’s commitment to transparency and inclusive growth in the energy...

Symmetry Group Inc. acquires majority stake in ISS Guyana advancing local content in Guyana’s oil & gas sector

Symmetry Group Inc. (SGI) and Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) today announced a strategic joint venture in Guyana, with SGI acquiring a 51% majority stake in ISS Guyana.  According to a statement from SGI, the partnership aligns with Guyana’s local content...

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As Errea Wittu FPSO takes shape, MODEC deepens roots in Guyana with permanent office 

Merely days after the Errea Wittu FPSO arrived in Singapore for the next stage of construction, builder MODEC marked...