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With its five-year Local Content Master Plan approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Western Logistics Guyana aims to expand its human resource capacity by some 1,000 Guyanese. According to its Operations Director, Pradeep Ramoutar, the locally owned and operated...

Before China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and Hess Corp. partnered with ExxonMobil to become the Stabroek Block co-venturers we know today, there was Shell. The British multinational held a 50% stake with Exxon, but the company opted to leave...

The largest shore base in South America’s newest oil and gas hotspot, Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI), and its sister company, Sustainable Environmental Solutions (SES), on October 19 had their Local Content Master Plans approved by the Ministry of...

If Ramps Logistics Guyana Inc. is not granted a Local Content Certificate of Registration, it will likely lose significant contracts with major industry players like ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL). According to court filings which form part of...

Guyana’s government is working to see major local caterers tap into the multi-million-dollar catering industry for the nation's petroleum sector. To achieve this, the Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat; Director of the Local Content Secretariat Martin Pertab and other...

ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has been granted a court order to join proceedings in a suit brought to the Guyana Supreme Court that challenges the validity of its Liza Phase 1 environmental permit. Danuta Radzik, a local activist and...

Halliburton Company announced Thursday the implementation of the Halliburton Digital Well Program® and Digital Well Operation DecisionSpace® 365 cloud solutions as the foundation for PETRONAS enterprise digital Well Integrated Operation (WIO). The selection marks the culmination of a two-year technology assessment with multiple technology providers. Halliburton said...

Representatives of the government of Guyana on October 19 met with senior personnel from popular social media platform, Facebook, the state information arm said. The parties, in a virtual meeting, discussed the removal of illegal maps and false narratives...

Encompassing two offshore gas compression complexes in Qatar, Italian oilfield services company Saipem said on Wednesday it has been awarded the largest single offshore contract by total value in its history. The agreement was made with Qatargas for the North...

President of Guyana Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali said Tuesday that some of the country’s offshore oil blocks have been set aside for state partnerships. “We’re going to move to the auctioning of some blocks, and we have some blocks that...