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Suriname President announces 2026 launch of National Local Content Program in first annual address

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PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - In her first annual address to Parliament, President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons announced that Suriname will launch a National Local Content Program in 2026 to ensure that citizens and businesses are directly engaged in the country’s emerging oil...
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Guyana urgently seeks maritime talent ahead of 2026 hiring boom – former Local Content Director 

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Guyana’s offshore sector is bracing for a major hiring surge in 2026, but the supply of certified local maritime workers is falling short of demand. This is according to Dr. Martin Pertab, who until recently headed Guyana’s Local Content...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: Guyana’s prosperity must include safety for women

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Dear Editor, Guyana today stands as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, driven by our booming oil and gas sector. Offshore, the focus is on barrels, profits, and production milestones, all driven by safety. But onshore, another reality...
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Young calls out about-turn by Trinidad PM on Dragon gas project

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Former Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister Stuart Young this week criticized Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for what he called a complete “about-turn” on the Venezuelan Dragon gas project, noting she had declared the venture “dead” only months earlier. Young, now...
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Guyana seeks timely resolution from ICJ on border dispute, aiming for a 2026 conclusion

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Guyana’s representative at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Carl Greenidge, has expressed confidence that the long-standing border dispute with Venezuela can be resolved without unnecessary delays, targeting a conclusion next year. “This case has been very long in getting...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: Finally, the end of blackouts

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I recently read that President Ali made the grand announcement that major investments are underway to modernise GPL and build a smarter power grid. This is another change which I’m sure will be welcomed by the Guyanese people. Our...
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President Ali says Guyana must develop skills to trade its own crude

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Guyana’s President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Thursday pledged to build domestic capacity for marketing the South American nation’s rapidly growing oil output. He said the government will work with local businesses and foreign partners to develop the expertise...
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Saipem manufactures first subsea structure of its kind in Guyana for Exxon’s Uaru project

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Italian oilfield services company Saipem announced that it has completed the first complex subsea structure ever built in Guyana, describing it as a milestone for the country’s local content initiative. The Pipeline End Termination (PLET), manufactured at the Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase,...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: A new era for Guyana’s oil industry

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Dear Editor,  Not long ago, a friend told me how proud she felt pulling on her coveralls for her first offshore rotation. She laughed and said, “Who would’ve thought I’d end up on a rig?” For years, oil and gas...
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Exxon’s Yellowtail oil project in Guyana to hit full 250,000 bpd in a month

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ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail oil project offshore Guyana will ramp up to its full production capacity of 250,000 barrels of oil per day (b/d) in a month.  The company’s Guyana Production Manager Huzefa Ali made the announcement on Thursday during an Energy...
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Suriname President announces 2026 launch of National Local Content Program in first annual address

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - In her first annual address to Parliament, President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons announced that Suriname will launch a...

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