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Technical Training College a ‘leapfrog’ investment to build Guyana’s oil and gas workforce 

The Guyana Technical Training College Inc. (GTTCI) plays a pivotal role in preparing Guyanese for technical jobs in the country’s expanding oil and gas sector. According to Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer, Director of Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase Inc., the institution has the potential...

Baker Hughes seeks local partner for chemicals warehouse facility in Guyana

Baker Hughes is inviting companies to submit information for a chemicals storage and warehouse facility in Guyana as it expands operations to support growing oil and gas activity in the country. The public request for information (RFI) published on LinkedIn...

Petrobras approves deepwater deployment in Brazil after Saipem’s FlatFish tests campaign confirms operational readiness

Saipem says its FlatFish underwater inspection drone has completed a key testing phase under a contract with Petrobras, allowing the project to advance toward deployment in deepwater offshore Brazil. The company announced on March 19 that the autonomous system successfully...

Guyana fabricators support Hammerhead FPSO with 100 ton steel output

A hundred metric tons of steel for ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has been fabricated in country, signaling another win for Guyana’s local content efforts.  The achievement, marked by a steel-cutting ceremony earlier today, was executed...

Longtail vessel to have highest gas handling capacity ever deployed on an FPSO – SBM Offshore CEO

The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel planned for ExxonMobil Guyana’s Longtail development is being designed with the highest gas handling capacity ever deployed on an FPSO.  This is according to SBM Offshore Chief Executive Officer Øivind Tangen, in...

Oil refinery could give Guyana greater control over supply shocks; feasibility, strategic reserve worth reexamining — VEHSI Director

Director of Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase Inc. (VEHSI), Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer, says Guyana may need to revisit the feasibility of building an oil refinery or establishing a larger strategic reserve of refined products as the country’s oil sector expands. He made the remarks...

A look at companies that power ExxonMobil’s Stabroek Block operations 

ExxonMobil’s offshore operations in Guyana’s Stabroek Block rely on a network of international oilfield service providers supporting production, drilling, subsea installation, and logistics. Production began in 2019 and has since expanded. Now, the block is producing 915,000 barrels per...

SBM Offshore gets front-end engineering contract for ExxonMobil’s Longtail FPSO

ExxonMobil Guyana awarded contracts to SBM Offshore to perform front end engineering and design (FEED) studies for the Longtail floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Dutch shipbuilder said Tuesday. Longtail is Exxon’s eighth proposed development offshore Guyana. “The FEED...

Exxon to begin public consultations on Longtail: Guyana’s 8th oil development

ExxonMobil Guyana will begin public engagements on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its proposed Longtail development on April 13, its President Alistair Routledge said.  Routledge discussed this phase of the review process for Exxon’s eighth Guyana development during a...

Trinidad explores deeper collaboration with Colombia on energy, training

Trinidad and Tobago and Colombia have committed to strengthen energy cooperation during  a meeting between officials from both countries, a March 23 statement from the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries of Trinidad and Tobago said. The meeting involved Ernesto...

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GranMorgu session in Rotterdam draws diaspora interest as Suriname eyes Singapore-level development

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Suriname is aiming to use its offshore oil resources to drive national development to levels comparable...