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GCCI looking to play key role in helping ExxonMobil business centre push local content

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is looking to work closely with ExxonMobil’s Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) in Guyana, as part of its push to build capacity across the private sector for the oil and...

Setting up strong framework, learning from successes can put Guyana on right path

Among the options Guyana should consider in preparation for its emerging oil and gas industry is the development of prescriptive and outcome-based frameworks, which, according to a consultant on regulation and standards in the industry, will outline clearly how...

Noble will begin Liza campaign in 2018 – ExxonMobil Guyana

ExxonMobil Guyana has confirmed that Noble Corporation has been contracted by the US super-major for an offshore campaign in the Stabroek Block, located 120 miles offshore the South American country. The 2013-built Noble Bob Douglas drillship will commence operations at...

Guyana submits application for EITI candidacy

Guyana officially submitted its candidature application to the International Secretariat of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Oslo, Norway, on Friday. The application was submitted by Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, in the presence of members of...

Interest from UK companies in Guyana “gone through the roof” – High Commissioner

There has been a notable increase in the interest shown by companies in the United Kingdom (UK) to invest in Guyana since the arrival of the oil and gas sector. This was disclosed by British High Commissioner to Guyana,...

More interest groups tour ExxonMobil Centre for Local Business Development

Members of the Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA) were given a tour of ExxonMobil's Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) on Wednesday, as part of a series of familiarization visits the Centre has organized for Guyanese interest groups. Giving...

Investors moving ahead with plans for “GY$100 per share” modular refinery

Investors are moving ahead with plans to set up a modular oil refinery in Guyana with an initial capacity of 6,000 barrels per day and shares available locally at 100 Guyana dollars each. The key stakeholder behind this project is...

Manufacturing group tours ExxonMobil business development centre

Officials from the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) on Tuesday were given a tour of the ExxonMobil Centre for Local Business Development, located on South Road, Georgetown, Guyana. President of GMSA, Shyam Nokta, in brief remarks said the manufacturing...

Liza Phase 1 Development Fact Sheet

The Government of Guyana announced on June 15, 2017 that it had approved the ExxonMobil Liza Phase 1 development plan and had issued a Production License to the company. ExxonMobil outlines the Liza Phase 1 project development description as follows: ...

Oil to Soil: O&G services company farms into agriculture

A company specializing in the provision of manpower resources and a range of other services to the oil and gas industry is investing big in agriculture development in Guyana. The JSL International Group of Companies has to date invested a...

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Hess reports Q3 gains with Guyana leading production growth

Hess Corporation revealed a strong third quarter driven by expanded production in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek Block. The company reported...