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16 more Guyanese undergo training for offshore jobs

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Sixteen more Guyanese are undergoing training for job opportunities offshore, this time as part of the Edison Chouest supply vessel fleet. Manpower provider, El Dorado Offshore in collaboration with Ramps Logistics of Trinidad & Tobago, has been playing an integral...
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Tullow says not much opportunity for local content in exploration phase

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Country Representative of Tullow Oil in Guyana, Joachim Vogt, says not much opportunity exist for local content in the exploration phase of offshore operations. Vogt was at the time responding to a question from OilNOW about the likelihood of Guyanese...
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Suggesting all blocks for petroleum exploration were issued is ‘dangerously wrong’ – Ram

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Guyanese Attorney-at-Law and Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram, says the suggestion that all of the blocks for petroleum exploration and production were given out prior to 2015 is dangerously wrong, since the available information contradicts this. Speaking at a public forum on Friday...
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Guyanese make up 70% of Exxon direct workforce – Country Manager

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Around 70 percent of ExxonMobil’s direct workforce in Guyana is derived from local content, while the entire exploration and production operation consist of 40 to 50 percent Guyanese. This is equivalent to approximately 40 Guyanese being directly employed by the...
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Guyana to host major petroleum summit in November

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Guyana is set to host a major petroleum summit before the year ends, which organizers say will open strategic dialogue and place the South American country as a favorable and pro-business destination. The inaugural Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit &...
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Berbice businesses talk local content

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As stakeholder engagements on Guyana’s draft Local Content Policy Framework continue around the South American country, members of the Chambers of Commerce of Berbice got an opportunity to voice their concerns to author of the document, Trinidadian consultant Anthony...
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Exxon, El Dorado pushing “paid training” for Guyanese students

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US super-major ExxonMobil and manpower provider, El Dorado Offshore (EDO), have embarked on a programme to provide paid training to Guyanese students, in oil and gas. In August, four students selected from the Government Technical Institute (GTI) boarded a plane...
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Canadian companies looking to form lasting partnerships in Guyana

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Twenty-five Canadian organisations are in Guyana, hoping to form lasting partnerships with local companies and stakeholders to support the growth in the South American country’s emerging oil and gas industry. Treasurer of the Newfoundland and Labrador Oil and Gas Industries Association,...
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Guyana looking to get highest value for its share of oil – Trotman

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When oil production begins in Guyana in 2020, the South American country will be looking to get the highest value for its share of oil says Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman. In a recent interview with OilNOW, Mr. Trotman...
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Guyana disaster response unit to receive oil spill training

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The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in Guyana is expected to benefit from a series of training opportunities to better respond to disasters in the emerging oil and gas industry, such as oil spills. This was disclosed by the country’s Minister...
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