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Local content bill realistic, achievable and dynamic – Gossai Jr.

Senior Petroleum Coordinator at Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources, Bobby Gossai Jr., says the Local Content Bill 2021 laid in Parliament last week is a dynamic document that will be continuously updated as the oil and gas industry evolves in...

Dutch floater specialist secures US$620 million loan for Brazil FPSO

SBM Offshore announced Friday that it has secured a US$620 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão. The FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão will be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. Mero is...

CGX’s deep-water port to create more than 1,000 jobs

Guyana’s President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on Friday paid a visit to CGX’s Deep Water Port site at Palmyra, Berbice where it was highlighted that the construction and operational phase of this US$80 million investment will create more than...

Public Relations company, Sagacity Inc. among 25 firms to complete HSSE programme

On Wednesday, December 15, 25 Guyanese businesses graduated from the Health, Safety, Security and the Environment (HSSE) Management System Mentorship Programme which was facilitated by the Centre for Local Business Development. Sagacity Inc., a public relations agency located in...

Business groups applaud Guyana government for landmark local content bill

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) have welcomed Guyana’s hallmark Local Content Bill which was tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday. The GCCI, in a statement, reinforced that...

Maersk Invincible sets new speed record for development well drilled by a jack-up

On 2 December 2021, Maersk Invincible completed a record-breaking operation for Aker BP on the Hod B field as the rig set a new speed record for development wells drilled by a jack-up on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Maersk...

Local Content Bill proposes GY$50 million penalty for companies’ failure to meet minimum targets

Guyana’s historic Local Content Bill 2021 has outlined several penalties for persons who are found to be in breach of its provisions. The Bill notes that a person who carries out petroleum operations without the minimum local content requirement...

Proposed local content targets adjusted as landmark bill laid in Parliament

The Government of Guyana is proposing to have local companies and citizens participate in no less than 40 critical areas in the oil sector as opposed to the previously recommended 153 categories. In the Local Content Bill 2021 that was...

Local Content Bill closes door to imposters/schemers with clear definition for “Guyanese company”

Guyana’s Local Content Bill 2021 which was tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday has offered several protective measures that close the door to imposters or schemers seeking to amass fast wealth in the sector. One of those measures...

Kawa-1 well costs to climb by US$45M as drilling time takes longer than projected

Canadian joint venture partners in two offshore Guyana blocks, CGX Energy Inc. and Frontera Energy Corporation, disclosed this week that while work is progressing on the Kawa-1 exploration well in the Corentyne Block, it is unfortunately taking longer than...

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“Get your house in order,” Timothy Tucker tells SMEs eyeing Guyana Development Bank financing

Small and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) hoping to access financing from the proposed Guyana Development Bank should begin preparing now...