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Stakeholders call for clearer definition of ‘local business’

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), on Wednesday, hosted a Roundtable Discussion on Guyana’s third draft of the Local Content Policy. The event saw an exchange of several different viewpoints on the strengths and weaknesses of the...

Tullow days away from spudding 2nd wildcat off Guyana coast

Tullow Oil will soon spud its second wildcat at the 1800 km2 Orinduik Block offshore Guyana with results expected in mid-September. Junior partner on the block, Eco Atlantic Oil and Gas, says the Stena Forth drillship, which made the...

TechnipFMC wins Shell subsea contract

TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) (Paris: FTI) has been awarded a significant integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI™) contract by Shell for the PowerNap project, located in the Gulf of Mexico. TechnipFMC will design, manufacture and install subsea hardware, including subsea...

Exxon Country Manager talks up safety

ExxonMobil Guyana has reemphasized its commitment to a culture of safety by staging a related workshop for contractors today at the Guyana Marriott Hotel. The Contractor Safety Management Workshop focused on integrated planning, safe execution of work and safety leadership...

Chamber’s forum on local content policy receives massive turnout

Members of the business community, the public and key stakeholders turned out in large numbers to the first open forum on Guyana’s 3rd draft Local Content Policy (LCP) organised by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) with...

First exploration well to be drilled in Bahamas next year

Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) has entered into a series of agreements as part of a coordinated approach toward drilling its first exploration well in The Bahamas in 2020. The company has entered into a framework agreement with Seadrill, one of...

Guyanese trained in Dynamic Positioning for offshore placements

Guyanese human resource provider Strategic Recruitment Solutions has sent 4 of their candidates to Kongsberg Maritime in Houston Texas to attend a 4-day course in Dynamic Positioning (DP) Induction. The DP induction programme is the first step in the...

Business group staging public forum on local content policy

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) will bring together several prominent members of Guyana’s business community and other stakeholders for a roundtable discussion on the highly anticipated third draft of the Local Content Policy released by the...

The most profitable deep-water projects on the planet are in Guyana

The colossal discoveries ExxonMobil has made in Guyana to date will help expand production and revenue generation through a number of projects analysts say will be the most profitable on the planet. “The colossal discoveries Exxon has made in Guyana...

Guyana delegation all set for UK O&G conference

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry is currently seeking to strengthen its relationship with international oil and gas companies, as well as increase Guyana’s prominence as a prime location for foreign investment, by attending an upcoming major oil...

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