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Stakeholders call for more public involvement in plan to manage oil revenue

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Stakeholders in Guyana want the Government to do more to educate the populace on the benefits and operationalization of the Sovereign Wealth fund, also known as the Natural Resource Fund. This was one of the main highlights at a panel...
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Total farms into Guyana’s Orinduik block; Tullow to remain operator

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French super-major Total has exercised its option to purchase a 25% working interest in the Orinduik block offshore Guyana for USD 12.5 million. This comes on the heels of partner Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas’ announcement that the block has...
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Manufacturing body staging SWF discussion in Guyana

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A discussion is set to get underway today – Thursday, September 13, to examine the management of future petroleum revenues and the establishment of a fiscal rule and a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) in Guyana. The event is being...
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Erdogan appoints himself chairman of Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund

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(Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has appointed himself chairman of the country’s sovereign wealth fund and completely changed its board, naming Finance Minister Berat Albayrak as his deputy, the country’s Official Gazette said on Wednesday. The revamp was the...
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GCCI says foreign investors welcomed ‘in spirit of fairness’

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A week after calling for close scrutiny of a Memorandum of Understanding Guyana is set to sign with Trinidad and Tobago, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry is making it clear that it is not anti-investment. The Chamber expressed...
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Guyana on track to meet ICJ deadline

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Guyana is in the process of completing its’ memorial on the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy, which is expected to be submitted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by November 19, 2018. A memorial is a petition or representation made by...
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Equatorial Guinea could end oil service contracts over failure to comply with local content rules

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Major oil companies in Equatorial Guinea could be asked by the end of September to cancel their contracts with service providers such as TechnipFMC, Schlumberger and Subsea 7 SA because they aren’t complying with local-content rules over training and...
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Guyana signed MoUs before and there was no apocalypse – Foreign Minister

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Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, said the Memorandum of Understanding to be signed between Guyana and its Trinidadian counterpart later this month will in no way adversely affect the country’s development, but rather strengthen it. Speaking at a...
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Saipem America provides internship for Guyanese students

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Liza SURF contractor Saipem has collaborated with the University of Guyana and the Government Technical Institute to facilitate an internship programme for four Guyanese students in the United States of America. They will conduct their internship from September to...
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SRS readies second batch of Guyanese recruits for oil and gas sector

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Strategic Recruitment Solutions Inc. (SRS) is moving to enlist a second batch of Guyanese for positions in the country’s emerging oil and gas sector. The Guyanese recruitment firm will be training the new batch of ten for positions that include...
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High-tech seismic campaign offshore Guyana to wrap up in December

ExxonMobil Guyana will complete its latest seismic data acquisition campaign in December, marking the end of a months-long effort...

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