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By Terrence R. Blackman, Ph.D. – OilNOW On December 16, 2021, the Guyanese National Assembly will consider the proposed Local Content Laws to integrate Guyanese into the country's emerging oil and gas industry. The goal of Guyana's local content policy...

By A. Bacchus Lately, I’ve found myself continuously involved in conversations centered on the oil and gas industry, and what it really means for the people of Guyana. The topic has dominated my academic life, and at least twice weekly,...

By A. Bacchus The oil and gas industry will be here for at least twenty years. Local content has been one of the hot-button issues from the inception, and the need for locals to occupy this sector remains an objective...

By A. Bacchus I was sitting in a class recently when a colleague expressed in utter vexation, “they’re giving all the jobs to foreigners.” The conversation was delving into industries and the policymaking in Guyana, and like the new-norm, oil...

In February 2021, the new Guyanese government released the first draft of their proposed local content policy for the energy sector. Local content regulation defines how much local labor is utilized during the development of an industry—a fundamental policy...

By A. Bacchus Back in 2015, when the first oil discovery was announced, I was blissfully unaware of the workings of the petroleum industry. In fact, in my mind, oil production in Guyana would look like a scene out of...

By Andrew Latham, Vice President, Energy Research - Wood Mackenzie These are challenging times for upstream oil and gas, as the industry navigates unprecedented uncertainty. But the pain is not distributed equally. Growth from deepwater is much faster than from upstream...

By A. Bacchus Growing up in a small community in Canal Number One, on the West Bank of Demerara, at a time when very few people had dial-up internet and the ‘big back tv’ that required the youngest in the...

By Arthur Deakin – OilNOW This year, the world has become increasingly aware of a global energy shortage as well as the irreversible damages of climate change. Throughout Europe, gas prices have tripled due to a fall in inventory meeting...

By A. Bacchus – OilNOW One of my personal traits that I am working towards changing is that of being a procrastinator. I have this bad habit of waiting to undertake or complete tasks until my mind tells me that...