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Local content regulator eyes doubling bid advantage for Guyanese companies

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Guyana’s Local Content Secretariat is contemplating boosting the competitive advantage already afforded to Guyanese companies in oil sector procurement.  According to Director, Dr. Martin Pertab, the Secretariat plans to do this through procurement and bid evaluation guidelines issued to companies...
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Guyana likely to amend Local Content law this year

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Guyana is expected to amend its Local Content law later this year, with a view of increasing the areas in which companies are mandated to utilise Guyanese goods and services. Guyana’s Attorney General discussed this during a question-and-answer segment...
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Ali to headline Local Content Summit today  

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The Local Content Summit kicks off today with Guyana President, Dr. Irfaan Ali set to deliver the feature address at the event.  With a thematic focus on "Creating Value, Driving Economic Expansion," the Summit is designed to delve into critical...
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Early look into next week’s Local Content Summit agenda

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The forthcoming Local Content Summit, slated for April 16, 2024, at the Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre, is gearing up to be a watershed event in the discourse advancing Guyanese participation in the oil and gas sector. Under the...
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Guyana local content head visits KOTUG state-of-the-art tug

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KOTUG Guyana, a local subsidiary of KOTUG International, on March 20 welcomed Dr. Martin Pertab, Director of the Local Content Secretariat (LCS), and his team aboard the SD Power, a state-of-the-art Offshore Terminal tug, at the Guyana Shore Base...
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Local Content Summit returns in April to ‘Create Value, Drive Expansion’

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Following the success of the inaugural Local Content Summit in 2023, the 2024 Summit is set to take place on April 16, 2024, at the prestigious Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre. With the theme “Creating Value. Driving Economic Expansion,”...
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Former T&T energy minister runs poll on local content law; none in place 116 years after ‘first oil’

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Trinidad and Tobago's (T&T) former Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs, Kevin Ramnarine recently conducted a poll via LinkedIn to ascertain whether the twin-island Republic should legislate its local content requirements.  78% of the votes were in the affirmative.  The first...
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Guyana well positioned to tackle local content in some unique ways – WoodMac analyst

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Guyana's efforts to date in promoting local content development in its oil and gas sector earned commendation from industry experts at the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo. Mark Oberstoetter, Head of Upstream Americas (non-L48) Research at Wood Mackenzie...
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Energy conference set to wrap up with major local content seminar by SBM Offshore Guyana

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SBM Offshore Guyana is set to host a ‘Let’s Talk Local Content’ seminar today at the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo, in Georgetown. The seminar, scheduled for 13:00hrs in the main ballroom of the Guyana Marriott Hotel, presents...
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Increasing use of local content in global O&G supply chain anticipated for 2024 – Rystad official

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Audun Martinsen, Head of Supply Chain Research at Rystad Energy, predicts heightened reliance on local content requirements within the oil and gas sector amidst mounting supply chain concerns for 2024. Martinsen highlighted the increasing focus on re-shoring services and...
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