Showing results for:

News

‘Safety culture changing in Guyana’ – 30 more businesses graduate Centre’s HSSE program

OilNOW -
The Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) held its HSSE Management System Awards at the Marriott Hotel on Thursday. It celebrated 30 companies who completed the Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) programme this year. HSSE is invaluably important to...
News

Guyana private sector calls for expansion of categories ring-fenced under local content law

OilNOW -
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Thursday hosted a forum to solicit feedback from its members on the strengths and weaknesses of the Local Act of Guyana, which is poised for its first periodic review. The event was held at...
News

150 local suppliers participate in SBM Offshore compliance session in Guyana

OilNOW -
One hundred and fifty local suppliers in Guyana participated in a dual session on compliance held by SBM Offshore on Tuesday in Georgetown. The sessions, facilitated by the Centre for Local Business Development, are the most recent in a series...
News

Builder of Guyana oil production vessels meets with local suppliers on catering needs

OilNOW -
SBM Offshore recently met with several local catering companies on its procurement process, current contract opportunities and related requirements. According to a post on its Facebook page, the company said this session, at the invitation of the Local Content Secretariat, followed the...
News

City Chamber’s business development forum slated for November

OilNOW -
President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Timothy Tucker, said the body’s annual Business Development Forum 2022 is on for November 11-12 at the Pegasus Corporate Centre, Kingston, Georgetown. Known for its lobbying and advocacy on the...
News

Major Brazil business delegation looking to enter Guyana’s oil and gas market

Shikema Dey -
The incredible growth of Guyana’s oil and gas sector has piqued the interest of investors across the world, looking to get in on the action. The latest is Brazil, with a major delegation scouting opportunities of its English-speaking neighbour...
News

Gap analysis needed to assess competencies of Suriname’s oil sector – T&T local content expert

OilNOW -
Head of Trinidad and Tobago’s Permanent Local Content Committee, Jemma Langley, Thursday advised Suriname to conduct a gap analysis. In the context of local content and the oil and gas sector, a gap analysis would measure the actual capacities and...
News

Leading by example, ExxonMobil’s local content centre now ISO 9001 certified

OilNOW -
The Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) has been making strides over the years to grow with Guyana's nascent oil and gas sector and now, the Centre has been ISO 9001:2015 certified. The Centre's journey to ISO 9001 began back...
News

Gas project will help push micro, small, medium businesses, avert Dutch Disease – GCCI President

OilNOW -
New to the global oil-producing scene, Guyana has received endless forewarnings about not falling into the trap of the dreaded ‘Resource Curse’ or ‘Dutch Disease’ – the cause of significant challenges for many oil-rich nations. The government has said it...
News

TechnipFMC developing pool of local companies to work by its side in Guyana

OilNOW -
A major ExxonMobil contractor, TechnipFMC, is gradually building a pool of local companies that can support its work in Guyana, said Area Director for Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad, Nicolas Sicard. “Nowadays, we have a pool of nearly 70 Guyanese-owned companies...
1234...29Page 3 of 29

Latest News

NewsOilNOW -

SEOGS 2025 moves to accommodate growing participation

Now in its fifth year, the Suriname Energy, Oil & Gas Summit (SEOGS) has grown into one of the...

OilNOW is a Resource Center founded and owned by Guyanese. OilNOW is an apolitical, non-partisan, privately owned agency that strives to ensure the highest degree of accuracy and balance.

Quick Access

Company Info

Social Networks