The government of Trinidad and Tobago has opened applications for ten scholarships aimed at bolstering the country’s petroleum and natural gas sectors through the development of skilled human resources. The scholarships, offered under production sharing agreements with oil companies, are...

The start-up of ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail Development in the Stabroek Block draws near as the ONE GUYANA floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) officially arrived in country today.  On the vessel’s arrival, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, shared, “The...

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) recorded deposits totaling US$605.46 million (GY$126.24 billion) in the first quarter of 2025, representing earnings from the sale of seven lifts of profit oil and one quarterly royalty payment. The figure edges just above...

As of April 10, 1,250 local companies have registered with Guyana's Local Content Secretariat, and 75 of those companies are 100% female-owned. Women's participation in the energy sector is rising, with their involvement becoming crucial as the industry expects to...

Guyana is weighing the use of bonds as a financing tool to deepen local participation in its growing oil and gas sector. This is according to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo during his weekly press briefing on April 10.  The...

Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has warned that the country’s Local Content law must not be misused by local companies as a cover for poor standards or inflated costs.  “The local content legislation, by no means, is protection...

Dear Editor, The production of oil and gas offshore Guyana is once again being labeled responsible for the low fish catch being experienced by fisherfolk. On April 4 and 7, articles appeared in the Kaieteur News titled “Pritipaul Singh exports...

By mid-2025, a second local catering consortium is anticipated to launch, targeting Guyana’s oil and gas industry. Dr. Martin Pertab, Director of the Local Content Secretariat, made this announcement at the Local Content Summit. Dr. Pertab said discussions with international...

Guyana’s export of oil is largely responsible for the country's trade surplus with the United States. This surplus was a deciding factor in the recently announced tariffs by President Donald Trump which has resulted in the application of a...

Months before the country’s Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project is set to deliver first power, Guyana has signed US$422 million in contracts. The firms awarded are Power China and Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL). They are expected to complete the work...