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SBM Offshore Graduate Engineers: A beacon of inspiration to young Guyanese

Paula Ceres and Tanisha Selby were among a group of seven Guyanese graduate engineers who gained hands-on training by SBM Offshore on the Prosperity floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. Now, the young women aim to inspire young girls...

Petrobras hits first oil at Itapu field offshore Rio

Brazil’s Petrobras has started production on its newest vessel – the P-71 at the Itapu field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. Petrobras said that the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, docked 200 kilometres off the coast...

Subsea7 cops three contracts from Aker BP for work offshore Norway

Subsea 7 S.A. on Friday said it was awarded three contracts by Aker BP for work offshore Norway. The awards included a major contract (over US$750 million) for Yggdrasil field development project (formerly NOAKA), a large contract (US$300-500 million) for Skarv Satellite Project and a substantial contract (US$150-300 million) for...

Expect acceleration of gas-led activity in 2023 – Wood Mackenzie

Come 2023, Consultancy Group Wood Mackenzie expects there to be a significant acceleration of global gas-led activity. In its latest ‘5 THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN 2023’ report, WoodMac anticipates a rapid or modular monetisation of gas assets. It...

Great opportunity for local content when new offshore blocks are awarded – business group

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is optimistic about the government’s recent announcement of a bid round for 14 blocks offshore Guyana. GMSA is the main advocacy body for local manufacturers and companies of related services and operates as a...

SBM Offshore continues Guyana student outreach with Industrial Training Centre visit

SBM Offshore is continuing its school outreach programme, this time, visiting the Guyana Industrial Training Centre in Georgetown. The company engaged with part-time and full-time students of the Guyana Industrial Training Center (GITC) to apprise them of its role in Guyana and the career choices...

Trinidad’s National Gas Company to take up shares in all Atlantic LNG trains

Atlantic LNG shareholders – Shell, bp and the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago – recently reached an agreement to restructure the company, a move that was welcomed by the T&T Energy Chamber. This comes as the global LNG market...

GTE will unlock Guyana’s new energy mix, says Ali as contract awarded for onshore plants

Guyana's President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, said that the Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project will unlock the country's new energy mix, as he presided over a major contract signing in the development. The signing is for the award of a contract to...

Guyana seeking US$1.9 billion in work commitments for first offshore bid round

Guyana is targeting US$1.9 billion in commitments for its first offshore competitive licensing round, with safeguards to ensure contractors work swiftly and diligently. The bid round for offshore blocks opened on Monday, December 12, 2022 and included deepwater blocks (D1-D3) between...

Guyana to pursue US EXIM loan to finance Gas-to-Energy project

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has said the government will pursue loan finance from the United States Export Import Bank (US EXIM) to complement planned spending on the Gas-to-Energy project. The government expects profits from the NGL plant to offset...

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Guyana electric vehicle fleet tops 870 as government pushes private charging investment

Guyana’s electric vehicle market is expanding, with more than 870 electric vehicles imported into the country as demand for...