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TotalEnergies trains Surinamese engineers for GranMorgu offshore operations

TotalEnergies Suriname has stepped up preparations for its GranMorgu project by hosting its second in-person technical training on floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) process systems. Hércules Medeiros, Executive in Projects, Operations, and Asset Management at TotalEnergies, announced the update...

Hammerhead Licence mandates independent study on gas use

The Hammerhead Petroleum Production Licence requires that, upon the Minister’s request, an independent third-party consultant be hired to conduct a Gas Utilisation Study after five years of operations.  The Licence states: “The Licence Holder shall procure an unaffiliated, independent third-party...

Saipem greenlit to execute US$500M Hammerhead offshore project in Guyana

Saipem announced today that it has received full authorization from ExxonMobil Guyana Limited to proceed with the execution of the Hammerhead offshore project in the Stabroek Block.  The Milan-based company said the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract is...

Guyana’s first major oil & gas training college to welcome full cohort next month

The long-awaited Guyana Technical Training College Inc. (GTTCI) is set to welcome its first cohort of students to be fully trained locally beginning in October 2025, ExxonMobil Guyana announced on Wednesday.  The move marks a milestone in the country’s local...

Guyana seeks legal and project management experts to steer Gas-to-Energy project

The Government of Guyana is looking to hire a legal counsel and project manager to strengthen oversight of its flagship Gas-to-Energy project, according to a notice published this week by the Office of the Prime Minister. The vacancies, advertised by...

Guyanese-American welder returns home to train Guyanese for oil and gas jobs 

UPDATE: This article has been updated with additional information to reflect that Mohamed Ally is contracted with the School of the Nations to provide welding training for Guyanese. It also clarifies that the School of the Nations is the...

Fourth batch of Guyanese complete phase one of SBM Offshore Guyana’s Trainee Technician Programme

Another batch of Guyanese has completed the first phase of SBM Offshore Guyana’s Trainee Technician Programme at LearnCorp International (LCI) at Cape Breton University in Canada. According to a statement from the company this week, the graduates were honoured...

Staatsolie to begin shallow offshore seismic survey in October

Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. (Staatsolie) says it will launch a seismic survey in the Shallow Offshore area as part of efforts to assess the country’s resource potential.  The survey, according to Staatsolie in a Sept. 11 announcement, will cover about...

SBM Offshore’s Blue Ammonia FPSO design wins ABS approval

SBM Offshore has received approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for a new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) design focused on blue ammonia production. The company stated in a media release on September 11 that...

Petronas weighs scale of Suriname gas find as Block 52 studies advance

Petronas is deepening its assessment of a gas discovery offshore Suriname as research in Block 52 moves into a new phase that could determine the viability of large-scale development. During a September 8 meeting with President Jennifer Simons, Petronas Executive...

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Guyana must transform its oil boom into sustainable, broad-based prosperity – Minister Ally 

Guyana’s Minister of Public Service, Government Efficiency and Implementation, Zulfikar Ally, has called on business leaders to convert the...