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Chamber frustrated with continued absence of functional local content framework in Guyana

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Business representatives who recently returned to Guyana after a successful foray at the Offshore Technology conference in Houston, Texas, are expressing frustration and deep concern with the absence of a functional local content policy framework, as the country moves...
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Tullow Oil talks up local content with Guyana business group

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A team of officials from Tullow Oil, led by CEO Paul McDade, met with members of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Wednesday in Guyana’s capital, Georgetown, for wide-ranging discussions ahead of the company’s 3-well drill...
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Nigeria local content body says Samsung has transformed country into FPSO construction hub

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Korean shipbuilding giant, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has transformed Nigeria into a hub for fabrication and integration of Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) units in Africa, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has declared, according to a...
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US company Harvey Gulf is aiming for 100% local content in Guyana

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Harvey Gulf International Marine, one of the top marine transportation companies globally, has identified Guyana as its latest investment destination. The US-based company specializes in providing Offshore Supply and Multi-Purpose Support Vessels for deepwater operations. A team from the company is...
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Guyanese business group calls for swift implementation of local content framework

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The Private Sector Commission of Guyana (PSC) is calling for the swift implementation of a local content framework within which local businesses can operate and meaningfully benefit from opportunities in the emerging oil and gas industry. Speaking at the Liza...
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Structural approach to maximizing Local Content Development: national benefits for an emerging petroleum-producing country

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Initial efforts on local content have already contributed to the emerging oil sector transformation in Guyana. This can be seen from the first set of investment activities that are currently occurring with the establishment of new business frontiers, since...
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Value-addition and human capital creation for economic growth: key elements of Local Content Policies

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Local Content Policies (LPCs) are part of a broader category of policies known as Productive Development Policies (PDPs) or Industrial Policies (IPs), which, in the most expansive definition, include all government interventions, measures or programmes that aim to increase...
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Local Content Policy for Guyana: Maximizing Economic Benefits

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Increasing hydrocarbons finds offshore Guyana will offer significant opportunities to the country to fast track economic development and ensure that public welfare improvements are delivered to the citizens. One approach to doing so which should be adopted is to...
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Local content framework in Guyana to be in place “long before first oil” – Dept. of Energy

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“We are confident that there will be a Local Content framework long before first oil.” This assurance was given by Director of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe as he addressed media operatives at his first press conference...
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Brazil was forced to ease local content rules after oil output dropped significantly

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Under stringent local content requirements in the South American country of Brazil, oil production and the growth and development of the petroleum industry were significantly affected. The government was forced to take steps to loosen local content rules that...
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