By Dr. Arlington Chesney - OilNOW In an April 2023 article by Terrence Blackman and Carolyn Walcott, “From Black Gold to Green Fields: The Promise of Guyana’s Oil Wealth in Supporting Agriculture”, the authors emphasized Guyana’s significant oil and as...

Leaders in Guyana’s insurance industry recently affirmed that it has the capacity to underwrite 100 percent of the risks in the oil and gas industry. Specifically, Melissa Desantos, President of the Insurance Association of Guyana and Peter Abdool, President of...

Over 40 Guyanese living in the Essequibo region were exposed to everything Gas-to-Energy as the Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) funded by the Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) hosted a recent training exercise.  Held on June 6, the training covered...

LNDCH4 has commenced the initial phase of its vendor and supplier identification in Guyana, with a view of developing a register of Guyanese firms to provide goods and services.  The joint venture of Lindsayca and CH4 has a tremendous task...

The growth of oil production offshore Guyana is singlehandledly propelling Guyana’s national economy forward. That much has been obvious for the past few years. An examination of the data shows just how striking this correlation is between the two.  In...

By Terrence Blackman, Ph. D. & Utamu Bell Guyana's oil and gas industry is rapidly growing, and with it comes an opportunity to empower the country's youth, particularly the marginalised, to actively participate in its economy.  During the most recent "Transforming...

Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase Inc. (VEHSI) is inviting locally registered suppliers to provide 91 services in support of its operations. The Expression of Interest (EOI) submissions are due by May 29, 2023. VEHSI is a joint venture between NRG Holdings Inc., a...

Guyanese authorities have required ExxonMobil Guyana to provide a list of the local content opportunities that will be available at its newly approved Uaru Project. This is outlined in the Petroleum Production Licence for the project. The document states that...

The Gas-to-Energy project in Guyana is revving up, and the US-consortium, Lindsayca/CH4 (LNDCH4), is leading the way. The contractor for the integrated natural gas facility to be constructed at Wales has big ambitions for local content. According to Mr....

ExxonMobil Guyana said more than 5,000 Guyanese nationals are supporting its operations as its projects continue to drive growth in the world's fastest growing economy. Exxon said too that its operations, including the work of its key contractors, are...