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New Guyanese recruitment firm eyeing opportunities in O&G

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100% Guyanese-owned Strategic Recruitment Solutions (SRS) is gearing up to offer a range of manpower services with special focus on the South American country’s emerging oil and gas sector. Through an “ethics first” approach the company is aiming to be...
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Liza Destiny contractor ramping up human resources in Guyana

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ExxonMobil’s prime contractor SBM Offshore; the company that is building the Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO) for oil production in Guyana, is looking to fill a number of positions as preparation for first oil gets underway. Through its...
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Guyanese tech company catapulted to world stage after building ExxonMobil supplier portal

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) company BrainStreet has been catapulted to the international arena after building the Supplier Registration Portal for ExxonMobil’s Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) in Guyana. The 100% Guyanese owned company, in operation since 1994, took...
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Over 500 Guyanese gain employment through ExxonMobil operations

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Guyanese represent fifty-two percent of ExxonMobil’s local workforce while 227 Guyanese companies supplied its oil and gas operations in 2018. ExxonMobil's Senior Director, Public and Government Affairs, Kimberly Brasington, provided data to Guyana's Department of Public Information (DPI) which indicated...
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Guyana Opposition Leader decries state of preparedness for oil & gas

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Leader of the Opposition Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) in Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, on Wednesday outlined a number of key legislation for the country’s emerging oil and gas industry which are yet to be finalized, pointing out that this...
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Venezuela’s oil meltdown is getting worse

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A rush of creditors trying to seize assets has disrupted Venezuela’s oil exports at a time when they already are plunging Death spiral is an overused term, but it is justified when describing Venezuela’s oil industry right now. Energy consumers...
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‘Exxon told us to maximize use of Guyanese employees, contractors’ – Lockwood

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Majority Guyanese-owned port facility – Guyana Shorebase Inc. (GYSB) says it has been maximizing the use of local content in its operations, which is in keeping with a request from ExxonMobil for the company to utilize as much services...
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Record 800+ Guyanese companies register on Exxon supplier portal, over 1700 persons trained

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In the short time span of around 12 months, a record number of Guyanese companies have registered on the ExxonMobil’s Centre for Local Business Development’s (CLBD) Supplier Registration Portal while more than 1700 persons have benefited from training and...
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Guyana gets US$20M from World Bank for O&G capacity building

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Guyana says it will use a US$20M loan approved by the World Bank for capacity building initiatives ahead of first oil in 2020.These include finalizing critical legislation and the establishment of critical units, such as a Petroleum Revenue Unit...
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PSC wants clear framework for development of O&G sector

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Guyana’s Private Sector Commission (PSC) is pushing for the country’s government to outline a clear framework for the development of the emerging oil and gas sector. PSC presented its Action Plan for the Sustainable Development of Guyana to Minister of...
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GranMorgu FPSO construction hits 27% as Suriname targets first oil by 2028

Construction of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform for Suriname’s GranMorgu project has reached 27%, state oil...

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