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Guyana heavy lift waterfront capability boosted as GYSBI commissions brand new crane

The Guyana Shore Base Inc. commissioned a brand-new Manitowoc crane just a week ago at its Houston-based facility on the outskirts of Georgetown, significantly enhancing the country’s waterfront heavy lifting capabilities. “This 350MT animal, with a 315 ft (96 m)...

Geopolitics of oil and water in Guyana: Part 2 – Ivelaw Griffith

By Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith – OilNOW The first article discussed Guyana’s geography and environmental conditions against the backdrop of South America’s lone English-speaking petro state. I turn attention now to the nature and impact of the flooding and offer a...

Guyana determined to ensure economy not solely dependent on oil

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, said on Wednesday that even though oil production will transform Guyana’s economy, petroleum will not be its lone driver. He said the Irfaan Ali...

Geopolitics of oil and water in Guyana: Part 1 – Ivelaw Griffith

By Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith – OilNOW In the first of this two-part series on Guyana’s current flood travails, I offer an analysis of the country’s geography and environmental circumstances against the backdrop of the country as a petro state. The...

Guyanese company clears Bourbon Rhesos in one day, gearing up for other projects

Guyanese company, Western Logistics, successfully cleared the Bourbon Rhesos in one day upon its arrival in the new oil producing South American country. Bourbon provides marine and logistics as well as subsea services to the global oil and gas...

Bourbon Rhesos arrives in Guyana for deepwater operations

France-based marine services provider, Bourbon Offshore, has mobilized yet another vessel for operations in South America’s newest oil producing nation. “After a safe and successful voyage from Las Palmas, the AHT Bourbon Rhesos has arrived alongside at Georgetown ready to...

Eureka Atlantic Offshore Medical Services is now top provider of COVID-19 testing in oil industry

Since its establishment in 2017, Eureka Atlantic Offshore Medical Services (EAOMS) is proving on a daily basis, that partnerships between local and foreign companies can be highly successful in penetrating the supply chain for Guyana’s oil industry. It has...

Guyana-Suriname Basin will be important to global energy transition – Hess VP Exploration

In order for the energy needs of the world to be met, upstream investments will have to significantly increase in the coming years. Deepwater ‘advantaged barrels’ in locations such as the Guyana-Suriname Basin will therefore continue to play a...

Guyana regulators internationally trained to measure crude lifts

Guyana’s multi-billion-barrel hydrocarbon discoveries and the start of oil production operations have seen institutions playing catch up to monitor and regulate a sector that was practically non-existent prior to the 2015 world class Liza oil strike by ExxonMobil. Key to...

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MODEC launches new offshore training intake for Guyanese technical graduates

MODEC has launched a new intake for its Offshore Technical Trainee Program in Guyana. This initiative follows the launch...