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Canada Guyana Chamber looking to ramp up activities in 2021

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Canada Guyana Chamber of Commerce (CGCC), Ms. Natalia Seepersaud, said the organisation will be looking to ramp up its activities in 2021 as pandemic restrictions ease and more focus is placed on business-to-business...

John Fernandes Ltd. expands reach in oil sector with plans to construct storage facility

Guyanese shipping company John Fernandes Ltd. is looking to extend its reach in the oil and gas sector with the construction of a storage facility. John Fernandes Ltd. has already been building its oil and gas portfolio by providing...

Up-skilling of Guyanese has accelerated in the last two years – Lars Mangal

The capabilities of Guyanese businesses in providing services to the emerging oil and gas sector have accelerated over the last two years as more companies move towards building capacity and improving their standards. In an article published in The Essential...

Farm-ins are routine in the oil and gas industry, ‘first movers’ take risks – expert says

‘First movers’ and their small independent partners/companies take risks in acquiring exploration licenses for offshore blocks, as there is no guarantee that they will find a large partner to farm into these blocks. This is according to President of...

ExxonMobil building strong partnerships, sees Guyana capacity growing – Routledge

Building strong partnerships with key stakeholders in Guyana and supporting the development of local business have been areas of special interest for ExxonMobil in its operations in the South American country. This is according to President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair...

O&G companies playing major role in Guyana oil spill preparedness efforts – CDC

With Guyana lacking the capacity to adequately respond to large oil spills--that is, Tier Two and Tier Three spills--local companies have been playing an important role in oil spill response preparedness efforts. The National Oil Spill Contingency Plan indicates that...

One of world’s largest iron ore companies deploys 10-member team to Guyana with focus on renewables

A ten-member team from Australia-based Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) arrived in Guyana on Friday to pursue talks on investment opportunities in the new oil producing South American country. The team, led by FMG’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Julie Shuttleworth...

ExxonMobil Guyana’s Deedra Moe takes up new position in Houston

ExxonMobil Guyana Senior Director, Public and Government Affairs, Deedra Moe, will be departing the country soon to take up a new position in Houston in her home country of the Unites States. She will be succeeded by Karen Matusic,...

Who’s who

Who's who in the Oil and Gas sector in GuyanaA number of companies currently hold petroleum blocks in Guyana. With the world-class Liza discovery in 2015, interest from even more companies, including at least two super-majors, have skyrocketed. Take...

CDC modelling shows no direct impact to Guyana if oil tanker spills cargo in Gulf of Paria

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in Guyana said on Tuesday evening that several analyses and modelling were conducted of the potential threat of an oil spill from the FSO NABARIMA (bearing Venezuelan flag) which is listing with 173,000 tons...

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CGX says Guyana government open to talks over cancelled Corentyne oil license

CGX Energy said on Friday that the Government of Guyana has indicated it may be open to talks in...