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ExxonMobil sees agro support as key to helping small businesses grow

Dozens of Guyanese agro-processors once again had an opportunity to showcase and market their products at the second UncappeD Marketplace event held on Saturday, July 28 at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara. More than 50...

Guyanese firm developing O&G app for ExxonMobil business centre

ExxonMobil Guyana’s Center for Local Business Development (CLBD) is in the process of developing an online application to provide an ease of access for Guyanese businesses operating in the Oil and Gas (O&G) sector. This was revealed by CLBD Project...

Brasington bids farewell to Guyana

ExxonMobil Guyana Senior Director, Public and Government Affairs, Kimberly Brasington’s tenure will conclude at the end of June, after serving a period of three years in the position. She will be taking up a new portfolio in Houston, Texas. https://youtu.be/swGBO3_kJ7g Brasington...

Guyana oil spill response plan in line with international guidelines – CDC Director General

Guyana’s National Oil Spill Contingency Plan has benefited from the input of several notable international organizations and following a series of reviews, the document will be open for public consultations in the South American country. Director General (ag) of the...

Guyanese among crew poised to embark on historic drill campaign aboard Noble Bob Douglas

Currently positioned approximately 88 nautical miles off the Guyana coast in the deep blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the Noble Bob Douglas hovers above the 13th well being drilled by ExxonMobil in the Stabroek Block. The US oil...

T&T fishermen captured by Venezuelan authorities

Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of National Security has confirmed that Venezuelan authorities trespassed into the country’s waters and seized three local fishermen, allegedly for illegally fishing in Venezuelan waters. Loop reports that in a statement issued Friday, the Ministry said the incident, which...

Reports point to heightened security around energy assets in T&T amid terror concerns

Warnings about Islamist group ISIS having a local cell in Trinidad and Tobago (TT) has prompted energy companies in the twin island republic to beef up security. London-based Argus Media reported on Monday that government, industry officials and diplomats told...

Oil production key in catapulting Ghana to one of world’s fastest growing economies

While seen as a curse by some, oil production and its spin-off effects can positively impact developing countries and change their fortunes for the better. The New York Times in a March 10 report stated that as recently as the...

Private Sector body ramping up efforts to prep Guyanese businesses for O&G

Guyana’s Private Sector Commission (PSC) is spearheading a seminar scheduled to be held on Tuesday that will focus on opportunities and perspectives for the local business community in the country’s emerging oil and gas sector. PSC Chairman, Eddie Boyer, told...

Businessman behind ‘go-invest elsewhere’ ad apologises

Guyanese Businessman, Chief Executive Officer of Bel Air Georgetown-based Eco Potanzia Industry, Siri Persaud, has owned up to being behind a print advertisement in the Guyanese press calling on investors to invest elsewhere. Persaud has since apologised by way of...

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Energy Chamber Head urges Guyanese youths to embrace long-term opportunities in oil sector 

President of the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC), Manniram Prashad, has called on Guyanese youth to embrace...