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‘Guyana – a milestone in my career’ – Saipem Country Manager

Thuranthiran Nadarajah, the Country Manager for Sapiem Guyana has been working for 15 years with the Italian company, but he says that his work in Guyana over the past two years is a milestone in his career, simply because...

Guyanese sister companies providing support services for Harvey Gulf

Two indigenous Guyanese sister companies are stepping up their operations in the new South American oil and gas hotspot, pushing local content for US-based Marine Transport Company, Harvey Gulf. Western Logistics and Pandora Energy are working in tandem to provide...

Efficiency and options for privatisation of Guyana’s energy market

The concept of efficiency and its measurement are contentious. Hence, the option for the route of introducing a more competitive environment, and to consider whether this might prove a more effective approach to improving the electricity industry’s performance; is...

SBM Offshore takes ‘Life Day’ to Guyana

With an eye on the safety and wellbeing of its employees, SBM Offshore observed its sixth annual Life Day event on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Life Day, which is observed globally, was held in Guyana for the first time,...

Our partnership is with Guyana; not an individual or political party – Exxon Upstream President

US oil major ExxonMobil, operator in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, says it remains committed to forging a strong partnership with the Guyanese people and not with any one individual or political party. Liam Mallon, the company’s President for Upstream...

“Grab each and every opportunity” in O&G – Guyanese youths urge

The late influential business writer Peter Drucker once said, "the entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.” This is also the advice being given to youths by two young men who have...

Petrobras, SBM sign LOI for Mero 2 FPSO

(Oil & Gas Journal) Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) signed a letter of intent with SBM Offshore for a 22.5-year lease and operation of the Mero 2 floating production, storage, and offloading vessel to be installed on giant Mero oil field in the...

Stena Forth en route to Guyana for Orinduik drill campaign

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. said on Monday the Stena Forth drillship has been mobilized and is now en route to Guyana from West Africa where it has been operating for Tullow Oil. The drillship is expected to...

From brown sugar to black gold; a new beginning

With the fall of Guyana’s sugar industry and the closure of four sugar estates, over 5000 employees of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) were laid off, with many of them left in a state of uncertainty as to their...

Guyanese energy market outlook and the new philosophy

The laissez-faire economic philosophy and the increasing dissatisfaction with the performance of public enterprises can lead to the explicit attempt to opt for a market solution which will abandon the main features of the current “energy policy”. Hence, there...

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Afreximbank COO pitches partnership for Suriname’s SMEs

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) wants to be a long-term financial partner for small and medium-sized...