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Ramps had threatened Guyana customs regulator with lawsuit over $20M fine

After being fined GY$20 million for breaching customs law earlier this year, Ramps Logistics had threatened the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) with a lawsuit if it did not return the fine. The letter dated March 4, 2022, from its attorney-at-law,...

Ramps says legal action on the cards over local content spat

Ramps Logistics’ chief executive, Shaun Rampersad came out in defense of the efforts it made to receive a Guyana local content certificate, including divestment of 51% of the company to a man with Guyanese citizenship named Deepak Lall. This...

Ramps fails in bid to operate as local company, says it ticked all the boxes

Ramps Logistics Guyana Inc. has brought forward a claim that the company was denied its Local Content certification even though it met all the requirements set. “The recently passed Local Content Act stipulates that a company must have a local content certificate...

Logistics company ramping up vessel capacity as demand for services offshore Guyana grows

RAMPS Logistics is expanding its services in Guyana as exploration and production activities offshore the South American country continue to expand. The company plans to increase the number of vessels operating in the country which the head of its...

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Kuldipsingh’s long game pays off as Surinamese port lands major TotalEnergies contract

Kuldipsingh Port Facility has secured a 10-year contract from TotalEnergies EP Suriname after spending years upgrading its operations to meet international oil and gas standards.  The deal, announced on November 14, will see the company develop and operate an Integrated...

Caribbean Tech Innovation breaks ground on the global stage

Ramps Logistics says its homegrown platform, MAWI, has been shortlisted for the 2025 Breakbulk Awards — the first time a technology created in the Caribbean has reached this level of recognition. According to the company's September 26 release, MAWI has...

Three-week certification target set for Guyana’s local content applicants

The Government of Guyana is stepping up efforts to strengthen the local content framework in the oil and gas sector, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. At the recently concluded Local Content Summit, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat,...

New column aiming to help public better understand Guyana’s oil laws

Chevy Devonish, an attorney and lecturer at the University of Guyana, is collaborating with OilNOW by way of a new column which aims to demystify the complex legal framework governing Guyana's oil and gas sector. Devonish emphasized the urgent...

Distilling Guyana’s Oil and Gas Regulatory Framework: The Introduction

By Chevy Devonish ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (ExxonMobil), and its partners Hess and CNOOC started oil and gas exploration in Guyana in 2008, and the first significant discovery, Liza-1, was made in 2015. In his 2024 budget speech, Dr. Ashni Singh, Senior...

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Suriname mourns former President Chandrikapersad Santokhi, dead at 67

Former Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi has died at the age of 67. According to Waterkant News, an ambulance was called...