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Two of ExxonMobil’s key subsea contractors — TechnipFMC and DOF Subsea — are set to host Supplier Engagement Forums in November as Guyana’s offshore oil industry continues to expand. Both events will take place at the Centre for Local...

SBM Offshore hosted an interactive session with over 90 members of the Surinamese community in Rotterdam on October 16, underscoring its commitment to local engagement as Suriname advances toward its first offshore oil development at Block 58. In a press...

With the start of offshore oil production just a few years away, Suriname’s President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons is focusing on ensuring citizens and local companies benefit.  She told Newsweek in a recent interview: “Surinamese people and Surinamese companies need to participate...

Saipem Guyana’s operations are powered largely by Guyanese talent, according to Country Manager Gianluigi Della Rosa. In a LinkedIn post on October 8, Della Rosa said that of the 220 people employed at the company’s Vreed-en-Hoop shore base in...

The award of new oil blocks in Guyana will open the door for more Guyanese to benefit from the country’s expanding petroleum industry, according to Michael Munroe, Director of the Local Content Secretariat. Munroe, who also serves as a legal...

Guyana’s offshore sector is bracing for a major hiring surge in 2026, but the supply of certified local maritime workers is falling short of demand. This is according to Dr. Martin Pertab, who until recently headed Guyana’s Local Content...

Italian oilfield services company Saipem announced that it has completed the first complex subsea structure ever built in Guyana, describing it as a milestone for the country’s local content initiative. The Pipeline End Termination (PLET), manufactured at the Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase,...

TotalEnergies Suriname has stepped up preparations for its GranMorgu project by hosting its second in-person technical training on floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) process systems. Hércules Medeiros, Executive in Projects, Operations, and Asset Management at TotalEnergies, announced the update...

Suriname’s energy sector must align its local content ambitions with the country’s workforce capacity, advises Lourdes Landa Thierry, South America Business Director at Atlas Professionals.  “Local content should be something about developing the country. So it needs to be a...

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – Stakeholders from across Suriname’s oil and gas sector gathered on September 24 at the Assuria Event Center for a masterclass, 'Navigating the Local Content Regulations for Oil and Gas in Suriname'. The event, organized by Shyamnarain Associates...