Local Content

Saipem is in search of accommodation services in Guyana, on the West Bank of Demerara. The company is looking to place its personnel in apartments. The apartments should be in the vicinity of the Vreed-en-hoop Shore Base (VEHSI) currently under...

SBM Offshore held a vendor forum on Friday, the closing day of the International Energy Conference and Expo 2023, at the Marriott Hotel. The company needs an expanded supplier base, as it is building, delivering and operating an increasing number...

Within a year of existence, Guyana’s Local Content Secretariat (LCS) had made tremendous strides, and in 2023, it aims to continue along that path. Head of the Secretariat, Dr. Martin Pertab disclosed that it has targeted the approval of...

Guyana passed Local Content legislation a little over a year ago to ensure that its citizens get the most out of the petroleum resource – a whopping 11 billion barrels discovered in the Stabroek Block and counting. Now, NetBenefit Software...

Ravindra Chuniram and Joshua Ramotar were two of the first Guyanese hired by Qualco Guyana to work at its Supply, East Bank Demerara training base as Roustabouts – an entry-level, broad-based skill-level oil and gas position. Both men are now...

Noble Corporation announced four fully paid scholarships for Guyanese students seeking a bachelor’s degree in Maritime Transportation or Maritime Engineering. Noble said it will cover room and board, books, and round-trip travel to Massachusetts Maritime Academy, a public university in...

By Sydney Allicock, Dr. Carolyn Walcott and Dr. Terrence Blackman - OilNOW The Indigenous Peoples of Guyana, known locally as Amerindians, comprise nine distinct groups, each with their own unique culture and traditions, three in coastal areas and six in...

International Business Professor, Jerry Haar believes that having unattainable standards in Guyana’s Local Content Policy would be counterproductive.  Professor Haar alluded that the targets for the hiring of skilled Guyanese are unrealistic and should be revised if the country wants...

By Vivian M. Williams, Esq. and Dr. Terrence Blackman - OilNOW In October 2022, the Guyana Business Journal (GBJ) challenged a panel in Episode V of its Webinar series Transforming Guyana to deliberate on How Guyana could maximise local capture...

SBM Offshore said it had another successful year in Guyana in 2022. In a video published on its Facebook page, the company said it achieved major milestones including the start-up of the Liza Unity floating production storage and offloading...