Local Content

Guyana’s Local Content Secretariat is conducting a data-driven review of the Local Content Act, which could expand participation across additional sectors, based on spending patterns already observed in the oil and gas industry. Local Content Secretariat Director Michael Munroe said...

Guyana’s rapid economic expansion, driven by oil and gas, agriculture, construction, mining and infrastructure growth, has created an unprecedented demand for certified welders.  Over the last year, the Government of Guyana’s (GoG) partnership with Nations University’s School of Technology City...

ExxonMobil is seeking Guyanese undergraduate students in their third and fourth years of study to join a three-month internship program aimed at building local skills. The program, which runs from June to August, is open to Guyanese citizens pursuing degrees...

The Ministry of Labour will host a two-day job fair in Region Three this week, linked to the construction of the country’s flagship Gas-to-Energy project. The job fair will be held at the Leonora Track and Field Centre on the...

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – When offshore oil is discovered, the first question for Surinamese citizens is often simple: what will they get out of it? Local content has become the shorthand answer for every country. It refers to jobs for...

Construction of the Guyana Technical Training College (GTTC) at Port Mourant, Berbice has been completed and the facility is ready to receive its first full cohort of students in January, President Irfaan Ali revealed this week on Facebook. The campus...

DOF Subsea’s Skandi Constructor made its first entry into the Demerara Channel and Port of Georgetown on December 3, a major development for Guyana’s offshore support capabilities. The Centre for Local Business Development announced the visit on December 9. The...

SBM Offshore Guyana and MODEC Guyana were recognized for their contributions to national development and workforce expansion at the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber’s (GOGEC) 2025 Annual Awards and Induction Dinner on November 28. SBM Offshore Guyana received the...

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – Industry leaders and government officials insist that Suriname’s ability to benefit from upcoming offshore oil production will rely on sustained investments in skills, education and local content capacity. The statements were made during a panel discussion at...

Guyana President Irfaan Ali on Friday urged the country’s private sector to form a consortium capable of joining offshore operations by providing supply and other support vessels.  With the rapid growth of the offshore oil and gas sector, the country...