Local Content

Paula Ceres and Tanisha Selby were among a group of seven Guyanese graduate engineers who gained hands-on training by SBM Offshore on the Prosperity floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. Now, the young women aim to inspire young girls...

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is optimistic about the government’s recent announcement of a bid round for 14 blocks offshore Guyana. GMSA is the main advocacy body for local manufacturers and companies of related services and operates as a...

SBM Offshore is continuing its school outreach programme, this time, visiting the Guyana Industrial Training Centre in Georgetown. The company engaged with part-time and full-time students of the Guyana Industrial Training Center (GITC) to apprise them of its role in Guyana and the career choices...

Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat, has informed the National Assembly that the government is awaiting a nominee from the political opposition to move ahead with the establishment of a Local Content Advisory Committee. His comment was a direct response to a...

SBM Offshore met with fourth and fifth form students at the Corentyne Comprehensive High School in Berbice last Friday to apprise them of the company’s role in Guyana’s oil sector, and the careers available in the industry. This is the...

Efforts by authorities in Guyana to establish a consortium of caterers for three of the nation’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels operating at the Stabroek Block could see between US$25 million and US$30 million being earned by...

Guyana’s Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat recently appealed to members of the business community to cease being a vessel for the “crab-in-a-barrel” mentality. This phrase describes a group of like-situated people who hurt each other in attempting to get...

ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has issued three Requests for Information (RFIs) seeking to identify suppliers who can provide customs brokerage, cargo management and inbound transportation services. Importantly, the Local Content legislation calls for high levels of Guyanese participation...

For the first half of 2022, ExxonMobil Guyana and its contractors spent over US$127 million (GY$26.5 billion) on Guyanese suppliers The Stabroek Block operator has also confirmed with OilNOW that since announcing the first commercial discovery in 2015, over US$700 million was...

The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) said it has successfully completed coaching over 1,000 students on the role they can play in the future development of the nation's oil resources. The last leg of training was hosted on Friday...