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TechnipFMC, Stena Drilling among 11 more companies to have local content master plans approved

Eleven major oil and gas support service providers including TechnipFMC and Stena Drilling received the stamp of approval from the Local Content Secretariat for their five-year Master Plans. On October 19, the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, met with...

Western Logistics to hire 1000 Guyanese as part of new approved five-year Master Plan

With its five-year Local Content Master Plan approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Western Logistics Guyana aims to expand its human resource capacity by some 1,000 Guyanese. According to its Operations Director, Pradeep Ramoutar, the locally owned and operated...

Guyana’s largest shore base, sister company receive approval for Local Content Master Plans

The largest shore base in South America’s newest oil and gas hotspot, Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI), and its sister company, Sustainable Environmental Solutions (SES), on October 19 had their Local Content Master Plans approved by the Ministry of...

Ramps at risk of losing US$25 million Exxon contract, laying off 100 workers without Local Content Certificate – court documents

If Ramps Logistics Guyana Inc. is not granted a Local Content Certificate of Registration, it will likely lose significant contracts with major industry players like ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL). According to court filings which form part of...

Guyana won’t become next Dubai without foreign expertise, development of entrepreneurial talent – Int’l Advisor

By unlocking significant oil resources in the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block, one consultant after another has often said Guyana is poised to become the next Qatar or Dubai of the region. But such a promising future cannot come to pass...

Local educator says rapid development of skills must be high on Guyana’s agenda

For Guyana to succeed with the implementation of its Local Content Legislation, its regulators must keep rapid skills development at the top of mind, says University of Guyana Professor, Dr. Leyland Lucas. The educator made this point during a virtual...

More investors flocking to Guyana since local content law enacted – Economist

The provisions outlined in Guyana’s Local Content Act – a critical piece of legislation for the country’s booming oil sector took centre stage during Episode V of the Guyana Business Journal’s Transforming Guyana webinar on Wednesday. Since the law’s December 2021...

TT business group distances self from director’s comment on Guyana local content law

On the heels of comments from Trinidadian business strategist Jaishima Leladharsingh, who criticised Guyana’s local content law, the business group he directs, the Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI), has distanced itself from the assertions. In a statement to the...

‘TT companies will move to Suriname if Ramps doesn’t get local content certificate’ – Trini business strategist

If Guyana fails to grant Ramps Logistics a Local Content Certificate to operate within its oil sector, Trinidad and Tobago companies will take their business elsewhere, to neighbouring Suriname. This was communicated by a T&T business strategist – Jaishima Leladharsingh –...

Ramps Logistics says GRA charges of false declarations baseless

Following the disclosure by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Wednesday that it has instituted 10 charges against Ramps Logistics Guyana (RLG) for false declarations, the company has issued a statement calling the said charges baseless. While these charges will be reviewed...

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Hammerhead crude “heavier but still attractive” – Hess

Despite its smaller scale and heavier crude, the Hammerhead field is still economically viable, according to John Hess, Chief ...