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‘World’s leading safety service provider’, RelyOn Nutec, coming to Guyana

RelyON Nutec (MD), an offshore safety consultancy headquartered in Copenhagen, has decided to expand its presence in the region through a strategic partnership with the Guyanese-owned Atlantic Marine Supplies Incorporated. NL says it is the world's leading safety service...

Is T&T slipping on Local Content?

By Kevin Ramnarine – OilNOW Guyana's decision to legislate for local content in its oil and gas industry has been the source of debate in Guyana and in T&T. At the heart of the issue is the value captured or...

Guyana to conduct national year-end capacity assessment to update local content law – Bharrat

Guyana will be undertaking a review of its local capacity in support of oil and gas operations by the end of 2022 to determine whether the 40 schedules outlined in the Local Content Policy need to be adjusted. “This will...

Bharrat tells oil sector long payment periods putting locals at disadvantage

Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has called on contractors, sub-contractors and licensees operating in Guyana’s oil sector to devise more timely payment plans for local businesses. This news comes on the heels of a slew of complaints that...

No need for Guyana, Trinidad to be at each other’s throats about local content laws – Rowley

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley said there is no need for his government and Guyana’s to be at each other’s throats about Guyana’s new local content laws. “What the government of Trinidad and Tobago tried to...

Guyana – The local content spat – dangers of inattention

By Wilberne Persaud - OilNOW A few weeks ago, a regrettable faux pas pushed Guyana’s Local Content Policy (LCP) into news headlines across the region. The Act seeks reasonable retention of benefits generated by activity in the oil sector for Guyanese...

Local content doesn’t mean automatic benefits, Guyanese must become competitive, says economic specialist

Guyana’s Local Content Act mandates quotas for the participation of Guyanese workers and businesses in various oil-related sectors, which gradually increase over the years. Executive Director at the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Richard Rambarran said when one looks...

Local content advocate, Timothy Tucker, re-elected to head Georgetown business chamber

Businessman, Timothy Tucker, was on Friday re-elected to the presidency of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), an association which represents about 550 businesses. Tucker is the owner of Rid-O-Pes, a pest control company. His re-election occurred at...

US$10 billion Yellowtail development will be largest investment in Guyana’s history

The Yellowtail project will cost US$10 billion to develop, the Ministry of Natural Resources said, in a long-awaited announcement of its approval. This represents the largest investment ever made in the history of Guyana. The Liza Phases One and Two,...

T&T local content policy more “deadly” than Guyana’s; “illegal” trade barriers should be removed – Guyanese business exec

Following criticism of Trinidad and Tobago’s trade barriers against Guyana by President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Timothy Tucker, an executive of another Guyanese business service organization, the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has...

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Tariff threat puts new oil projects at risk – Wood Mackenzie analyst 

Dozens of new upstream oil and gas projects could be delayed if Trump-era tariffs are reintroduced, according to energy...