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Train the trainers worked for gold, it can work for oil – McLean

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Former Human Resource Manager of the now defunct Omai Gold Mines Limited, Norman McLean, believes that an effective approach for the delivery of local content in Guyana’s emerging oil and gas industry is to implement a system that allows...
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16 more Guyanese undergo training for offshore jobs

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Sixteen more Guyanese are undergoing training for job opportunities offshore, this time as part of the Edison Chouest supply vessel fleet. Manpower provider, El Dorado Offshore in collaboration with Ramps Logistics of Trinidad & Tobago, has been playing an integral...
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Urgency required to meet demand for local content in Guyana

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The recent discovery of oil offshore Guyana has created significant excitement for the future of the country and its developing industry. Naturally, the Buzz Phrase being kicked around in every conversation is Local Content.  With Local Content legislation being...
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Guyana: Managing Local Content Expectations

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The need for, and introduction of requirements for local content in Guyana’s emerging oil and gas industry, continues to engage the attention of stakeholders and the public at large. Even as a draft local content policy framework is being...
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Oil production agreement outlines requirement for training, hiring Guyanese

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A detailed plan will have to be developed by ExxonMobil, its development partners, contractors and sub-contractors, to address the training and employment of Guyanese, as the country gears up for first oil in mid-2020. A source familiar with the terms...
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GOGA pushing for development of technical skills in oil & gas

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Developing technical skills among Guyanese for jobs in the oil and gas sector is being treated as a top priority by the Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA). The entity is actively engaging a number of external partners which...
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Guyanese to be given first preference where capability exists – Draft Local Content Framework

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The Guyana government says its goal is to enable international operators and services companies to identify local employees and suppliers from within Guyana and in the diaspora. Stakeholders in Guyana’s business community are continuing their review of a draft local...
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