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The Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) is offering businesses and individuals entry into Guyana’s oil and gas sector through strategic courses designed to build industry knowledge and strengthen procurement capabilities. CLBD is a Guyana-based organization that provides training, mentoring,...

ExxonMobil expects the planned Longtail development to create up to 1,680 jobs across its phases, according to the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) published by Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in March. The project is tied to Guyana reaching oil...

ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) has issued a request for information (RFI) seeking technical input from suppliers for the potential construction of up to two DP2 chemical carrier platform supply vessels (PSVs).  The RFI, published on May 19, outlines plans for...

SBM Offshore has extended the application deadline for its Trainee Technician Program in Guyana to May 31, giving prospective candidates additional time to apply for offshore technical training opportunities tied to the country’s growing oil and gas sector. SBM Offshore...

Guyana’s investment in education and workforce development in its oil and gas sector offers a model that Suriname should closely examine as it prepares for offshore production and local content development. This is according to local content specialist Anne...

Local content specialist Anne Rita Wijdh is urging major offshore operators in Suriname to begin investing in advanced academic and research programs before first oil production begins, pointing to Guyana’s ExxonMobil-supported education initiatives as an example of how early...

Surinamese graduates participating in the training program linked to the GranMorgu offshore oil development met with SBM Offshore’s CEO Øivind Tangen on May 12, 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The graduates are part of the STS Graduate Program, launched earlier...

The Guyana Local Content Summit is back in 2026 and will be held from June 2-3 at the Houston Event Centre, Four Points Sheraton. Discussions have been planned around policy developments, financing, workforce challenges and business opportunities linked to...

HOUSTON, TEXAS - President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Kathy Smith, is cautioning against extending local content controls beyond Guyana’s oil and gas sector, saying broader private investment should remain open and competitive. Smith made the...

HOUSTON, TEXAS - Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President Kathy Smith is pushing for greater investment in Guyana’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, arguing that many are already generating substantial revenues from opportunities linked to the country’s...