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Guyana Deep Water Operations Incorporated (GDO), a subsidiary of SBM Offshore, is seeking information from qualified suppliers in Guyana to support the testing, calibration and recertification of equipment used aboard three floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels operating...

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - SEOGS 2026 closed in Paramaribo with a clear message: Suriname’s offshore opportunity is moving from promise to execution. Across four days of speeches, technical sessions, project updates, private sector engagements, and exhibition activity, the Suriname Energy, Oil...

The Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) has trained more than 10,000 Guyanese over the past five years as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s supplier base and improve competitiveness in the oil and gas sector. The Centre told...

The Family Awareness Consciousness Togetherness (FACT) after-school program for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is expanding its reach in Guyana with continued support from ExxonMobil Guyana, providing hands-on science and engineering education to children in underserved communities.  According to...

Guyana’s expanding oil and gas industry has contributed to a marked increase in women participating in business development, entrepreneurship and supplier readiness programs, according to the Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD). In a written response to OilNOW on June...

Blue Water has commenced work under a third‑party logistics (3PL) contract with ExxonMobil Guyana, providing warehouse and materials management services to support offshore operations. The contract was signed on March 4, 2026, with operations beginning on 15 April. The scope...

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – Countries developing new offshore oil industries must ensure their citizens are active participants rather than passive observers, Guyana's Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat said on Wednesday, arguing that broad local participation is essential to managing public...

Students entering Guyana’s maritime sector, as well as those already working in the industry, must be prepared for continuous learning, said MatPal Marine Institute Secretary and Director Coleen Abrams, who told attendees at the institute’s Career Exhibition on June...

Guyana’s offshore oil industry has rapidly evolved into one of the world’s most significant deepwater developments, with production from the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block averaging 903,000 barrels per day (b/d) in April. While ExxonMobil and its co-venturers Hess and CNOOC invest...

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – Suriname's President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons has urged young people who have left school to return to education and prepare for opportunities expected to emerge from the country’s oil and gas industry. Speaking during a local content session at...