Local Content

Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, recently disclosed his interest in bringing closer to these shores some 2000 jobs the ExxonMobil-led consortium in the Stabroek Block contracts overseas. The Head of State believes giving these jobs to locals could lead...

Plympton Farms achieved a milestone under the Green Farms Initiative, inaugurating a three-acre greenhouse at Dora along the Linden Highway on November 24. The ceremony marked the culmination of a pivotal stage in a tripartite collaboration between SBM Offshore...

Guyana faces a critical obstacle hindering the participation of local businesses in the country's local content development initiatives - the challenge of accessing crucial financing. This issue threatens to undermine the entire local content effort vital for the nation's...

ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) is gearing up to engage suppliers for the provision of another set of onshore and offshore services as part of its operations in the Stabroek license area. According to public requests for information (RFIs), the company...

Local content spend is estimated at US$720 million in 2023, reflecting the capabilities of the private sector and adherence to the Local Content Act, legislated at the end of 2021. Dr. Martin Pertab, Director of the Local Content Secretariat,...

President of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, announced Monday, October 30, that a local content development fund will be established as a means of helping businesses to find start-up capital to compete in industries, such as the oil and...

Local suppliers once again have an opportunity to provide a wide range of services to SBM Offshore Guyana, as the company prepares to bring its third oil production vessel online in the South American country. In its search for these services,...

New half-year local content data from ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) indicate that 1,300 Guyanese women are supporting the company's operations both on and offshore, in the South American country. EMGL said that Guyanese represent 69% of its overall workforce.  A total...

By next year, the Guyana Technical Training College Incorporated (GTTCI) will commence operations, as the first half is slated for completion this quarter. This is according to ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge.  “...we will see, by the beginning of next...

Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) said eleven students drawn from eight regions across Guyana are the inaugural recipients of its new technical scholarship programme, which was launched in July. The students are Venola Allen from Warapoka Village, Region One, and...