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Oil and Gas Minister Brunings: Local content key to Suriname’s oil and gas future

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – Stakeholders from across Suriname’s oil and gas sector gathered on September 24 at the Assuria Event Center for a masterclass, 'Navigating the Local Content Regulations for Oil and Gas in Suriname'. The event, organized by Shyamnarain Associates...

Maersk, GTI to deliver world-class training for Guyana workforce

Maersk Training is partnering with Global Technology Incorporated (GTI), an academic center in Guyana, to strengthen local training and workforce development, according to a company announcement on LinkedIn. In the September 17 post, Bruno Aguiar Thomaz, Managing Director of Maersk...

Guyana’s Local Content Secretariat changes leadership

Michael Munroe has been appointed to succeed Dr. Martin Pertab as Director of Guyana’s Local Content Secretariat. Pertab has now taken up the post of Chief Executive Officer at the country’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). Pertab, who was...

Guyana’s local content spend hits US$350M in six months 

Guyana’s local business community continues to secure strong gains from the country’s oil and gas industry, with spending on Guyanese firms exceeding US$350 million in the first half of 2025. Dr. Martin Pertab, Director of the Local Content Secretariat, confirmed...

Noble, EDO and MATPAL gear up for recruitment drive in Guyana’s Essequibo region

The Noble Recruitment Drive is set to arrive in Parika in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana on Sunday, bringing opportunities for locals seeking careers in the offshore industry. The event will be hosted at the Market Tarmac near the...

TotalEnergies hosts first Technical Training in Suriname ahead of GranMorgu FPSO operations

TotalEnergies EP Suriname has launched its first in-person technical training focused on the regulatory aspects of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) operations, as part of preparations for the GranMorgu project. The training was held from August 25 – 29,...

Puffer Guyana launches Valve Service Facility at Houston Estate

Puffer Guyana has opened a new 22,000-square-foot facility at the Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) Houston Estate Annex, investing millions to bring advanced valve maintenance and repair services to the local oil and gas sector. Speaking to OilNOW on the...

Noble seeks suppliers for offshore catering and food supply in Guyana

Noble Corporation has issued two requests for information (RFIs) inviting qualified vendors to provide offshore catering and food supply services for its drilling operations in Guyana. According to Noble, the RFIs aim to identify suppliers with the capacity, experience, and...

Eight Graduate Engineers complete SBM Offshore Guyana programme, nine join new cohort

Eight young Guyanese engineers have completed SBM Offshore Guyana’s Graduate Engineers’ Programme, marking the end of an intensive 18-month journey that took them across the company’s global operations. The graduates were honoured during a ceremony on August 8, where they...

Oil companies delivered 1,600+ training programs for Guyanese in 2024

The Local Content Secretariat says oil companies in Guyana delivered more than 1,600 technical and non-technical programs for Guyanese in 2024, reflecting what Head of the Employment Unit Nicole Haynes described as “the continued commitment to upskilling the Guyanese...

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Guyana drilling surges as ExxonMobil and Halliburton deliver first fully automated closed-loop well placement

Halliburton and ExxonMobil Guyana Limited have completed the industry’s first fully automated closed-loop well placement offshore Guyana, the companies...