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Tenaris grants Roberto Rocca Education Program Scholarships to four Guyanese students

Tenaris, a supplier of steel tubes and related services for the energy industry, has awarded four Guyanese students with the Roberto Rocca Education Program scholarships. The scholarship recognises the students' outstanding academic achievements and aims to foster technical education...

Guyanese marine player acquires majority stake in Bourbon joint venture 

French offshore vessel player Bourbon said on Monday that Guyanese company Tethys Marine & Logistics, is now a 51% shareholder of the Bourbon Guyana Joint Venture. It said Guyanese now represent 75% of its directorship. A Guyanese company is defined...

Eight Guyanese engineers complete training for placement on massive Prosperity FPSO

SBM Offshore Guyana said eight Guyanese engineers officially completed its Graduate Engineers’ Programme. A graduation ceremony was held for the engineers, who make up the first cohort to benefit from this training, on March 31.   The programme provided international...

Everyone, but the banks, is betting on you – Tucker tells Guyana Local Content Summit

Immediate past President of a key business group in Guyana - the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Timothy Tucker, says everyone, except the commercial banks, is betting on the new oil producing South American country. This is...

‘We are here to listen’ – Jagdeo to Guyana’s inaugural Local Content Summit

"We are here to listen," Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said as keynote speaker for the opening of Guyana's first ever Local Content Summit, Tuesday at the Pegasus Corporate Centre. The summit comes as the government is gearing up to...

Ministry, CNOOC team up to fund petroleum studies for Guyanese in China

Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited is offering a limited number of scholarships in China at the Bachelor’s Degree level for the next academic year (2023/2024).  The scholars, to receive instruction in geoscience and petroleum engineering,...

Kester Hutson elected new GCCI President, says Local Content push remains high on agenda 

A key Guyana business group, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), has elected businessman Kester Hutson as its new President, ending the two-term presidency of Timothy Tucker.  Fresh off his election, Hutson in a comment to...

Update to Local Content Act could bring in US$350 million more annually – Dr. Pertab

Director of Guyana’s Local Content Secretariat, Dr. Martin Pertab, said that a new update to the Local Content Act’s first schedule could bring in US$300-350 million annually. Presently, 40 categories are subject to a legal mandate for contractors to utilise...

Over 25 new services identified by private sector for update of Guyana’s local content law

Guyana's Private Sector Commission (PSC) has identified 25 additional categories that could be included in the country's Local Content Act, said President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Timothy Tucker. He told OilNOW in an exclusive interview...

Major local content summit confirmed for April in Guyana

MBW Energy Support Services Inc. (MBWESSI) announced over the weekend Guyana’s first Local Content Summit, to be held on April 4, 2023, hosted in partnership with the Local Content Secretariat through the Ministry of Natural Resources. Held under the...

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Suzano Ventures invests up to US$5 million into Bioform Technologies to further develop bio-based plastic alternatives

Suzano Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Suzano, the world’s largest market pulp producer, is funding up to...