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Benn concerned about foreigners taking up positions Guyanese qualified for
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn on Friday said there will be an investigation into foreigners who come into the country to work offshore in the oil and gas sector.
The minister’s concern is that many of those persons are brought to…
Dolphins, whales among animals found offshore by Guyanese team
By Vishani Ragobeer
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A team of 10 young Guyanese spent six days offshore Guyana identifying the larger animals found there. This was part of efforts to support the protection of the marine environment and to…
With new oil find, Gov’t again pledges to enhance local content, transparency
See statement below from Ministry of Natural Resources on new oil find:
Guyana currently has the 3rd highest oil reserves in the Latin America and Caribbean Region, and as the petroleum sector continues to drive the country’s economic…
ExxonMobil finds more oil, increases oil resources to 10 billion barrels
SEE FULL STATEMENT ISSUED BY EXXONMOBIL:
IRVING, Texas – ExxonMobil increased its estimate of the discovered recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana to approximately 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels.
The updated…
GOGEC onboard International Energy Conference and Expo Guyana 2022
The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) has formed a strategic partnership with the International Energy Conference and Expo Guyana 2022, which is slated to be held in February 2022.
The conference aims to bring together some of…
GYSBI to hire 150 people at career fairs
In response to the growing labour demands in the oil and gas sector, the Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI) will be hosting a number of career fairs later this month. GYSBI in a statement said they aim to hire 150 people at the events which…
Locals being bypassed, preference given to foreign companies – GCCI complains
See full statement from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) below:
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) notes the overwhelming number of infrastructure work which is being handled by…
Case to halt ExxonMobil’s operations put off until June 2022
The constitutional climate case, which challenges fossil fuel production in Guyana on the grounds that it exacerbates global warming and threatens human rights, was on Monday adjourned to June 2022.
During Monday’s hearing, against the…
GOGEC encouraged by efforts to push local content
(Statement by the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber)
President of the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) Manniram Prashad welcomes the statement made by Exxon Country Manager Alistair Routledge that by next year most of the…
Gov’t offering over 14 post-graduate scholarship programmes for oil, energy sectors
The Government has promised to mandate quotas for Guyanese in the oil industry, to ensure they have strong avenues to build generational wealth.
The government has also recognised the importance of ensuring citizens are suitably…