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President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali at the Saipem facility launch in Georgetown
  • 06-Jun-2021
President threatens to change local content policy…

President Irfaan Ali on Saturday threatened to change  the local content policy if foreign companies continue coming to Guyana to offer services such as logistics, transportation similar…

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo
  • 17-Apr-2021
Local Content must be measured by value of contrac…

(DPI) Vice President, Hon. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo says local content must be measured by the value of the contracts given to Guyanese firms by oil companies, rather than the amount. During his…

The ceremonial steel being cut to commemorate the occasion
  • 03-Mar-2021
InFab to provide fabrication services for Prosperi…

─ significant milestone for local companies (DPI) For the first time, a local company will be offering fabrication services for a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel.…

Ongoing consultations with NCERD, Ministry of Education, and the University of Guyana
  • 03-Mar-2021
Continuous Strategic Stakeholders’ Consultation on…

Following the inaugural stakeholders’ meeting held on Monday, 15th February 2021, at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC), the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is undertaking a series of…

Draft Local Content Policy
  • 01-Mar-2021
Consultations on Local Content Policy to continue…

The Ministry of Natural Resources continues to make tremendous efforts towards transparency and accountability. In this regard, and in an effort to address and clear misconceptions that may…

Guyana Energy Conference
  • 21-Feb-2021
Inaugural Guyana Energy Conference set for Monday…

(OilNow) The inaugural Guyana Energy Conference and Exhibition (GEC-X ’21) will be officially launched on Monday, February 22, at the Pegasus Hotel in the country’s capital, Georgetown. The…

Minister Bharrat and Mr. Jairo Valverde at the virtual handing over
  • 11-Feb-2021
Handover of draft Local Content Policy

Natural Resources Minister, Hon. Vickram Bharrat yesterday held follow up discussions with Mr. Jairo Valverde, Resident Representative, UNDP and virtually handed over Guyana’s Draft Local Content…

Welding
  • 22-Aug-2020
Local content legislation for Guyana Parliament by…

(Oil Now) Draft local content legislation should be ready for Parliament by the end of the year in South America’s newest oil producing nation – Guyana – where the recently installed government…

Vice President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Hon Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo
  • 21-Aug-2020
Govt putting Guyanese first with new oil and gas l…

(DPI) The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Government will be moving ahead with legislations in the 12th Parliament that will see Guyanese benefitting holistically from the oil and gas…