{"id":2023,"date":"2026-10-17T14:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/?p=2023"},"modified":"2026-10-17T14:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:56:51","slug":"preparing-guyanese-companies-for-oil-sector-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/preparing-guyanese-companies-for-oil-sector-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing Guyanese Companies for Oil Sector Contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Shikema Dey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Securing work in Guyana\u2019s oil and gas sector requires more than local ownership or years of business experience. Companies must demonstrate that they have the people, qualifications, systems, and controls needed to perform the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That evidence is often examined before a contract begins. And it can also be tested through audits, site visits, and performance assessments while work gets underway.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-Glasgow-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2037\" style=\"width:335px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-Glasgow-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-Glasgow-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-Glasgow-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-Glasgow-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-Glasgow-2-324x216.jpg 324w, https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-Glasgow-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-Glasgow-2-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-Glasgow-2-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ron-Glasgow-2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Program Lead at the Centre for Local Business Development, Ron Glasgow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) has spent nine years helping Guyanese companies understand these requirements. Its mentorship programs guide businesses through legal compliance, technical development, documentation, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ron Glasgow, Program Lead at the Centre, told <strong>Energy Magazine<\/strong> that the requirements vary according to the service being offered. But suppliers are generally expected to demonstrate that they can identify risks and manage them effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click<a href=\"https:\/\/online.fliphtml5.com\/dwrv\/Energy-Q3-2026-MASTER\/#p=8\"> <strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to read more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shikema Dey Securing work in Guyana\u2019s oil and gas sector requires more than local ownership or years of business experience. Companies must demonstrate that they have the people, qualifications, systems, and controls needed to perform the work. That evidence is often examined before a contract begins. And it can also be tested through audits, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,96],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-2023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-hsse","tag-main-feature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2023"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2039,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023\/revisions\/2039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energyguyana.gy\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}