More than 2000 Guyanese are supporting ExxonMobil Guyana’s operations, representing 55 percent of the total workforce.
A release yesterday from ExxonMobil Guyana says its direct workforce grew to 155, more than 50 percent of whom are Guyanese.
It added that capacity building is an ongoing process for ExxonMobil Guyana and its direct Contractors, with more than 100,000 hours of training provided to Guyanese staff as of the first half of 2020. “Approximately 80 percent was in the areas of Professional/Technical and Craft/Trade training. More than 50 Guyanese have trained internationally in countries such as Brazil, Canada, Singapore, Trinidad, United Arab Emirates and United States, to gain hands-on oil and gas experience to leverage in Guyana”, the release said.
Despite the challenges of COVID-19, the release said that in the first half of 2020 over $14 billion was spent locally and more than 600 Guyanese suppliers were used for services ranging from foodstuff to engineering.
“What we’ve done to date is remarkable, and I want to build on our local content accomplishments,” said President of ExxonMobil Guyana Alistair Routledge.
The Centre for Local Business Development remained supportive of local businesses with a transition to virtual courses, the release noted. Additionally, nearly 100 electronic tender notifications were released to over 2400 Guyanese companies, and the Centre continued mentorship of 10 Guyanese companies in the process to be compliant in the ISO 9001 quality management system.
