A large delegation from Guyana is in Houston, Texas for the annual Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) – reputedly the largest oil and gas sector trade show in the world.
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, along with Chief Executive Officer of G-Invest, Dr. Peter Ramsaroop, United States Ambassador, to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch and Honorary Consul General of Guyana in Houston, Lutfi Hassan officially led the ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday morning.
A release from the Ministry of Natural Resources said that the event began yesterday and will conclude on May 5th. This is the third time that Guyana is attending the conference.
The Guyana Government through G-Invest has
collaborated with several private sector organisations and businesses that formed the Guyana delegation at the conference. G-Invest’s Head of Marketing, Research and Advocacy, June Ann Kowlessar organised and coordinated the logistics on behalf of Guyana’s Contingent attending OTC.
The Guyanese contingent comprises Bharrat; Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud and Ramsaroop on the government side. A number of local private sector organisations and businesses are in attendance.
The OTC’s flagship conference is held annually at NRG Park in Houston. The release said that the OTC is the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources and displays leading-edge technology for offshore drilling, exploration, production and other areas.
Participating at OTC will help Guyana to bring more of the supply chain opportunities here, the release said.
