Guyana Shore Base Inc (GYSBI) and its sister company, Sustainable Environmental Solutions (SES), on Wednesday, received their Local Content Master Plan Approvals from the Local Content Secretariat, Ministry of Natural Resources.
A release yesterday from GYSBI said that the approval from the Ministry affirms that GYSBI and SES have shown through their Master Plan submissions, their commitment to fostering local content in their operations by: prioritizing Guyanese nationals for employment; having policies aimed at non-discrimination and equal treatment of Guyanese nationals and implementing training and other programmes to build the capacity of both their employees and the larger Guyanese workforce. It also entails coordinating with industrial and technical education training institutions in Guyana to provide sponsorships and/or internship opportunities; incorporating the requirements of the Act and the Procurement and Bid Evaluation Guideline issued by the Secretariat into their procurement strategy, among others.
GYSBI’s Deputy General Manager, Rabin Chandarpal, who received the approval from Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, said that since its inception in 2017, GYSBI has focused on the development of local content and creating beneficial opportunities for Guyanese workers and vendors within the oil and gas sector.
“We have more than 600 Guyanese currently employed within our operations, including a large number of females and 85 percent of our supply chain, with the exception of specialised goods and services such as the purchase of cranes, go to Guyanese vendors. We want to see value generated from Guyana’s offshore resources remaining in the domestic economy and being used to develop the lives of Guyanese. GYSBI has been and will always remain committed to identifying, promoting and maximising the capacity of Guyanese nationals and companies throughout all facets of our operations,” he said, according to the release.
The two companies, earlier this year, also received their Local Content Certificates, after meeting the requirements for Guyanese ownership.
GYSBI provides onshore support for oil and gas operators in Guyana, offering services ranging from warehousing, construction, supply chain management to expatriate management and customs and logistics services.