Approaching five years of operating in Guyana, Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) is bringing job opportunities to Guyanese and recognize its responsibility to maximize local content. To read more, click here: http://www.energyupdate.gy/books/xkep/#p=37
-Guyanese quickly learning the ropes of working offshore. The oil and gas industry is unfamiliar territory for Guyanese, especially for those getting their feet wet at new offshore jobs. While these jobs offer amazing careers, they also present unique challenges that test Guyanese recruit’s courage and adaptability. But they are rising to the challenge. To […]
Many of the numerous local businesswomen who have accessed the Centre services applaud the support and attribute recent growth in their business to the critical standardization processes they have adopted following engagement with the Centre. These companies offer services in direct and indirect relation to the oil and gas industry as well as other sectors, […]
[OilNow] MatPal Marine Institute, the only maritime institution in Guyana, is equipping hundreds of Guyanese with internationally recognized and accredited certifications for employment in the country’s oil-rich waters offshore. “MatPal Marine Institute Inc.is a female-owned maritime institution,” said CEO, Coleen Abrams. “We have been in operation in Guyana since 1999. Yes, since 1999 doing our […]
(Guyana Chronicle, January 2020) “I want to train as many Guyanese sailors as possible over 10 years…my goal is to turn over my vessel to a Guyanese captain” – Captain Henshaw WITH efforts to engage the young minds and the general public, the Matpal Marine Institute held its first-ever Career Forum to encourage those desirous […]
Three of our senior cadets left in January 2020 for a 3 months internship with the Edison Chouest (G Boats Inc.) Learn more about the company here: http://chouest.com/
Here is an update on junior cadets who started their program in March 2019 and they are currently going through the internship program.
On 13 December 2019, Tullow Guyana signed a Grant Agreement with the Matpal Marine Institute to aid in the purchasing of equipment to enhance marine safety training capabilities and development of the institute. The grant, totalling three million Guyanese dollars, will be used to provide materials and technology to enhance the training experience, making training […]
General Equipment Guyana Ltd (GENEQUIP) and MatPal Marine Institute Inc.(MPMI) expressed a mutual interest to establish a partnership where both companies entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday, 7th August 2019 at the Genequip new dealership facility at the Houston Industrial Site. Genequip is a duly registered company in Guyana that offers Training, Engineering, […]
MatPal Marine Institute Inc.(MPMI) in positioning the Institute to meet the challenges of the dynamic Maritime and Oil and Gas Industry have appointed two new Members to the Board of Advisors, namely – Ms. Lyndell Danzie-Black and Ms. Michelle A. Nicholas. The nineteen 19-year MatPal Marine Institute Inc.continues to stay committed to ‘Promoting Excellence Through […]
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