ExxonMobil Guyana Limited is seeking a company or organisation to provide technical training, management and operational services for the Oil and Gas Training Facility at Port Mourant, Berbice
The company issued a Request for Information (RFI) on Friday as it prepares for a proposed service agreement covering the training, management and operation of the facility.
Prospective service providers have until October 5, 2026 to submit responses, while ExxonMobil is scheduled to hold a virtual clarification meeting with interested parties on September 11.
The RFI does not state that ExxonMobil intends to take over the Guyana Technical Training College Inc. (GTTCI), nor does it indicate that the Government will relinquish control of the wider institution.
Instead, the document points specifically to the oil-and-gas training facility and the possibility of placing its technical training, management and operational functions under a formal service arrangement.
The development comes only months after the Guyana Technical Training College Inc. was officially commissioned in February 2026 following a multi-year partnership involving the Government of Guyana, ExxonMobil Guyana and the other Stabroek Block co-venturers.
The Port Mourant institution was established to provide specialised technical training, including programmes relevant to the petroleum sector.
Among its facilities is an FPSO simulator, designed to give trainees practical exposure to the kinds of operating conditions they could encounter aboard floating production, storage and offloading vessels.
ExxonMobil has previously highlighted its involvement in the development of the training infrastructure. The company’s 2024 annual report said the FPSO simulator had been commissioned at Port Mourant to provide practical training in areas including safety, operations, troubleshooting and maintenance.
The latest RFI suggests the project is now moving beyond the establishment and outfitting of the facility toward a more formalised arrangement for how the oil-and-gas training component will be run.
The Government has presented the technical college as a national institution intended to produce a larger pool of skilled Guyanese workers while also creating the potential to attract trainees from elsewhere in the Caribbean.
At the same time, ExxonMobil and its Stabroek Block partners have played a significant role in establishing the specialised oil-and-gas training infrastructure.
Guyana’s rapid expansion of offshore production has increased demand for workers with specialised technical skills.
The country is now operating multiple FPSOs in the Stabroek Block, with additional production capacity coming on stream as new developments are brought into production.
That expansion requires personnel trained in areas ranging from production operations and mechanical maintenance to electrical systems, instrumentation, safety and other technical disciplines.
The Port Mourant facility was developed in part to help Guyana build that capacity domestically rather than relying heavily on overseas training.
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