Saipem collaborates with GCCI to engage businesses at Vendor Forum
Saipem Guyana, ExxonMobil’s prime contractor that specialises in subsea systems for the offshore energy industry, on October 17 hosted a Vendor Forum through a collaborative effort with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).
Country Manager, Mr. Della Rosa Gianluigi; Senior Buyer, Mr. Akil Gittens, and Local Content Coordinator and Subcontract Administrator, Ms. Bindya Deokaran engaged members of the GCCI in a presentation on the company’s local footprint, upcoming opportunities, local content efforts, and their procurement process. The event was held in the Chamber’s Boardroom and hosted by Senior Vice President and Chairperson of the Petroleum Committee, Mrs. Kathy Smith.
The Saipem Guyana team also spoke of plans to increase the local workforce from the current 120 persons to about 150 by the end of the year, as well as plans to expand their operations, including a new storage area for project materials and increased fabrication of more complex subsea structures.
Key discussions also included the company’s vendor registration process, with emphasis on the need to provide necessary documentation to expedite the process. The GCCI will continue to collaborate with companies such as Saipem to increase members’ access to information related opportunities in the oil and gas sector.
