ExxonMobil opening centre to develop local businesses

Local ExxonMobil affiliate ESSO Exploration & Production Guyana Ltd (EEPGL) and a United States-based development company DAI Global, LLC, are setting up a Centre for Local Business Development, which is expected to help local businesses better position themselves in areas that serve the oil and gas industries.

In a press release issued yesterday, EEPGL said the facility would be opened next month in Georgetown.

According to the release, the centre will assist small and medium-sized Guyanese businesses with building their capacity and improving their competitiveness in a range of sectors that serve the oil and gas and other industries.

“The Centre for Local Business Development is an