Guyana Shore Base Inc (GYSBI) on Friday announced that it is scheduled to complete its 28-acre onshore base at Houston, East Bank, Demerara, to meet the needs of United States oil company ExxonMobil by March of next year.
GYSBI, which is a consortium comprising Muneshwers Limited, TOTALTEC Oilfield Services, Pacific Rim Constructors and LED Offshore, made the disclosure during a tour of the facility by Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman.
Trotman was told that the facility was about eight percent completed and by next year March it should be done. When it is finished, it will see about 100 persons being employed for a range of jobs. However, the minister was assured that only about five percent of those hired will be foreigners and they will be given contracts to train locals in the skills needed.
