A section of the Guyana Technical Training College campus at Port Mourant (Source: Department of Public Information).
The opportunity was posted through Guyana’s Local Content Register on September 4. The notice says ExxonMobil plans to establish a service agreement for the facility and will hold a virtual clarification meeting on September 11 from 11 a.m. to noon.
The official scope and instructions document, RFI 14-2026, sets the response deadline at 5 p.m. Guyana time on October 5, 2026. The Centre for Local Business Development’s procurement portal shows the same date and provides links to the business-associate questionnaire, scope and instructions, and RFI questionnaire.
The Local Content Register detail page displays September 4 as the “closing date,” even though that is also the issue date. The controlling RFI document and the Centre’s portal both state October 5. Prospective suppliers should follow the current RFI package and seek clarification if any portal metadata conflicts with the documents.
An information request, not a contract award
A request for information is generally used to assess market capability and identify potential suppliers. It is not confirmation that a contract has been awarded, and submitting information does not guarantee invitation to a later tender or selection for a service agreement.
The public notice identifies three broad areas—technical training, management and operation—but does not reproduce the complete service scope on the webpage. Interested companies should review every supporting file, qualification requirement and submission instruction rather than relying on a summary of the opportunity.
The RFI says registration with the Centre for Local Business Development is not required and the request is open to all interested companies. Respondents must nevertheless review the required corporate documents, safety systems, technical credentials, local-content expectations and evidence of relevant experience before submitting.
The Local Content Secretariat says its register is intended to prioritise Guyanese nationals and companies in petroleum-sector procurement and to support local capacity development. The specific local-content obligations for this opportunity remain governed by the RFI documents and applicable law.
The Port Mourant training platform
The Guyana Technical Training College at Port Mourant was commissioned in February 2026 as a specialised training facility supporting Guyana’s energy workforce.
The campus includes the FacTor facility simulator, which reproduces aspects of a floating production, storage and offloading environment for practical training. Official updates say the college provides instruction in electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and production operations.
A May 2026 update placed the overall college investment at US$120 million and described an 18-month programme leading to an Advanced Diploma in Oil and Gas. It also said on-campus accommodation for up to 100 students was expected to be completed by the end of 2026 or early 2027.
Those institutional details provide context for the operating opportunity, but they should not be treated as the value, duration or guaranteed scope of the proposed service agreement. The current RFI notice does not publish a contract value.
What prospective suppliers should verify
The first step is to download the live RFI package from an official portal and follow the document requirements. RFI 14-2026 requires completed documents by email no later than 5 p.m. Guyana time on October 5, 2026 and says pricing information should not be submitted at this stage.
The RFI says EMGL may divide the services into several enabling agreements and may award them to more than one bidder. Suppliers should clearly identify the workstreams and partnership model covered by their response without assuming how any later procurement will be structured.
Other key questions include the expected mobilisation date, performance standards, accreditation requirements, staffing model, equipment-maintenance responsibilities, campus services, reporting arrangements and the period of the proposed agreement.
Until a later procurement stage is announced, the confirmed development is a market-sounding exercise for technical training, management and operation of the Port Mourant oil-and-gas training facility.
