The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber of Commerce (GOGEC) has hosted a reception for the delegates attending the Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit in an effort to forge networking to better understand the oil and gas industry.
Headed by former Trade Minister Manniram Prashad, GOGEC was formed to educate Guyanese about the oil and gas industry, as Guyana is set to begin
GOGEC Chairman Manniram Prashad chats with one of the delegates of the GIPEX summit
petroleum production in 2020.
At the reception, hosted at Palm Court, Prashad disclosed that the event is to form bonds as GOGEC seeks to be more educated on the emerging industry, about which Guyanese know nothing.
“As we learn, we want to disaggregate information to all Guyanese, because Guyanese in general do not know what this oil and gas industry is really about; we have to learn. As we learn, we want to go into the communities to disseminate information, so that people will know what is in store for them. They must not have too high expectations, but they must know what is in store for them, and how (this) can benefit all Guyanese,” Prashad noted.
Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge, in brief remarks, noted that it is important to welcome visitors into Guyana, especially those visitors who can make a tremendous impact.
“It is pretty obvious, when you look at our world market, (that) the discovery of
A section of the gathering on Friday evening
bauxite and manganese in the 1950s will not have (as) tremendous (an) impact as the discovery of petroleum and gas; and it is fitting that we should go out of our way to welcome those who can help us to develop this industry, and develop it very quickly,” Greenidge noted.
The GIPEX Summit, organised to better inform Guyanese stakeholders about the emerging oil and gas sector, its potential in stabilizing Guyana’s Economy, and other mitigating factors, concluded on Friday
