…cites importance of growing local content capacity

Alastair Routledge
Guyana was on Saturday reminded that its greatest resource is its human capital, by Country Manager of ExxonMobil, Alastair Routledge.
Routledge was at the time giving the keynote address virtually at the University of Guyana’s 54th convocation ceremony. He reminded the graduates that their country needs them and that notwithstanding Guyana’s abundant resources, they remain the most valuable.
“A sustainable transformation here will require investment and the oil and gas industry is already helping to deliver funds to the Natural Resource Fund. Projects identified in the budgets reflect that and will continue to grow. More importantly, Guyana will need talented people to implement these projects and make this transformation happen,” Routledge told the graduating batch.
“Your country needs you. You are the most valuable resource in the country. Sustainable transformation also means making steady progress in growing local capacity in a wider range of sectors. The oil and gas sector is capital, not labour intensive. And oil is finite,” Routledge explained.
