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French oil giant executives pay courtesy call on President Granger
Mr. Bruno Courme, Mr. Samir Oumer, President David Granger; Mr. Michel Hourcard, Mr. Carl Greenidge and Mr. Frederic Linsig.
President David Granger last evening received a courtesy call at State House from Mr. Michel Hourcard and other executives of TOTAL Exploration and Production Americas, a subsidiary of a French multi-national company, which has its chief office in Houston, Texas.
The executives are here for the Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit and Exhibition (GIPEX), which is ongoing at the Marriott Hotel.
The exploration company is the most recent to join Guyana’s oil and gas sector, as it announced on Monday that it has signed agreements to acquire interests into a number of exploration licenses offshore Guyana. It also announced that it is seeking exploration rights to operate in Guyana.
During the meeting with the Head of State, the company’s interest in Guyana and the country’s ‘Green’ State Development Strategy were discussed. President Granger said that the country welcomes all investors and noted that even as Guyana works to develop the oil and gas sector, it is also focused on ensuring the protection of the environment and the promotion of the ‘green’ state policy.
“We are very concerned about protecting our environment and we want to cherish our ‘green’ reputation, but we welcome investments and we want to build capacity within our small country. We want to work with our partners and we are very confident that you will be comfortable with your investment here,” President Granger said.
Hourcard, in an invited comment, said that Guyana has immense potential and his company is looking forward to doing business here. “We are looking for opportunities in this beautiful country and we are wishing to become an operator in this country. We are very happy to be here,” he said.
The meeting was also attended by Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Carl Greenidge and Mr. Bruno Courme, Vice President, Exploration Services, Mr. Samir Oumer, Strategy Business Development Research and Development Division, New Business Lead Negotiator and Mr. Frederic Linsig, Vice President Country Delegate from TOTAL.
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