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Sugar workers among persons trained for oil and gas sector

Dec 03, 2018 News

More than 20 persons on Thursday graduated from the International Petroleum and Maritime Academy (IPMA) from its oilfield safety and operators training programme. The graduates include four women and a former sugar worker.
Imran Khan had worked in the sugar industry for twenty-two years. He said that he applied for the programme after being retrenched last year. Khan believes there are opportunities for retrenched workers in the oil and gas industry. “The readjustment is kind of tough but it is manageable. Coming from GuySuCo, anything is manageable”, he said.
Like Khan, Rubena Adiana, who received her training from the GuySuCo training centre, is confident that retrenched workers can see a future in the oil and gas sector. She stated that, “They should have patience. There is and will be bases, oil bases that will open.”
Attorney-at-law and a director in the Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA), Nigel Hughes, in his charge to the graduates reminded them that the decision rests with them to maximise on opportunities available.
“The advent of oil in Guyana will require a change in our traditional culture. Your challenge is really to be able to put yourself in a position where you’re so qualified, your qualifications do not limit you to working only in Guyana but you are globally competitive”, Hughes said.
Most of the graduates will be employed by the Guyana Shorebase Inc. (GYSBI). IPMA is operated by TOTALTEC Oilfield Services, which is located in Houston, East Bank Demerara.
The academy will start its fourth oilfield safety and operators training next year. TOTALTEC aims to train one hundred persons in this programme in 2019.

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