 ug holds stakeholders oil and gas symposium ug holds stakeholders oil and gas symposium ug holds stakeholders oil and gas symposium webmaster sat 11252017 1748 today the university of guyana began consultations on identifying and meeting demands for engineering and operations management skills in the oil and gas industry the oneday symposium was held at the marriott hotel georgetown minister of natural resources raphael trotman in commending the university for its resourcefulness noted that this stakeholder engagement advances the local content narrative i see this initiative by the university of guyana as another pillar that builds on the firm foundation we wish to create by helping us to continue our conversation of local content generally and the demands for engineering and operations management skills within the emerging sector specifically minister trotman said industry representatives from exxonmobil and repsol along with academics from the university of the west indies uwi and university of trinidad and tobago utt gave their perspectives on the limitations and opportunities for human resources in the industry for ug s consideration the private sector university faculties and students were also part of the discussions the symposium seeks to provide initial orientation for training institutions towards the operation management of the oil and gas companies operating in guyana however minister trotman cautioned that focus must also be placed on the supporting sectors since there will not be large numbers of direct employment in the industry as you shift think also of enhancing skills that are transferable to other sectors example fabrication which can be utilised in mining and shipbuilding it and telecommunications he said ug is also seeking to understand and align itself with government s priorities while also identifying and filling gaps in engineering skills for the industry this stakeholder engagement comes on the heels of a recent 100 million grant from the ministry of natural resources to help the university build capacities in oil and gas article adapted from  http ginagovgy ugconsultsindustryotherstakeholdersonbuildingcapac  oil gas faculty of technology ministry of natural resources 