Local oil service company receives ISO Certification
ExxonMobil’s CLBD Project Director, Patrick Henry; Guysons CEO Faizal Khan and ExxonMobil Guyana Operations Manager, Mike Ryan, holding a replica of the ISO 9001:2015 certificate. 
Samuel Maughn’ photo
ExxonMobil’s CLBD Project Director, Patrick Henry; Guysons CEO Faizal Khan and ExxonMobil Guyana Operations Manager, Mike Ryan, holding a replica of the ISO 9001:2015 certificate. Samuel Maughn’ photo

WITH an investment of approximately $10M, Guysons Oil and Gas Services, and Guysons Engineering have received ISO certification– Guysons Oil and Gas Services being the first Guyanese oilfield service provider to receive such accreditation.

The ISO 9001:2015 certification requirements established by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) were acquired by the two companies with the support of ExxonMobil Guyana’s Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD).

In making the announcement on Wednesday at the Centre for Local Business Development by Guysons Oil and Gas, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faizal Khan said the acquisition of ISO 9001:2015 certification is a major achievement for the two companies. He said the globally recognized certification has enabled the Guyanese-owned companies to better position themselves.

“What does ISO certification means to Guysons? Well, for the first time, Guysons, because of our quality management systems, are tendering for international-based tenders. So we are currently going through tenders for companies in Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago; that wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for the ISO certification,” Khan told those present.
He noted that Guysons Oil and Gas Services, and Guysons Engineering, are also in communication with internationally-based investors and partners, who had earlier required that quality management systems be put in place.

The Guysons Group CEO and advisers would be travelling to Houston, Texas, later this month to finalise a joint venture with a major International Oilfield Company to support Tier 1 Operators. Guysons is also in partnership discussions to support Sub Sea Operators.

With design and machining capabilities and a wide customer base in Guyana’s manufacturing and mineral extraction industries, Guysons has been serving a number of companies, especially those requiring heavy-duty machinery, such as gold and bauxite mining.

ExxonMobil’s CLBD Project Director, Patrick Henry, said while the local business development centre paid for ISO 9001 compliance, Guysons invested heavily to bring it to fruition. “Guysons had to make investments in their stock, in their facilities, in their procedures, in their training to get better to meet the requirements,” he explained.

ExxonMobil Guyana Operations Manager, Mike Ryan, said the ISO certification is a strong indication of the high standards companies’ exhibit. “ExxonMobil and others in the oil and gas industry recognise this standard as somebody that we can work with, that can deliver on commitments. That’s important to us. It is a demonstration of how they can work and how they collaborate with industry. It provides better internal management, increases efficiency and effectiveness of the processes, it improves customer retention and acquisition and it provides consistent outcomes that are measured and monitored,” Ryan explained.

He said the achievement by Guysons Oil and Gas Services, and Guysons Engineering, reinforces the position that Guyanese suppliers are up to the challenge.

In a statement issued during the simple ceremony, Guysons said its oil and gas company is more focussed on oilfield services, provided by a team of professionals with vast expertise in engineering, client relations management, customs and immigration management, freight and logistics management—and most importantly, oil and gas operations and supply-chain management.

“Moreover, Guysons is ideally located to serve the oil and gas sector. The company’s 35,000 sq. ft. head office facility is just a three-minute drive away from the ExxonMobil Guyana Shore-base in Houston, Georgetown. In addition, Guysons has a bonded warehousing and open storage facility at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport,” it said.
The companies took approximately six months to achieve the ISO 9001:2015 certification. The umbrella company believes that achieving the ISO 9001:2015 requirements has opened unlimited opportunities for growth. It is now putting the necessary systems in place to attain American Petroleum Institute (API) certification as well as other ISO certifications.

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