Two firms pass all five checks and are the introductions we make on order. Two more are shown because a client should know they exist: one is conflicted, one is a likely rival.
| # | Firm | Certificate, valid to | What they already do | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrow Oilfield Services Inc. | LCSR-2026217-7599858558 · 5 Aug 2027 | Offshore and onshore maintenance, rig chandlery, gas detectors. Authorised distributor for Kidde fire detection and suppression and Badger extinguishers | Strong |
| 2 | Jaguar Oilfield Services with TOTALTEC Inc. | LCSR-5df7ed43 · 19 Jan 2027; TOTALTEC LCSR-764011d0 · 29 Sep 2027 | Inspection, pressure testing, calibration and certification on FPSOs; OEM representation; ISO 9001, 14001, 45001. TOTALTEC: yards and warehouses | Strong no fire line yet |
| 3 | Meridian 60 Offshore Inc. | Not on the register, checked 2 Nov 2026 | Hydrostatic test rig, Inergen, CO2 and SCBA cylinders. Certified extinguishers on an SBM vessel, 2022 | Possible, conflicted |
| 4 | IRP Fire and Safety Guyana Inc. | LCSR-7329353a · 25 Feb 2027 | Local arm of IRP (Trinidad), MSA's only authorised Caribbean distributor | Likely rival |
Guyanese-owned, certified, and already sells fire equipment to the oil industry. The natural home for your servicing and recertification work. The question to settle first: does its Kidde agreement stop it working with another fire brand or service firm?
Jaguar already inspects and certifies equipment on FPSOs, and has the warehousing and quality systems SBM asks for. Fire would be a new line, not a conflict. TOTALTEC is reported as 100% Guyanese owned. Jaguar began in 2018 as a joint venture that included TOTALTEC and ProCom of Trinidad; its current owners are not confirmed. TO BE VERIFIED
Has done exactly this work for SBM. But it is a joint venture with K&D Pratt of Canada, which sells the same services as you, and it is not on the register today. Approach only if both points change.
Its Trinidad parent is MSA's only authorised Caribbean distributor, and MSA announced on 5 May 2026 that it would buy Autronica, the detection brand MODEC named. IRP may be the natural route for that work and a competitor on SCBA. We did not find who owns the Guyanese company. Treat it as a rival until shown otherwise.
| Date | Buyer | What they asked for | Who may answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | Stena Drilling, Stena Carron | Supply of safety equipment, 12-month award. EOI closed 24 Jul 2026 | Certificate required |
| 25 Mar 2026 | MODEC Guyana | Fire fighting appliances on an FPSO: NOVEC 1230, foam, water mist, hydrants and hoses, SCBA, EEBD, breathing air compressor, extinguishers. Five years of FPSO experience. BOSIET and HUET. EOI closed 8 Apr 2026 | Foreign firms may register 20% withheld |
| 12 Mar 2026 | SBM Offshore, Guyana Deep Water Operations, four FPSOs | Onshore and offshore firefighting equipment inspection and repair. RFI closed 10 Apr 2026 | Partner required certificate, warehousing, proof of partnership |
| 1 Dec 2025 | MODEC Guyana | Addressable fire detection: maintenance and certification. Autronica must approve the firm | As MODEC above |
| 14 Oct 2025 | MODEC Guyana | Passive fire protection and insulation, offshore | As MODEC above |
| 2025, three tenders | Guyana Shore Base | Detection and suppression inspection to NFPA; paint-booth suppression; remote alarm monitoring | Certificate preferred |
These requests come back. SBM's notice says it uses the replies to build its list of qualified bidders, and it may split the work between several firms. A firm that misses the request stage can miss the tender.
The usual form is a representation agreement or a subcontract. The partner holds the certificate, the warehouse and the local paperwork. You bring the technical skill, the certified equipment and the trained team.
You register on its vendor portal. MODEC's terms say it holds back 20% of each payment to a foreign firm that is not registered or resident in Guyana. The UK and Guyana have a tax treaty, in force since 1992. A UK tax adviser should confirm whether it lets you reclaim or avoid that 20%. TO BE VERIFIED
Guyana's Local Content Secretariat is setting up a unit against "rent-a-citizen" fronts, where a Guyanese owner lends a name to a foreign firm and does no real work. That is why we check each partner's track record, premises and people, not just its certificate.
MODEC asks that the team know Guyana's legislation as well as flag, port and class rules. A local partner covers part of this.
Each holds a certificate. None has a website or a track record we could find. Addresses and phone numbers are partial, and each uses a Gmail address. One lists 13 unrelated sectors. We would not recommend any of them without a visit. Named in the paid report.
Both are real. Both work onshore and hold no certificate.
Holds a certificate and a warehouse, but no fire expertise.
At the free check we sounded out Arrow and Jaguar without naming you. On order we send each one a named introduction by email, with a short note on your firm and a request for a call, and we copy you in. Three introductions are included; we introduce one foreign firm per partner per category at a time.
Does an existing brand agreement limit who you can work with? Who would hold the contract, and who would do the work offshore? What warehousing and offshore-trained staff do you have in Guyana today? Which fire-related requests have you answered, and with what result?
Register on MODEC's vendor portal. Ask a UK tax adviser about the 20% withholding and the 1992 treaty. Decide whether a representation agreement or a subcontract suits you, and have the partner's certificate number ready for SBM's proof of partnership.
Notices from MODEC, SBM and Stena: lcregister.petroleum.gov.gy/opportunities. Guyana Shore Base tender documents, 2025: gysbi.gy. Certificates: Guyana's public Local Content Register, localcontent.gov.gy/registry and each certificate page, read 2 November 2026. Arrow brands: arrowosi.com/brands. Jaguar: jaguargy.com. TOTALTEC: totaltec-os.com. Meridian 60: Kaieteur News, 14 Oct 2022; Stabroek News, 30 Nov 2022; meridian60.com. IRP: irpltd.odoo.com/about-us. MSA and Autronica: MSA press release, 5 May 2026. Anti-fronting unit: OilNOW. MODEC's 20% clause: MODEC Guyana General Terms and Conditions, Rev 2, clause 29.3.