Guyana oil and gas agencies and official sources

Links go to the official entry checked on 8 November 2026. A link is not an endorsement, and a probe note is not a claim that a portal accepts filings. No agency phone numbers are listed. Public contact remains (592) 600-1096.

Agency	Role	Kind	Check
Bank of Guyana Bank of Guyana	NRF operational/financial context and relevant regulated financial activity, not universal petroleum regulator.	Contextual	HTTP success, not functional verification
Civil Defence Commission CDC	Disaster coordination, oil-spill preparedness context. Correct URL cdc.gov.gy; cdc.gy fails TLS hostname check.	Contextual	Verified readable with WebFetch; prior cdc.gy URL rejected (TLS)
Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority DCRA	Companies, business names, property and intellectual-property registers; official government directory fallback verified. Direct agency site remains unverified.	Service	Verified readable official Government agency profile; dcra.gov.gy direct TLS/HTTP500 unverified
Environmental Protection Agency EPA	Environmental permits/EIA, pollution, monitoring and enforcement; project-specific conditions matter.	Regulator	HTTP success, not functional verification
Financial Intelligence Unit FIU	AML/CFT reporting where entity carries a scheduled activity; not automatically every oil/gas company.	Regulator	HTTP success, not functional verification
Guyana Energy Agency GEA	Downstream petroleum/products licensing: import, wholesale, retail, storage, bulk transport, export and consumer installations as applicable.	Regulator	HTTP success, not functional verification
Guyana Fire Service Guyana Fire Service	Fire safety and prevention for relevant premises/storage; official home readable via WebFetch.	Regulator	Verified readable with WebFetch; direct HTTP probe406
Guyana Geology and Mines Commission GGMC	Geoscience/mineral regulatory and petroleum technical context; do not substitute GGMC for MNR petroleum licensing.	Contextual	HTTP success, not functional verification
Guyana Revenue Authority GRA	Tax, customs, petroleum audit and fiscal administration.	Regulator	HTTP success, not functional verification
Local Content Secretariat Local Content register	Local Content Secretariat: registration, approved plans, reporting and oversight. Redirect verified to localcontent.gov.gy.	Regulator	HTTP success, not functional verification
Maritime Administration Department MARAD	Ship registration/certification, seafarers, marine pollution and offshore marine operations. Home probe blocked; /about-us and /maritime-laws-2 loaded via WebFetch.	Regulator	Verified readable WebFetch at /about-us and /maritime-laws-2; home HTTP probe403
Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning Ministry of Labour	OSH inspection, workplace incidents and labour requirements; ministry branding currently Labour and Manpower Planning.	Regulator	HTTP success, not functional verification
Ministry of Natural Resources Ministry of Natural Resources	Petroleum policy/licensing through Minister and authorised bodies. Home redirected to mnr.gov.gy but blocked to HTTP probe; official MNR page/library loaded through WebFetch.	Regulator	Verified MNR Petroleum Programme home; MNR home direct probe403. nre.gov.gy/petroleum-management-2/ readable in WebFetch but redirects to general ministry content.
National Insurance Scheme NIS	Employer social-insurance registration, contributions and returns. Homepage readable via WebFetch; direct probe406.	Service	Verified readable with WebFetch; direct HTTP probe406
Petroleum Management Programme Petroleum Management Programme	Verified upstream regulatory resource within MNR; do not invent a separate commission.	Regulator	HTTP success, not functional verification