When the doors of the Guyana Marriott Hotel opened for the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo 2026, we were already in position not just as participants, but as a Silver Sponsor shaping the conversation. From February 17 to 20, our team stood alongside local and international partners at one of the region’s most influential energy and infrastructure gatherings, and we left with something tangible to show for it: five signed Memoranda of Understanding with companies that represent decades of combined expertise across port construction, civil engineering, geological surveying, and offshore services.
This wasn’t accidental. It was the result of deliberate, patient relationship-building and a clear-eyed strategy to connect Guyana’s booming infrastructure agenda with the international capacity it needs to deliver.
A Strategic Presence on the Conference Floor
We participated in the 2026 conference as a Silver Sponsor alongside our partners including Colombian industrial services firm SITTCA, with whom we share an established strategic relationship. Together, we reinforced our commitment to being more than names on a programme, but active builders of the partnerships Guyana needs. The conference, held under the auspices of the Guyana government, drew thousands of delegates, policymakers, and industry leaders from across the region and beyond, all converging to discuss the future of energy and supply chain development in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
SITTCA brings deep expertise in services critical to the energy sector: thermal insulation, fireproofing, industrial blasting and painting, scaffolding, and civil works, with operations spanning Colombia, Panama, and Guyana. Their presence at the conference alongside us was a natural extension of a partnership already taking root on the ground.
For our CEO Kris Sammy, the conference floor is exactly the kind of environment where strategy becomes reality. “These companies bring both financial strength and deep technical capacity,” he said. “Our goal is to efficiently bridge the gap between international expertise and local capacity, to help meet and support Guyana’s rapid expansion.”
Each MOU was signed by Kris Sammy alongside Dr. Haimwant Persaud of Latitude Geospatial our leading local technical partner reflecting a deliberate co-signing structure that embeds local knowledge into every international arrangement from the outset.
The Five Agreements
LENA ENGENHARIA E CONSTRUÇÕES S.A
Perhaps the broadest of our five agreements, this MOU brings the LENA Group a Portugal-based construction conglomerate with 40 years of experience across Latin America into the Guyanese market. The agreement also incorporates Colombian firm Proyectos e Innovación Cinco S.A.S., with which we maintain a direct working relationship.
LENA’s portfolio reads like a blueprint for Guyana’s development priorities: healthcare facilities, schools, hotels, energy infrastructure, roads and highways, and sanitation works. We had been in discussions with the group for considerable time before the conference formalised the commitment. As Kris noted, “LENA brings money to Guyana and they bring their technical capacity. They are a well-funded organisation, and they are bringing significant investment.”
CIMENTACIONES GENERALES Y OBRAS PORTUARIAS CIPORT S.A.
With 45 years of experience in port construction, marine works, foundation engineering, and bridge construction, CIPORT S.A. has earned its credentials in some of the most demanding environments Ecuador has to offer. The company has constructed an estimated six to seven ports in Ecuador alone giving it precisely the track record we need as Guyana pursues an ambitious river port programme.
We see CIPORT as an ideal fit. “Guyana is currently looking at constructing a number of ports along our rivers, and CIPORT are ideal for these conditions,” Kris noted. Beyond ports, CIPORT’s capabilities in marine construction and bridge-building extend the scope of what we can deliver together across multiple planned projects.
GEOLOGÍA REGIONAL Y PROSPECCIÓN S.A.S. (GRP)
Before a single foundation is laid, the ground beneath it must be understood. That is precisely why our partnership with GRP — Geología Regional y Prospección S.A.S. matters. With approximately 25 years of experience delivering soil studies, geological services, and geotechnical assessments, GRP provides the investigative groundwork on which Guyana’s infrastructure pipeline depends.
As we prepare to support an extensive portfolio of construction projects across the country, GRP’s expertise will be critical in the assessments that must precede every major development. This is not support work it is foundational.
HPS OFFSHORE SERVICES S.A. DE C.V.
Guyana’s offshore oil and gas sector is producing at a scale that demands specialised technical capacity and through our partnership with HPS Offshore Services, we are positioned to help meet it. A specialist in subsea inspection using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), as well as geophysical and geotechnical studies, HPS brings 14 years of deepwater expertise to the table.
As Kris put it: “Dealing in deep water is highly technical. HPS can attend to all of the technical needs that offshore vessels have out in our ocean ensuring they are in proper condition to reduce risk and avoid potential issues, including hull erosion given the extended time these vessels spend at sea.”
INDESEE
Signed on the final day of the conference, our fifth MOU with INDESEE brought the week to a fitting close. Each agreement we formalised was chosen with purpose, and this one is no different. Together, these five partnerships form a complementary suite of capabilities, carefully assembled to support Guyana’s development across multiple fronts.
Local First — Always
What defines our approach is not just the international relationships we are building, but the structure around them. Every one of these agreements is co-anchored with our strategic partner Latitude Geospatial, ensuring that international capacity arrives with the benefit of local knowledge already embedded.
“These companies need to enter the Guyanese market and they need local expertise,” Kris explained. “Between Excel Guyana and Latitude Geospatial, we can work efficiently bringing in the international capacity to the local environment, partnering those two together with the financial investment that comes with it.”
Taken together, our five MOUs span offshore inspection, port and marine construction, geological and geotechnical assessment, large-scale civil works, and additional specialised capacity. They don’t overlap they stack. And they are all pointed in the same direction.
“They all fit within Guyana’s infrastructure strategy,” Kris said. “This group aligns with the vision of developing Guyana.” That vision is ours too and the work of building it starts now.