— reaffirms UAE stands ready to collaborate with Guyana

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Group CEO of ADNOC, said the UAE “stands ready to collaborate with Guyana” as he addressed the opening of the 2026 Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain expo virtually on Tuesday.

Dr Al Jaber praised Guyana’s rapid transformation, pointing to the country’s economic expansion over the past years.

He said the country’s growth is driven by its emergence as a major energy producer, demonstrating how natural resources can be harnessed as a platform for sustainable development.

“Guyana is proof of what progress looks like when energy becomes a platform for development. Guyana’s success resonates far beyond its borders. Energy demand continues to rise, and a reliable supply remains essential for economic growth, energy security and social stability. The world needs energy that is affordable, energy that is secure and energy that delivers lower emissions. In other words, we need practical solutions that are grounded in reality,” he said.

Drawing on more than seven decades of UAE experience across the energy value chain, Dr Al Jaber emphasised that resources alone do not create prosperity; partnerships do.

He highlighted the UAE’s capacity to offer technology, capital and the know‑how through entities including ADNOC, XRG and Masdar, and pointed to recent renewable energy work in the Caribbean.

“In the United Arab Emirates, we have spent more than seven decades developing capability across the entire energy value chain, and we have learned a simple but decisive lesson: resources alone do not create prosperity, partnerships do.

“True hard work is not defined by what lies beneath the ground. It is defined by what is built above it, strong institutions, comparative Industries, a skilled workforce and long-term economic resilience,” the UAE official said.

Dr Al Jaber said the UAE’s approach is to work with countries, not merely in them, building long‑term relationships rooted in trust and mutual benefit that deliver jobs, industry capability and lasting resilience.

“Guyana’s story is not just about growth. It is about choice, the choice to turn natural resources into lasting national strength, not just for today, but for generations. The choice to build partnerships that endure based on trust, shared ambition and mutual benefit and the choice to shape development on your own terms, with confidence, clarity and sovereignty,” he said.

He reaffirmed the UAE’s readiness to support Guyana’s development on its own terms, offering experience and resources to help translate energy wealth into enduring national strength.

“We know that progress is not accidental. It is designed, it is governed and it is built with the right partners. That is why we stand ready to collaborate with Guyana as a true partner that you can count on, sharing our experience, capability and conviction to take the opportunity and for real impact,” he said.