Become a supplier to Suriname's oil and gas sector

You register for free in the Suriname Supplier Registration Portal (SSRP), which all offshore operators and their subcontractors use to find local suppliers. To supply Staatsolie itself, you also register in SAP Ariba. Registration is not a contract: you win work by responding quickly and completely to expressions of interest (EOI) and by showing that you deliver safely, reliably and to standard.

Spent locally in 2025

USD 367 m

by the whole oil and gas industry

New suppliers 2025

731

registered in the portal

GranMorgu first oil

2028

government: mid-2028

On this page (11)

Who is buying?
GranMorgu: timeline and where the opportunities are
Step by step: from registration to contract
What operators and Staatsolie expect from you
Local content: what the law says now and what is coming
Supplier development programmes
Tips for a strong EOI
Partnering with an international contractor
Why suppliers drop out
Sources
Frequently asked questions

In short

SSRP: free, run by the Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute (SHI), for work with all offshore operators and their subcontractors. A sole trader (eenmanszaak) can register too.
SAP Ariba: only for supplying Staatsolie. You can register in both portals.
Staatsolie publishes EOIs on its website, often with a deadline of only two weeks. A shortlist and a Request for Proposal follow.
There is no Local Content Act yet. A Local Content Board is drafting a bill that is to go to the National Assembly in 2027.
In 2025 Staatsolie spent USD 107 million locally and the offshore partners and their subcontractors about USD 260 million.

Who is buying?

Your customer is not always the oil company itself. Much of the work runs through main contractors (tier 1), who in turn look for local subcontractors.

Buyer	Project or block	Status
Staatsolie	Onshore oil (Saramacca), refinery, power, offices	Ongoing procurement through SAP Ariba and EOIs
TotalEnergies (operator) with APA and Staatsolie	Block 58, GranMorgu	In execution; first oil 2028
GranMorgu main contractors	SBM Offshore (FPSO), TechnipFMC (subsea), Saipem (pipelines, SURF), Halliburton (drilling and well completion)	Contracts awarded; looking for local logistics, warehousing, marine services and staff
Petronas	Block 52 (gas, Sloanea) and blocks 48, 53, 63, 64, 66; operator of block 9	Commerciality declared for Sloanea in November 2025; development plan and possible investment decision in preparation
Chevron	Blocks 5, 7 and 42; operator of block 10	Exploration
Shell and QatarEnergy	Shell operates block 65; QatarEnergy partner in blocks 5, 6, 8, 64 and 65 among others	Exploration; the Araku Deep-1 well in block 65 found no commercial quantities

Since November 2025 Staatsolie has also offered open offshore acreage through an Open Door Offering, so more operators may arrive. Background: Oil and gas, Oil blocks and concessions and GranMorgu project.

GranMorgu: timeline and where the opportunities are

1 October 2024	Final investment decision (FID), about USD 10.5 billion, production up to 220,000 barrels a day
November 2024	Major contracts awarded: SBM Offshore (FPSO, with Technip Energies), TechnipFMC (subsea), Saipem (about 100 km of production flowlines and 90 km of injection lines)
April 2026	FPSO 50% complete according to TotalEnergies; subsea systems being tested in Malaysia
July 2026	Halliburton awarded the drilling and completion contract
From September 2026	Subsea equipment arrives in Suriname
Late 2026 or early 2027	Development drilling starts, up to 32 wells; rigs working until 2030
2028	First oil (government: mid-2028)

The big packages (FPSO, subsea, pipelines, drilling) have gone to international companies. The opportunities for Surinamese companies are now in what those main contractors and the operator need locally, now and during production: port logistics and warehousing, customs clearance, marine services, crew transport, catering and camps, security, cleaning, waste management, maintenance and repair, crane and equipment hire, IT and telecom, temporary staff and training. According to TotalEnergies, about half a billion dollars in contracts for Surinamese companies is involved over the next ten years, and the company expected 600 to 700 jobs in 2026.

Step by step: from registration to contract

Get your company in order. KKF registration, a FIN tax number, VAT registration if you are above the turnover threshold, a business licence if your activity requires one, and proper books. Start a business · Business licences
Register in the SSRP. Click "Register" below the login button, fill in the form with company and ownership details, confirm your account through the email, log in and upload your documents. Watch the instruction video and read "How to register" on the home page first. Go to the SSRP
Complete your profile to 100%. The portal shows a percentage. State exactly which goods and services you supply. Affiliated companies each register separately. Add colleagues as extra users.
Supplying Staatsolie? Also register in SAP Ariba. Through the self-registration link, with a step-by-step video from Staatsolie. Ariba registration
Read Staatsolie's rules. The General Procurement Terms (July 2024), the Code of Conduct and the invoicing instructions. Suppliers are treated as part of the "extended enterprise" and must follow the code.
Watch for opportunities. You get an email when a new Business Notice is posted in the SSRP. Staatsolie posts EOIs on its website; we also collect them on Tenders.
Respond to EOIs. Through the form on Staatsolie's website, before the deadline (Suriname time). See the tips below.
Prequalification and RFP. After evaluation there is a shortlist. Those companies receive a Request for Proposal: only then do you give a price and terms.
Deliver and build a track record. Every completed contract is a reference for the next one, including with other operators.

What operators and Staatsolie expect from you

See where you stand with the Oil and gas supplier check: 34 questions, a score per area and an action list.

Staatsolie assesses suppliers on sustainability, compliance, quality, on-time delivery and total cost. The Blue Wave programme, which prepares local suppliers for the sector, shows clearly what operators look for. Use it as a checklist:

HSSE (health, safety, security, environment): a safety policy, risk assessment, incident recording, trained and certified staff. In 2025 Staatsolie introduced a new procedure for contractor HSE management.
Quality: fixed procedures, checks and complaint handling. ISO certification is asked per assignment; for an EOI for canteen services, for example, suppliers had to be ISO 22000 certified or in the process. Well-known standards are ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environment) and ISO 45001 (health and safety). Check in each EOI which certificate is required.
Finance: sound, auditable books, taxes and contributions paid. Bookkeeping and invoices
Company policies: integrity and anti-corruption, employment conditions, code of conduct. Labour law basics
Cybersecurity: safe handling of the customer's data and systems.
Technical capability: equipment, people and references from comparable work.
ESG: environment, social impact and governance.
Insurance: which policies and cover are needed is set in the RFP or contract. Check with your insurer in good time.

Local content: what the law says now and what is coming

As of October 2026, Suriname has no Local Content Act yet. What does exist:

Petroleum Act 1990 (revised, in force since 1 January 2023). The term local content does not appear, but the act contains provisions on knowledge transfer, training and the use of Surinamese workers. Foreign companies must, among other things, keep an office in Suriname.
Production sharing contracts (PSCs) with the operators. These require hiring Surinamese staff, training where expertise is not available locally, and reporting on training and capacity building.
The SSRP itself: meant to help operators find local suppliers that fit their local content obligations.

What is coming: a Local Content Board, set up in November 2025, has produced a preliminary draft. After a national validation session the bill is to go to the National Assembly in 2027, so the framework is in place before first oil. The Board is also advising on a Local Content Authority. In her annual address (September 2026), President Simons set two principles: the position of Surinamese workers at international companies must be secured, and local experts must not be passed over. So there is no legal definition of a "local company" or mandatory percentages yet. Follow the legislation through our Business news.

What else is happening in 2026:

Business proposal. After a meeting on 26 March 2026 with the President's Local Content working group, ASFA, the VSB and two other organisations (abbreviated SEC and FSA) worked out their own proposal in June 2026. It rests on four pillars (employers, workers, international oil and gas companies and government), proposes a definition of a "Surinamese company" and a Tier 1, 2 and 3 system to apply local content requirements by level. It is a proposal, not a rule; but it shows where the definition may go.
Public debate. On 28 January 2026, after the investment decision for GranMorgu, the Suriname Business Forum held a public dialogue on local content, and in March 2026 a session on the position of women entrepreneurs in local content.
Local Content-HSEQ private member's bill. Since 4 February 2025 a bill on supervision of local content and of health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ) in the resource sector has been before the National Assembly. It has not been taken up yet. Overview of all laws in preparation: New laws and rules.

In practice: make sure your company can show it is Surinamese (ownership, staff, where value is added) and document that now, so you are ready whatever definition is chosen.

Supplier development programmes

Blue Wave Supplier Development Program (Staatsolie). Six months of expert-led training and workshops on HSSE, quality, finance, company policies, cybersecurity, technical capability and ESG, with a digital platform including an assessment tool and template library. You finish with a digital badge and a graduation ceremony attended by operators and main contractors. The first cohort (2023) had 25 companies, the second (2024) 29. To join: register in the SSRP and you will be notified of new rounds.
NATIN Oil & Gas programme. Training at the Natural Technical Institute (NATIN) for technical staff in the sector. Useful if you need people. Hiring staff
Suriname Energy Chamber. Organised the 2025 Local Content Conference and brings companies in the sector together.
EnergyJobs.sr. Job platform for the oil, gas and energy sector, launched by TotalEnergies on 27 November 2025. Useful for finding staff and seeing which roles operators and contractors are looking for. Post your own vacancies: Post a job.
Mining: Newmont. Gold mines buy locally too: Merian had 308 Surinamese suppliers and contractors in 2025. In September 2025 Newmont ran a supplier training on onboarding through Ariba, purchase orders and invoicing, with emphasis on compliance and safety. More on the sector: Mining and gold.

Tips for a strong EOI

An EOI (Expression of Interest) is not a quote and not a tender. It is the first filter: Staatsolie asks for evidence that you are qualified and then draws up a shortlist. For recent EOIs you uploaded through the form on the website: your EOI letter, a company profile, your official registration certificate (KKF) and the job number you are responding to.

State the job number (for example SCM-D 2026-001) in the subject line and in the letter. If you respond to several jobs, list them all.
Answer exactly the scope requested. Do not write a general story about your company.
Show comparable assignments: client, year, size, what you did. Ideally with a contact person as reference.
Show that you have the resources: staff (number, certificates), equipment, workshop, vehicles.
Add HSE data: safety policy, number of incidents, training. A supplier without a safety track record is quickly dropped.
Include the certificates named in the EOI (for example ISO 22000, certified personnel, ANSI classes).
Keep the company profile short: two to four pages, with KKF number, owners, number of employees, core activities and contact person.
Submit well before the deadline. Closing times are exact, in Suriname time, and the window is often only two weeks.

Draft your letter with the EOI letter generator: job number, scope, references, HSE and attachments in one PDF.

Partnering with an international contractor

For work that is too big or too technical to do alone, a partnership with a foreign contractor can be the route: you bring local knowledge, staff, licences and network, the partner brings technology and references. Watch out for:

Put the agreement in writing: who is the contracting party, who does what, how profit and risk are shared, who employs the staff, what happens when the partnership ends.
Choose the structure deliberately: a subcontract, a project cooperation agreement or a joint NV (public limited company). Since 1 May 2025 the new Civil Code (Book 2) applies to legal entities. Get advice from a lawyer or notary.
Make sure you really contribute. Operators look at what happens locally: Surinamese staff, training and investment. A front company brings little in the long run.
Handle tax and staff properly: wage tax, contributions and work permits for foreign specialists. Work and residence permits · Business taxes
Tax facilities: the revised Petroleum Act has facilities for contractors and subcontractors in the sector. Check whether and how they apply to your assignment, for example when importing equipment. Importing goods

Why suppliers drop out

Registering and then waiting. Registration gives no right to invitations or contracts. You must follow and respond to EOIs yourself.
A half-finished profile. A profile without documents and without clear services will not be found.
Only registering in Ariba. Ariba is only for Staatsolie. For TotalEnergies, Petronas and their contractors you need the SSRP.
Registering too broadly. "We do everything" does not convince. Choose the services where you can prove you are strong.
No HSE basics. Without a safety policy and trained staff you will not pass prequalification.
Books not in order. Tax arrears or a missing KKF extract can cost you the contract.
Missing the deadline. Late submissions are not accepted.

Sources

Checked on 26 October 2026. General information, not legal advice.

Frequently asked questions

What is the SSRP?

The Suriname Supplier Registration Portal is a free database run by the Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute, where oil and gas companies and their subcontractors look for local suppliers for prequalification, quotes and tenders.

What is the difference between the SSRP and SAP Ariba?

The SSRP is for supplying all offshore operators and their contractors. SAP Ariba is only for supplying Staatsolie itself. You can register in both.

Does supplier registration cost money?

No, registration in the SSRP is free. Registration does not guarantee an invitation or a contract.

Can a sole trader register as a supplier?

Yes, a sole trader (eenmanszaak) can register in the SSRP, provided it is registered with the KKF.

Does Suriname have a Local Content Act?

Not yet. A Local Content Board, set up in November 2025, is drafting a bill that is to go to the National Assembly in 2027. Until then the Petroleum Act and the operators' production sharing contracts apply.

What should I submit for a Staatsolie EOI?

For recent EOIs: your EOI letter, a company profile, your registration certificate and the job number, through the form on Staatsolie's website. Show comparable assignments, resources and any certificates requested.

When does GranMorgu oil production start?

First oil is expected in 2028; the government says mid-2028. The FPSO was half complete in April 2026 and development drilling starts in late 2026 or early 2027.