(MEEI, 13.Jul.2021) — The Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Stuart R. Young, M.P. and his MEEI team braved the elements yesterday to visit the Ortoire Block via an invitation from Touchstone Exploration Inc to conduct a seismic survey.
Donned in PPE, the Honourable Minister met with the Touchstone Exploration Manager, Mr. Xavier Moonan who provided a summary of the geology of the area and seismic acquisition design.
The Minister then accompanied the Seismic Party Chief, Mr. Kapil Ramlal to make a test hole ‘live’ (which was part of the seismic survey), where the team witnessed the detonation impact. Following which, Minister Young visited the Recording Truck (vicinity of Mora Drip Station Road) to view the seismic data and trigger a seismic shot within the survey line 040. The anticipated Royston 1 Well which is to be spud later this month, bisects this active seismic line.
Touchstone Exploration staff then led the Minister and his entourage along the Rio Claro Guayaguayare Road to Poole Valley and onto the Cascadura and Chinook discovery well-sites where Touchstone Exploration General Manager of Operations, Christopher George gave a quick tour of both sites, detailing ongoing and upcoming operations.
Following the tour of Cascadura and Chinook, Minister Young and his team were then led to the COHO well-site where the General Manager of Operations gave a quick tour of the facility, detailing ongoing and upcoming operations.
The COHO gas field is expected to produce approximately 10mmscf/d into the domestic gas to NGC from as early as August 2021.
Minister Stuart Young expressed his satisfaction in what he viewed on the tour and gave his commitment to working with Touchstone Exploration for the betterment and enhancement of the Energy Sector.
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By Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries
