Trinidad’s MEEI head Moonilal comments on US OFAC GL50, Venezuelan gas and Atlantic LNG

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Feb.2026, Words: 416) — Issuance of US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) general license 50 (GL50) is expected to generate a significant boost for cross-border gas initiatives between Venezuela and its neighbor Trinidad and Tobago.

“We welcome the US government’s decision to issue general licenses, which we believe support our efforts to move forward with the cross-border natural gas projects,” according to Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) head Dr the Honorable Roodal Moonilal M.P.