Energy Chamber Welcomes Deal to Work on Dragon Field
(Energy Chamber, 21.Sep.2023) — The Energy Chamber is extremely pleased to hear the news that Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela have signed an agreement to work on the Dragon field...
Trinidad and Venezuela Ink Gas-Related Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Sep.2023) — The governments of Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela signed a deal related to energy and bilateral trade. “As good neighbors and brothers, we have taken...
Maduro Says Venezuela, Trinidad Sign Deal to Share Gas Profits
(Bloomberg, 20.Sep.2023) — President Nicolás Maduro said Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a profit-sharing agreement to export gas from the PDVSA-owned Dragon offshore project. The project, which was...
Touchstone Commences Cascadura Production
(Touchstone, 7.Sep.2023) — Touchstone Exploration Inc (TSX, LSE: TXP) announces that the Cascadura natural gas and liquids facility has safely delivered first production. Touchstone has an 80% operating working interest...
Shell, Trinidad Weigh Venezuela’s Natural Gas Investment Plans
(Reuters, 5.Sep.2023) — Shell (SHEL.L) and Trinidad and Tobago's National Gas Company (NGC) are close to agreeing to credit Venezuela's state-run oil firm for its $1 billion investment in a gas field...
Touchstone Updates on Ortoire Operations
(Touchstone, 24.Aug.2023) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) provides an update on Royston-1X well production testing, commissioning of the Cascadura natural gas and liquids facility, and operations at Coho....
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IGU 2023 World LNG Report [PDF Download]
(IGU, 20.Jul.2023) — The International Gas Union (IGU) presented its 14th annual edition of the IGU World LNG report. IGU-LNG2023-World-LNG-ReportDownload ____________________
NGC Acquires Heritage Petroleum’s Upstream Assets
(NGC, 29.Jun.2023) — The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) deepened its presence and participation along the local natural gas value chain, with its latest acquisition of shareholdings...
Trinidad to Restart Idled LNG Unit by Early 2027
(Reuters, 7.Jun.2023) — Trinidad and Tobago aims to restart an idled liquefied natural gas (LNG) unit by the first quarter of 2027 after agreeing to restructure the facility's ownership and negotiate new gas...
bpTT Adds Mango Field Production
(bpTT, 29.May.2023) — bpTT today announces the successful completion of the first phase of its “small pools” drilling campaign which began in October 2022. The campaign includes three wells in...
Touchstone Reports Higher 1Q:23 Production Compared to 1Q:22 [PDF Download]
(Touchstone, 12.May.2023) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) produced qtrly avg volumes of 2,139 boe/d in the 1Q:23, up 53% relative to the 1,396 boe/d produced in the 1Q:22,...
Trinidad and Tobago: Natural Gas Crisis
(Trinidad Express, 23.Apr.2023) — The country’s lone cooking gas producer and several petrochemical plants at Point Lisas have been shut down amid a full-blown natural gas crisis triggered by an...
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NatGas in Transition to Low-Carbon Economies [PDF Download]
(IGU, OLADE, ARPEL, 17.Apr.2023) — The world needs to transition to low-carbon economies to reduce global warming while continuing to promote sustainable socioeconomic development for a growing global population. Achieving...
bp and Shell Break Ground on Solar Plant
(bp, 12.Apr.2023) — A sod turning ceremony today at Brechin Castle signaled the start of construction on Trinidad and Tobago’s first utility scale solar project. Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley,...
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: March 2023
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Mar.2023) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during March 2023 including Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute (SHI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Staatsolie...
Energy Chamber Facilitates Talks on Carbon Border Adjustment
(Energy Chamber, 22.Mar.2023) — The Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago was delighted to collaborate with the European Union and Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in a webinar on...
Energy Minister Meets with Shell Execs in Texas
(Trinidad Guardian, Chester Sambrano, 10.Mar.2023) — Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, Stuart Young MP, has held talks with Shell Executives in Houston, Texas, this week. Minister Young is attending...
T&T Energy Minister Holds Successful Talks at CERAWeek in Houston
(Loop, 8.Mar.2023) — Energy Minister Stuart Young says he has had successful discussions at CERAWeek in Houston where a number of important engagements with key stakeholders in the energy industry at...
The Dragon Dance
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 25.Feb.2023) — Energy Minister Stuart Young has again expressed confidence that Trinidad and Tobago (TT) would successfully conclude and execute a deal to receive gas from...
Trinidad to Begin Negotiations for Gas Deal with Venezuela in March
(Reuters, 24.Feb.2023) — Trinidad and Tobago expects to formally begin negotiations next month with Venezuela on a promising offshore natural gas project, the Caribbean nation's energy minister said on Feb....
Touchstone Starts Operations at Royston-1X Sidetrack in Trinidad
(Touchstone, 6.Feb.2023) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) has commenced operations at the Royston-1X sidetrack well located on the onshore Ortoire block in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago....
Caribbean Seeks Venezuela’s Oil and Gas as U.S. Relaxes Sanctions
(WSJ, 3.Feb.2023) — Caribbean countries battered by high energy costs are turning to Venezuela for oil and gas as the U.S. eases sanctions that have kept its supplies off limits for years. Trinidad...
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: January 2023
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Jan.2023) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during January 2023 including Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Keith Rowley said...
Paul Questions Dragon’s Gas Revenues for T&T
(Trinidad Express, 25.Jan.2023) — Energy expert Anthony Paul is not convinced that T&T has its ducks lined up to deliver the various sub-projects required to bring that gas to shore...
Trinidad/Venezuela Dragon Gas Development Update
(Welligence Energy Analytics, 25.Jan.2023) — The U.S. Department of the Treasury has granted a license to the government of T&T to receive gas from the multi-Tcf offshore Dragon gas field in Venezuela....
Rowley Says OFAC Approves Trinidad’s Development of the Dragon Field
(Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, 24.Jan.2023) — As you all are aware, the United States is our major trading partner and approximately 200,000 of our citizens...
US Grants License to Trinidad to Develop Dragon Gas Field
(Reuters, 24.Jan.2023) — The U.S. Treasury Department has granted a license to Trinidad and Tobago to develop a major gas field located in Venezuelan territorial waters, a senior Biden administration...
Keith Rowley’s Keynote Address at TTEC 2023
(The Office of the PM of Trinidad and Tobago, 23.Jan.2023) — Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. Hon. Keith Rowley gave a keynote address at the...
T&T Energy Chamber Chair Dookie Gives Opening Address at TTEC
(Energy Chamber, 23.Jan.2023) — Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago Chair Jerome Dookie gives his opening speech at the Trinidad & Tobago Energy Conference 2023 in Port of Spain. Good...
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: December 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Dec.2022) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during December 2022 including Washington’s easing of sanctions on Venezuela resulting in increased US...
Trinidad Ready to Reject BP, Shell Offshore Exploration Bids
(Reuters, 28.Dec.2022) — Trinidad and Tobago is preparing to reject four offshore exploration bids by BP Plc (BP.L) and Shell Plc (SHEL.L), according to people familiar with the matter, because they failed to...
Phoenix Park Acquires Minnesota Terminal
(PPGPL, 16.Dec.2022) — On 13 December 2022 Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited (PPGPL) through its wholly owned subsidiary Phoenix Park Energy Marketing LLC (PPEM), completed its acquisition of a propane...
Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference 23-25 January 2023
(Trinidad and Tobago Energy Chamber, 15.Dec.2022) — The Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference takes place at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain from 23-25 January 2023. Background The oil...
Energy Chamber on Restructuring of Atlantic by Shareholders
(The Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago, 6.Dec.2022) — The Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago warmly welcomes today’s signing of agreements between bp, Shell, The National Gas Company of...
Remarks at Announcement of Atlantic LNG Restructuring Agreement
(NGC, 6.Dec.2022) — Remarks at announcement of Atlantic LNG Restructuring agreement by the NGC President Mark Loquan. Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago The Honourable...
David Campbell at Atlantic LNG HoA Signing
(bpTT, 6.Dec.2022) — bpTT President David Campbell speaks about the deal between BP Plc, Shell Plc, The National Oil Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) and Chinese Investment Corporation (CIC)....
bpTT Starts Production from Cassia C Facility
(bpTT, 29.Nov.2022) — bp Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) today confirms its Cassia C development has safely delivered first gas.Cassia C is bpTT’s first offshore compression platform and its biggest...
Trinidad Launches Roadmap for a Green Hydrogen Economy
(MEEI, 29.Nov.2022) — Today, the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) launched “The Roadmap for a Green Hydrogen Economy in Trinidad and Tobago” which is the summary findings of...
SLB on Award for bp’s Cypre Project
(SLB, 22.Nov.2022) — SLB announced today an award to its OneSubsea® business and Subsea Integration Alliance of a large contract by bp for its Cypre gas project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The contract scope...
Trinidad asks US to Allow Venezuelan Gas Imports for LNG Plant
(Reuters, 4.Nov.2022) — The government of Trinidad and Tobago is asking the United States to authorize Venezuelan gas imports to restart an idled liquefaction train in the Caribbean nation, four...
MEEI Head Young Meets with Venezuelan Vice Minister
(MEEI, 24.Oct.2022) — The Honourable Stuart R. Young, M.P., Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister met today, Monday 24 October 2022...
NGC on Reporting Under the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership
(NGC, 31.Oct.2022) — The concerted efforts of The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) to address and report on methane emissions from its business, have led to the...
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: October 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Oct.2022) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during October 2022 including US President Joe Biden congratulating Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...
Grey, Blue, Green Hydrogen: Colours to cut Trinidad’s Carbon Emissions
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 16.Oct.2022) — This is part two of a Climate Tracker inquiry into Trinidad and Tobago’s energy transition. The first article was published on October 9. To...
NGC and bpTT Ink Collaboration Deal to Explore Energy Sector Synergies
(NGC, 13.Oct.2022) — The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) and bp Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) signed a collaboration agreement to explore opportunities for cooperation in several...
Touchstone Announces First Natural Gas Production from Coho
(Touchstone, 11.Oct.2022) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) announced that the Coho facility has safely delivered first natural gas, representing the first onshore natural gas project to come onstream...
NGC Inks PSA with Gulf Coast Methanol 1
(NGC, 11.Oct.2022) — NGC Petrochemicals Limited (NPL), a subsidiary of The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC), completed negotiations with Gulf Coast Methanol 1, LLC and its parent IGP...
NGC Group’s 1H:22 Financial Performance Bolstered
(NGC, 28.Sep.2022) — The NGC Group continues to show marked improvement in its financial performance according to Summary Consolidated Financial Statements for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2022. For...
Energy Chamber Pleased with Fiscal Measures in Budget 2023
(The Energy Chamber, 26.Sep.2022) — The Energy Chamber welcomes measures put in place by the Ministry of Finance to improve the fiscal environment under which the upstream energy sector companies...
bpTT’s Cypre Project Gets Go Ahead
(bpTT, 24.Sep.2022) — bp Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) confirmed that it is proceeding with the development of its Cypre offshore gas project. This decision followed recent meetings of Trinidad and...
NGC and bpTT Ink Milestone Gas Deal for Future Domestic Supplies
(TT MEEI, 23.Sep.2022) — The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) has signed a milestone gas supply contract (“GSC”) with energy major, bp Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT),...
Energy Chamber Hosts Upstream Operators Forum
(Trinidad and Tobago Energy Chamber, 22.Sep.2022) — Contractor and service company members of the Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago received detailed information about future plans and opportunities to do...
Urgent Need for Action on Trinidad’s Fiscal Terms: “Dax” Driver
(Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Sep.2022) — The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago head Dr. Thackery "Dax" Driver spoke 20 September 2022 on Trinidad’s TV6 Morning Edition about the upcoming national...
Trinidad PM Rowley Engages in Energy Talks with US VP Harris
(Office of the PM of Trinidad and Tobago, 15.Sep.2022) — Prime Minister Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley joined other regional leaders at a meeting with US Vice President, Kamala Harris...
Rowley: TT Must Secure Energy Future Now
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 13.Sep.2022) — The Prime Minister is warning that unless investments are secured, declining natural gas levels could have dire consequences for the future of TT's economy....
Trinidad and Tobago PM’s Gas Warning
(Trinidad Express, 13.Sep.2022) — Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says if Trinidad and Tobago’s natural gas prospects do not improve in the next few years, this will have far-reaching consequences...
Trinidad PM Rowley’s Statement on Chats with Proman, BP & Shell
(Office of the PM of Trinidad and Tobago, 12.Sep.2022) — Ministerial interaction with oil, gas and petrochemical majors (Proman, BP & Shell) based in Europe. Proman – Zurich and Düsseldorf...
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: August 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Aug.2022) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during August 2022 including Petrobras announcing firm well commitments to drill exploratory wells in...
The NGC Group Returns to Profitability in 2021
(NGC, 22.Aug.2022) — The NGC Group of Companies’ financial performance for 2021, demonstrated a significant turnaround in profitability, as it successfully navigated the global energy landscape during that year. The...
Irfaan Ali: Oil, Gas Boom Will Ensure Guyana’s Future
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 21.Aug.2022) — Guyanese President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali said the oil and gas boom Guyana is experiencing will ensure the country’s future economy but it will...
Touchstone Announces Approval of Cascadura Certificate
(Touchstone, 17.Aug.2022) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE:TXP) announced on 16 August 2022 that it received a Certificate of Environmental Clearance ("CEC") to conduct development operations within the Cascadura area...
Trinidad Imposes 6-month Ban on Scrap Iron Exports
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 15.Aug.2022) — The government has imposed a six-month ban on the export of old and scrap iron to deal with the theft and vandalism of state...
Touchstone Completes Cascadura EIA in Trinidad
(Touchstone, 8.Aug.2022) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) announces that the Trinidad and Tobago Environmental Management Authority ("EMA") confirmed no further information is required regarding the Cascadura Environmental Impact...
Ministry Young Visits Maduro to Discuss Energy, Other Matters
(MEEI, 6.Aug.2022) — The Honourable Stuart R Young, M.P., minister of Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) in the Office of the Prime Minister visited Caracas, Venezuela on 5...
NGC and NewGen Ink HoA for Deepened Hydrogen Partnership
(NGC, 5.Aug.2022) — The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) and NewGen Energy Limited have deepened their partnership to cooperate on the enabling of a sustainable hydrogen...
NRGBriefs: NGC and NewGen; Ecopetrol on Uchuva-1 and Gorgon-2
(Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Aug.2022) — Energy briefs including The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) and NewGen Energy Limited deepened their partnership to cooperate on the enabling...
Atlantic LNG joins International Association of Oil and Gas Producers
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 4.Aug.2022) — Atlantic LNG joined the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP), making it the world’s first large-scale LNG producer to join the association...
NRGBriefs: Biden on Gas Prices, Ecopetrol VP Resignation; Train 1 Drama
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Jul.2022) — Energy briefs including US President Joe Biden commenting on gas prices; Unit Corporation (OTC Pink: UNTC) reporting preliminary and unaudited selected financial and operational highlights...
Atlantic CEO: Technology and Hybrid Work Key to Future Energy Sector Productivity
(Atlantic LNG, 14.Jul.2022) — Atlantic CEO Ron Adams has pegged technology and hybrid ways of working as crucial to enhanced productivity and competitiveness in the energy sector workplace of the...
NRGBriefs: Trinidad and Peru and Reduced LNG Exports
(Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jul.2022) — Energy briefs including Latin American gas producers Trinidad and Tobago and Peru reporting reduced LNG exports to the tune of 3.9 million tons per annum...
Touchstone Announces BODs Changes
(Touchstone, 11.Jul.2022) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) announced the appointments of Dr. Priya Marajh and Jenny Alfandary to our Board of Directors with immediate effect. Dr. Marajh will...
NRGBriefs: OFAC on LPG Exports to Venezuela; Nothing Yet on Atlantic LNG
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jul.2022) — Energy briefs including the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) authorizing certain transactions involving the exportation or reexportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to...
Trinidad Minister Young Meets with Trinity Exploration Executives
(TT MEEI, 7.Jul.2022) — In keeping with his commitment to meet and engage with energy stakeholders, The Honourable Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of...
Touchstone on Cascadura EIA Review Process Update
(Touchstone, 6.Jul.2022) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) provides a further update on the status of the Cascadura Environmental Impact Assessment ("EIA") in support of an application for a Certificate...
Trinidad Minister Young Participates in Ministerial Roundtable
(TT MEEI, 28.Jun.2022) — Honourable Minister Stuart Young participated in the Ministerial Roundtable titled, "A Bright Future Through Energy" at the Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Summit 2022 on 28...