(Trinidad Guardian, 19.Jul.2018) – Petrotrin chairman Wilfred Espinet said cost reduction initiatives undertaken by the interim executive team installed at the energy company resulted in […]
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Trinidad and Tobago energy
Lee: Thank UNC for BHP gas-fin
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Sean Douglas, 19.Jul.2018) – BHP Billiton’s new gas-find 200 kilometres off the Mayaro coast is due to tax-breaks for exploration given […]
BHP Billiton Finds New Gas Offshore T&T
(Trinidad Express, Aleem Khan, 18.Jul.2018) – Australia’s BHP Billiton found new gas offshore Trinidad, the company confirmed in a statement yesterday. “In Trinidad and Tobago, […]
Trinidad Takes 13 Days to Contain Leaking Well
(MEEI, 17.Jul.2018) — The Ministry of Energy & Energy Industries (MEEI) announced that Couva Marine 2 – the leaking oil well in the Gulf of […]
NGC loses SIS challenge in Privy Council
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 16.Jul.2018) – State-owned National Gas Company has lost an appeal in its multi-million claim against Super Industrial Services (SIS) and another […]
FDI in LAC Region Falls for Third Straight Year
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 12.Jul.2018) – Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean fell for a third straight year in 2017, […]
Trinidad Seeks Assistance In Leak Cleanup
(LoopTT, 9.Jul.2018) – Cleanup operations continue following a leak at the Couva Marine 2 Well. Personnel with the Energy Ministry and Petrotrin’s Incident Command team […]
Trinidad Seeks Help As Oil Well Ruptures
(Prensa Latina, 9.Jul.2018) – A fuel leak in the Couva platform, in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad and Tobago, continues today after four days of […]
First T&T Jack Up Delivers Gas
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Sasha Harrinanan, 4.Jul.2018) – Well Services Rig 110, owned by local drilling contractor Well Services Petroleum Co Ltd (Well Services), is […]
T&T’s Energy Issues
(Trinidad Express, David Renwick, 3.Jul.2018) – You don’t have to look very far to determine the issues facing the Trinidad and Tobago energy industry at […]
Methanol, Ammonia Prices to Remain Flat
(Trinidad Guardian, 4.Jul.2018) – The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries is predicting that over the next five years methanol prices will average US$375 per […]
Trinidad, Venezuela Near Gas Sales, Export Agreement
(TeleSur, 29.Jun.2018) — The government of Trinidad and Tobago is projecting that a gas sales agreement with Venezuela will be finalized, signed and ready to […]
Guyana Potential Game Changer for Petrotrin
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Julien Neaves, 27.Jun.2018) – Guyana and its eight oil finds can be a game changer for state-owned Petrotrin and TT, says […]
Stuart Young Leads Venezuelan Energy Talks
(LoopTT, 27.Jun.2018) – Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs and Minister of […]
Trinidad, Guyana and Suriname: Challenges
(AIPN, 27.Jun.2018) – Petroleum consultants and other energy sector experts will discuss the challenges and opportunities in Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and Suriname during a […]
A Visit to Weatherford Laboratories, Trinidad
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 14.Jun.2018) – Have you ever wanted to visit Weatherford’s facilities in Trinidad? The AAPG Young Professionals of Trinidad and Tobago […]
Critchlow Labour College Working with T&T Cos
(Stabroek News, 8.Jun.2018) – Having long established itself as a significant contributor to tertiary education in Guyana, the Critchlow Labour College is seeking to embrace […]
Regional Deepwater Industry in Southern Caribbean
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 7.Jun.2018) – Kevin Ramnarine discusses the regional deep-water industry in the southern Caribbean during a technical speech in Trinidad on the […]
Trinidad and Tobago Clean Energy Conference 2018
(Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago, 7.Jun.2018) — The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago invites you to our Clean Energy Conference 2018, now in […]
Cuba’s Fuel Supply and Exports Pressure Currency
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 7.Jun.2018) – Cuba’s foreign currency will be under pressure this year. “Difficulties with fuel supply and a drop in exports […]
Deepwater Projects Breakeven at $42/bbl, Ramnarine Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 7.Jun.2018) –That’s according to comments by former Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine. “On average, deep-water projects need an […]
Ramnarine Talks About Southern Caribbean Deepwater Industry
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 31.May.2018) – Former Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine will speak in Port of Spain about the regional deepwater […]
Moody’s Projects T&T Energy Sector Rebound
(LoopTT, 24.May.2018) – Moody’s Investors Service is projecting an Energy Sector-led rebound in growth to support the fiscal trajectory. On Wednesday, Moody’s upgraded Trinidad and Tobago’s Trinidad Drilling […]
Energy, Education, and Learning Through NRG ED
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 24.May.2018) – Energy Analytics Institute, formerly LatinPetroleum Inc., continues to promote its “Energy Education Initiative” in the Americas, also known […]
BP Projects Higher Future Cash from T&T
(By Trinidad Express, Aleem Khan, 22.May.2018) — BPTT’s standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows for 2017 was updated to US$3.3 billion in the […]
Gas Supply Problems Turning Cos. Away from Trinidad
(InterFax, 18.May.2018) – Jerome Dookie, the chief executive of Trinidadian ammonia producer Caribbean Nitrogen Co. (CNC), said on Wednesday that gas supply disruptions have made […]
Shell’s T&T boss: Diversify Quickly
(By Trinidad Express, Aleem Khan, 18.May.2018) — Royal Dutch Shell’s Derek Hudson, local country chair of the world’s second largest oil and gas company, said […]
T&T No Longer Attractive for New Gas Projects
(By Trinidad Express, 17.May.2018) — The CEO of ammonia producer Caribbean Nitrogen Company (CNC), Jerome Dookie, said yesterday that problems with natural gas supplies have […]
TT’s Energy Landscape
(Trinidad and Tobago’s Newsday, Richardson Dhalai, 10.May.2018) — Trinidad and Tobago has been involved in the petroleum sector for over 100 years and is the […]
Claire Fitzpatrick, First Female to Lead BPTT
(BPTT, 1.May.2018) – Mrs. Claire Fitzpatrick has been appointed as Regional President of BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT). In this role, Mrs. Fitzpatrick will be […]
ECLAC Ssays Venezuela’s Economic Activity to Fall 8.5% in 2018
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 1.May.2018) – The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, also known as ECLAC or CEPAL by […]
Venezuela Never Closed Its Doors on T&T Nationals: Lawmaker Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 30.Apr.2018) – Venezuelan lawmaker JosĂ© Brito wrote in a Twitter post that the OPEC country never closed its doors to […]
Favorable Terms To Help Guyana Prove Potential
(Rystad, 19.Apr.2018) — Rystad Energy analysis shows that Guyana’s fiscal regime is favorable to oil companies when compared to mature oil and gas development countries […]
Ghana Trade Mission Breakfast: Claxton Bay, Trinidad
(The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago, 19.Apr.2018) – The Sekondi Takoradi Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) will […]
Officials from Trinidad and Venezuela Discuss Gas Deals
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 27.Mar.2018) – Delegations from Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela meet in Caracas to review progress related to gas agreements between […]
Caribbean Of 2040: Vibrant Economies
The Caribbean Of 2040: vibrant economies where people are safe, productive, and happy, according to a video by Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Trinidad – Upstream Activity Snapshot in 2018
(Kevin Ramnarine, Strategic Energy Adviser). Former Minister of Energy. Business School Lecturer. International Speaker, 3.Jan.2018) – This is a summary of upstream activity for Trinidad […]
The Caribbean Poised To Become Major Oil Region
(OilPrice.com, Haley Zaremba, 22.Aug.2017) – In the future, we may be hearing about the Caribbean a whole lot more when talking about oil and gas. […]
BPTT’s Angelin Platform Being Built in Mexico
(BPTT, 1.Jun.2017) — Watch BPTT’s Angelin platform come to live in this time lapsed video. See the amazing progress of the BPTT Angelin platform being […]
BPTT’s Angelin Project Gets Green Light
(BPTT, 1.Jun.2017) — BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC announced the sanction for the development of its Angelin offshore gas project. The project will feature the […]
Tofco Completes Fabrication Of Historic Juniper Topsides
(Chet Morrison, 25.Mar.2017) — TOFCO recently completed work for the Juniper offshore gas platform topsides at its facility in La Brea, Trinidad. The project marks […]
Juniper’s Trinidad Journey: From Construction To Installation
(BP, 20.Feb.2017) — With a platform weighing nearly 10,000 tons in the Caribbean Sea, BP’s Juniper is no small feat. The $2 billion subsea project […]
LGO Approved for Mayaro Infill Wells in Trinidad
(LGO Energy plc, 4.Jan.2017) – LGO Energy plc provided a further update on its plans to recommence production drilling at the Goudron Field in Trinidad […]
Trinidad Energy Chamber Head Talks Marketplace
(The Oxford Business Group, 25.Sep.2016) — Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago CEO Thackwray “Dax” Driver talks about the expanding marketplace. What is the significance […]
Venezuela, Trinidad Sign Energy-Related Deals
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 23.May.2016) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley were both present during an […]
Trinidad & Tobago Gas Master Plan Final Report [PDF Download]
(Poten & Partners, 30.Sep.2015) — Trinidad & Tobago’s final master natural gas plan prepared for the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs as of September […]
EMAS AMC Wins Contract for Angostura Project
(Ezra Holdings Ltd., 8.Sep.2015) – Singapore’s Ezra Holdings Limited (Ezra or the Group), a leading contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil […]
T&T Energy Ministry Supports Expansion into Guyana
(Piero Stewart, Special for Energy Now, 1.Jun.2015) – Trinidad and Tobago will seek to capitalise on energy projects in the region as part of broader […]
Caribbean Rex Finds Oil In Trinidad
(Rex International Holding Ltd., 21.Jan.2015) – Rex International Holding Limited (Rex International Holding or the Company, and together with its subsidiaries, the Group), one of […]