(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Richardson Dhalai, 26.Aug.2018) â The Dragon gas deal may be âpublic relations and political gimmicksâ which may not benefit TT. Thatâs […]
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Five Things About T&T, Venezuela’s Dragon Gas Deal
(Loop News, 26.Aug.2018) â On August 25, 2018, an historic agreement was made between Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro for […]
Trinidad Inks Gas Deal With Venezuela To Continue LNG Exports
(Bloomberg, Ryan Collins and Kelly Gilblom, 25.Aug.2018) â Trinidad and Tobago will continue to ship super-chilled natural gas all over the world, with a little […]
Venezuela to Send DragĂłn Gas to Trinidad
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.Aug.2018) â Venezuela will send its DragĂłn field natural gas to Trinidad for processing. Thatâs according to a deal signed […]
MEEI Updates on Status of Trinidad Energy Infrastructure
(MEEI, 24.Aug.2018) â The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) has been monitoring the impacts of the 6.9 magnitude earthquake which occurred on Tuesday […]
Trinidad and Venezuela to Sign Gas Agreement
(CMC, 24.Aug.2018) â Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley will lead a delegation to Venezuela tomorrow to sign an agreement for the development of the across […]
BHPâs Bongos 2 Well Encounters Hydrocarbons
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.Aug.2018) â The well encountered hydrocarbons in Block TTDAA 14. Trinidad and Tobagoâs former Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine revealed the […]
Trinidad Energy Infrastructure Unaffected by Earthquake
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.Aug.2018) â Energy infrastructure on the twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago appears to be OK after an earthquake yesterday […]
Dragon Gas Deal Finalised Tomorrow
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Carla Bridglal, 21.Aug.2018) â After nearly two years of negotiations between this country and Venezuela the deal that will allow TT […]
Magnitude 7.3 Quake in Venezuela Felt in Guyana
(Stabroek News, 21.Aug.2018) â A powerful earthquake has hit the northern coast of Venezuela with a magnitude of 7.3, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. […]
Major Petroleum Cos. Pay T&T $114.7 Bln during 2010-2016
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 20.Aug.2018) â Payments by major oil and gas companies to the government of the twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago […]
Guyana to Become 5th Largest Oil Producer in LAC Region
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 15.Aug.2018) â If all goes off as planned, by 2025, Guyana will be the 5th largest oil producer in the […]
$123.5b from Upstream from 2010 to Â2016 â TTEITI
(Trinidad Express, Anthony Wilson, 15.Aug.2018) â Upstream energy companies operÂating in T&T paid $123.5 billion to the Government between 2010 and 2016, according to data […]
Union, Petrotrin Deny Strike Rumours
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Yvonne Webb, 10.Aug.2018) â State-owned oil company Petrotrin said a message circulating on social media that the company is on strike […]
Shell calls in a BIG RIG
(Trinidad Express, Aleem Khan, 7.Aug.2018) â More hints that major discovery on the horizon. Offshore Trinidad was one of two sites in the world where […]
BPTT Helps Mayaro Students
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Jada Loutoo, 5.Aug.2018) â Some 25 students from across the south-eastern community of Mayaro are set to benefit from a revolutionary […]
BPTT Announces Angelin Arrival in Trinidad
(BPTT, 2.Aug.2018) â BP Trinidad and Tobago announced its Angelin platform has arrived in T&T. Angelin, which will be BPTTâs 15th offshore platform, was fabricated […]
PetroTrin Refinery Importing Shortfall
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 31.Jul.2018) â Thatâs according to reports in a local newspaper. âThe refinery at PetroTrin has a capacity of 140,000 barrels […]
Hold It Right There, Petrotrin!
(The Sterling Report, Yanique Leiba-Ebanks, 29.Jul.2018) â Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd (affectionately known as Petrotrin) is the state-owned oil company in Trinidad […]
Petrotrin Board, Union Disagree to Agree
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Carla Bridglal, 26.Jul.2018) â The board of Petrotrin has outlined a plan to reorganise and restructure the state oil company in […]
Atlantic Empowers Employees for Process Safety
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Carla Bridglal, 26.Jul.2018) â Atlantic CEO Dr Philip Mshelbila and BPâs vice president Group Process Safety Central Rob DiValerio have highlighted […]
BPTT Eyes Nine Potential New Developments Over 10 Years
(BPTT, 25.Jul.2018) â BP Trinidad and Tobagoâs long-term plan could potentially see the company investing as much as $8 billion dollars in T&T, in 9 […]
Trinidadâs 21st Century Gas Production
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 23.Jul.2018) â It’s said a picture paints a thousand words. This one paints 8.9 billion. From 1908 to 2017, Trinidad […]
Atlantic Puts Focus on Process Safety
(Trinidad Guardian, 21.Jul.2018) â Atlantic CEO Dr Philip Mshelbila and Rob DiValerio, BPâs Vice PresidentâGroup Process Safety Central, have highlighted the central role of employees […]
The $20 Billion Question for Guyana
(The New York Times, Clifford Krauss, 20.Jul.2018) â Guyana is a vast, watery wilderness with only three paved highways. There are a few dirt roads […]
Why is NGC Still Litigating?
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Richardson Dhalai, 19.Jul.2018) â Former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, is questioning why the National Gas Company (NGC) is continuing […]
PetroTrin Achieves $85.6 Mln Profit
(Trinidad Guardian, 19.Jul.2018) â Petrotrin chairman Wilfred Espinet said cost reduction initiatives undertaken by the interim executive team installed at the energy company resulted in […]
Lee: Thank UNC for BHP gas-fin
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Sean Douglas, 19.Jul.2018) â 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) â Australiaâs BHP Billiton found new gas offshore Trinidad, the company confirmed in a statement yesterday. âIn Trinidad and Tobago, […]
Trinidad Takes 13 Days to Contain Leaking Well
(MEEI, 17.Jul.2018) â 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) â 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) â 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) â Cleanup operations continue following a leak at the Couva Marine 2 Well. Personnel with the Energy Ministry and Petrotrinâs Incident Command team […]
Trinidad Seeks Help As Oil Well Ruptures
(Prensa Latina, 9.Jul.2018) â 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) â Well Services Rig 110, owned by local drilling contractor Well Services Petroleum Co Ltd (Well Services), is […]
T&Tâs Energy Issues
(Trinidad Express, David Renwick, 3.Jul.2018) â You donât 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) â 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) â 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) â 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) â 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) â 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) â Have you ever wanted to visit Weatherfordâs facilities in Trinidad? The AAPG Young Professionals of Trinidad and Tobago […]
Critchlow Labour College Working with T&T Cos
(Stabroek News, 8.Jun.2018) â 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)Â â 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 […]
Cubaâs Fuel Supply and Exports Pressure Currency
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 7.Jun.2018) â Cubaâs foreign currency will be under pressure this year. âDifficulties with fuel supply and a drop in exports […]
Deepwater Projects Breakeven at $42/bbl, Ramnarine Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 7.Jun.2018) –Thatâs according to comments by former Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine. âOn average, deep-water projects need an […]
Ramnarine Talks About Southern Caribbean Deepwater Industry
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 31.May.2018) â 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) â 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) â Energy Analytics Institute, formerly LatinPetroleum Inc., continues to promote its âEnergy Education Initiativeâ in the Americas, also known […]