(Reuters, 14.Mar.2019) — BHP Group Ltd has stepped up exploration drilling in deep water off Trinidad and Tobago hunting for gas which could supply the country’s Atlantic LNG (liquefied natural...
(Rowan, 13.Mar.2019) — Rowan Companies plc and Repsol Exploracion Guyana, S.A. signed a contract for the EXL II, a high-specification Super 116E Jack-up rig, for work in Guyana. The contract...
(Loan Pricing Corporation, Aaron Weinman, 12.Mar.2019) — Trinidad Petroleum Holdings (TPH) is in advanced debt restructuring talks with banks and has secured new loans of up to US$1.4bn based on...
(Trinidad Petroleum Holdings Limited, 1.Mar.2019) — Trinidad Petroleum Holdings Limited (TPHL), successor company to Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (Petrotrin), has made available an investor presentation, available online...
(S&P Global Platts, 28.Feb.2019) — Repsol expects output from around 10 of its new international plays to outweigh any possible declines from Libya and Venezuela and drive it towards its...
(BPTT, 26.Feb.2019) — BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT) announced first gas production from its Angelin development. The project was delivered on time and under budget. The Angelin development, originally discovered...
(The Daily Express, Mary King, 26.Feb.2019) — Sometime ago I wrote about the petroleum find in Guyana and given the state of our planet, climate change, global warming, sea level...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Letter to Editor, Arthur Dash, 25.Feb.2019) — Having recently returned from Guyana, I could not help but think of Trinidad the entire trip. Both countries are...
(Energy Chamber, 26.Feb.2019) — On February 21st, 2019, the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago hosted the first Downstream Forum which was open to its membership only. The main intent...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Julien Neaves, 20.Feb.2019) — A group of fishermen protested with placards outside Parliament in Port of Spain yesterday over the rise in the price of diesel...
(Touchstone, 19.Feb.2019) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. intends to complete a private placement directed towards United Kingdom institutional investors. The company expects to raise gross proceeds of £3.8 million (approximately C$6.5...
(CMC, 16.Feb.2019) — The Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) says it remains “confident” that it would soon acquire the assets of the former state-owned oil refinery, PETROTRIN, whose operations were...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Richardson Dhalai, 15.Feb.2019) — Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon says the country is getting higher quality fuel from Paria Fuel Trading Co Ltd (Paria Fuel) than it...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 14.Feb.2019) — The Proman Group has had an indelible mark on the petrochemicals industry in TT. The Swiss-based conglomerate might not be a household name, but...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Carla Bridglal, 14.Feb.2019) — As of November 30, 2018, Trinidad and Tobago ceased being a producer of fuel. Now the country will have to import fuel...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Ryan Hamilton-Davis, 14.Feb.2019) — A group of firemen at a firemen’s conference who don’t want to talk about water. That’s how Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi summed...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Richardson Dhalai, 7.Feb.2019) — TT energy companies are being encouraged to sign up for a chance to be a part of Guyana’s oil and gas exploration...
(Energy Chamber, 5.Feb.2019) — Recognizing the role of energy efficiency in simultaneously developing the economy and reducing Trinidad and Tobago’s greenhouse gas emissions, the Energy Chamber has developed an Energy...
(BPTT, Claire Fitzpatrick, 4.Feb.2019) — Sponsor’s remarks from BPTT’s Regional President Claire Fitzpatrick during the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference held in Port of Spain, Trinidad. SALUTATIONS -- Dr. The...
(Marla Dukharan, 4.Feb.2019) — The worst humanitarian crisis in Latin American history has for years been festering in our backyard, with spillovers both good and (mostly) bad for the Caribbean....
(Trinidad PM Keith Rowley, 4.Feb.2019) — Once again, it is my distinct honour and pleasure to deliver the feature address at this the opening of 2019 Energy Conference and Trade...
(EOG, 15.Jan.2019) — EOG Resources, Inc. will host a conference call and webcast to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2018 results on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at 9 a.m....
(Trinity, 15.Jan.2019) — Trinity Exploration & Production plc provided a 4Q:18 operational update related to its activities in Trinidad and Tobago. During the period, Trinity continued to build on the...
(Jamaica Observer, 13.Jan.2019) — The listing of MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Limited on the Jamaica Stock Exchange will take place on Monday, January 14, at 9:00 am. The company will...
(T&T Energy Chamber CEO Thackwray ‘Dax’ Driver, 6.Jan.2019) — Trinidad & Tobago’s energy sector is predicted to make a modest recovery in 2019, on the back of increased natural gas...
(Rowan, 2.Jan.2019) — Rowan Companies plc said the Rowan Gorilla VI (a Super Gorilla class jack-up) has been extended by Shell in Trinidad. The rig will continue its current drilling...
(ARPEL, 27.Dec.2018) — During October and November, various training courses on ARPEL Oil Spill Response Planning and Readiness Assessment Manual and the tool RETOS® (Readiness Evaluation/Excel Tool for Oil Spills)...
(MPC, 25.Dec.2018) — MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Ltd has raised US$11 million from its initial public offering (IPO) on the Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago stock exchanges. The offering opened...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 24.Dec.2018) — Rowan Companies plc, a global provider of contract drilling services with a fleet of 25 mobile offshore drilling units, composed of 21 self-elevating...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 24.Dec.2018) — Rowan Companies plc, with a fleet that operates worldwide, including the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the UK and Norwegian sectors of the North...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 18.Dec.2018) — Heard on the street and other LatAmNRG briefs from BPTT and its sanction for two new gas developments in Trinidad, President Energy’s success...
(BPTT, 17.Dec.2018) — BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT) announced the sanction for two new gas developments offshore Trinidad, Cassia Compression and Matapal. The Cassia Compression project will enable BPTT to...
(Energy Voice, Mark Lammey, 17.Dec.2018) — The first project will help BP produce low pressure gas reserves from existing fields in the Greater Cassia Area. The project will involve the...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman and Piero Stewart, 13.Dec.2018) — Heard on the street and other LatAmNRG briefs from South America’s Guyana, which expects first oil to start flowing in...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Julien Neaves, 12.Dec.2018) — More than US$11 million (or over TT$74 million) has been paid to two global consultancy companies for work done on behalf of...
(MEEI, 17.Dec.2018) — Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries wishes to announce the cessation of the supply of regular gasoline (RON 83) on the local market The Ministry of Energy...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart and Aaron Simonsky, 3.Dec.2018) — Heard on the street and other LatAmNRG briefs from OPEC’s Venezuela and Southern Cone shale gas producer Argentina. Argentina Authorizes...
(NGC, 3.Dec.2018) — The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) and Nitrogen (2000) Unlimited (N2000) wish to announce that a new gas sales agreement has been signed,...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Carla Bridglal, 1.Dec.2018) — Termination and other exit payments owed to Petrotrin’s workers as part of a $2.7 billion compensation settlement have finally started appearing in...
(Chet Morrison and DeNovo, 27.Nov.2018) — Chet Morrison Contractors LLC has successfully completed the fabrication, installation and mechanical completion of: -- A Conductor Supported Platform (CSP) -- Offshore subsea pipeline...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 24.Nov. 2018) — Venezuela is suffering a complete meltdown across all sectors. The Venezuelan oil sector, which generates upwards to 95% of the country’s...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Julien Neaves, 24.Nov.2018) — Energy Minister Franklin Khan has announced operations at the Augustus Long Hospital in Pointe-a-Pierre, which has serviced the medical needs of Petrotrin...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Julien Neaves, 24.Nov.2018) — Energy Minister Franklin Khan says homes demolished in the Santa Flora area this week were located too close to oil wells and...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Carla Bridglal, 22.Nov.2018) — Crude oil’s importance to the TT economy is now second to natural gas, but its contribution is by no means miniscule —...
(DeNovo Energy, 21.Nov.2018) — DeNovo Energy Limited, a subsidiary of the Proman Group, announced the first commercial supply of gas from the Iguana Field in Block 1(a), which will deliver...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 20.Nov. 2018) — Heard on the street and other LatAmNRG briefs from Caribbean crude oil and natural gas producer and LNG exporting Trinidad and Tobago,...
(Financial Post, 19.Nov.2018) — Ensign’s date change makes it more likely that it will emerge as the successful bidder for Trinidad, CIBC analyst says. Rising temperatures in the battle between...
(CMC, 16.Nov.2018) — The Trinidad and Tobago government Wednesday said it provided guarantees of more than US$400 million to the cash-strapped oil company, Petrotrin, to meet its financial and other...
(Trinidad Express, 15.Nov.2018) — Venezuela’s minister of energy, Manuel Quevedo, said yesterday that his country’s state-owned oil giant PDVSA expects to start sending natural gas to Trinidad from the Dragon...
(Loop News, 14.Nov.2018) — Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and President of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, Franklin Khan, said the natural gas industry is forecast to grow within...
(Reuters, 13.Nov.2018) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley on Tuesday called on the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) to develop and implement a gas pricing index to ensure...
(Trinidad Express, Sandhya Santoo, 7.Nov.2018) — Is super gasoline burning faster? This is the claim by some motorists who are insisting that the fuel is burning faster, leading to lower...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 4.Nov.2018) — EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) reported a 20% collapse in natural gas production in Trinidad in the third quarter of 2018 (3Q:18). Looking forward...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 2.Nov.2018) — BP has extended its contract with the Joe Douglas in Trinidad by one well with an expected duration of 76 days. The extension...
(Proman and CEL, 2.Nov.2018) — Consolidated Energy Limited (CEL) and OCI N.V. announced that their subsidiary Natgasoline LLC, the largest methanol production facility in the United States and one of...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Azard Ali, 29.Oct.2018) — Starting today, Petrotrin will employ measures to stop people from grabbing its lands. The state-owned refinery is expcted to cease operations on...
(BP, 12.Oct.2018) — The Angelin facility marked a major milestone on October 12, 2018 with the completion of the McDermott EPCIC scope called the Total Facility Handover. [caption id="attachment_5004" align="alignright"...
(CMC, 3.Oct.2018) — The Trinidad and Tobago government Monday reiterated its position that it was necessary to close down the refinery of the state-owned oil company, Petrotrin, insisting that the...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 1.Oct.2018) — Trinidad and Tobago will use a $65 per barrel oil price to calculate its 2019 budget. Other key highlights related to the 2018/2019...
[caption id="attachment_3882" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Petrotrin refinery in Trinidad. Source: Trinidad Guardian[/caption] (LoopTT, Darlisa Ghouralal, 1.Oct.2018) — Severance packages for retrenched Petrotrin workers are expected to cost the State in the region...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 30.Sep.2018) — Members of the Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago and a Petrotrin transition team meet to discuss issues related to closure of the...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Julien Neaves, 26.Sep.2018) — Energy Minister Franklin Khan has assured there would be no disruption in fuel supply to the travelling public with the closure of...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Yvonne Webb, 20.Sep.2018) — Days before Petrotrin's refining operation ceases and workers are retrenched, a member of the board who would have participated in the restructuring...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 20.Sep.2018) — The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago announced its agreement with an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the governments of Guyana and...
(Office of the T&T Prime Minister, 19.Sep.2018) — Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley and President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana His Excellency Brigadier David Granger signed a...
(CMC, 19.Sep.2018) — The Trinidad and Tobago g overnment Monday said the compensation package for workers being laid off by the closure of the oil refinery of the s tate-owned...
(Trinidad Express, 17.Sep.2018) — Former Director of Energy Industries at Industrial, Jim Catterson, says closure of the Petrotrin refinery makes no economic sense. He said the closure would decimate south...
(Jamaica Gleaner, 14.Sep.2018) — Barbados says it is holding discussions with a number of suppliers to replace the energy arrangements it had with oil refinery Petrotrin. The refinery, based in...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Sasha Harrinanan, 12.Sep.2018) — Most everyone knows about the 1,700 workers who will be out of a job once Petrotrin closes its oil refinery in Pointe-a-Pierre....
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 12.Sep.2018) — The decline is consistent and constant as well as consistently and constantly bad, writes Caracas Capital Market in a research note emailed to...
(Stabroek News, 6.Sep.2018) — The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Energy Sector Cooperation between the governments of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, paving the way for cooperation...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Melanie Waithe, 5.Sep.2018) — Petrotrin has been in operation for over 97 years, and now our legacy refinery as we know it, will close. Its transition...
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Vashtee Achibar, 5.Sep.2018) — Industrial relations consultant Gerard Pinard wants to know whether Government considered every available option before it took the decision to close down...
(Office of the T&T Prime Minister, 3.Sep.2018) — Trinidad and Tobago is heavily dependent on our involvement in the natural gas industry by way of the processing and export of...
(Stabroek News, 2.Sep.2018) — Trinidad Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar has raised the prospect of Guyana oil being used to rescue the beleaguered Petrotrin refinery but Prime Minister Keith Rowley...