CALGARY, ALBERTA (By Touchstone Exploration Inc., 14.Aug.2026, Words: 463) â Touchstone Exploration Inc., a Calgary, Alberta based company, announced operational execution during the second quarter of 2026 was highlighted by the […]
Tag: Atlantic LNG
Atlantic LNG Train 4 completes 69-day maintenance stoppage
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores Latin Petroleum, 4.Aug.2026, Words: 168) â Train 4 of the 4-train Atlantic LNG (ALNG) complex in Trinidad and Tobago completed it 69-day planned maintenance stoppage. […]
ANALYSIS: Chevronâs Venezuela pivot; doubling down on heavy oil, deferring gas
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Apr.2026, Words: 2,300) â Chevron Corporationâs latest asset swap in Venezuela â exiting gas exposure in favor of heavier oil-weighted positions […]
Trinidadâs 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) â Issuance of US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) general license 50 (GL50) is expected to generate a […]
EAI brief: Venezuela terminates plans to supply gas to Trinidad and TobagoÂ
BOGOTĂ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Dec.2025, Words: 156) â Venezuela has decided to terminate plans to supply natural gas to neighboring Trinidad and Tobago. The administration of […]
Trinidad’s Atlantic LNG T1 registers 46 months offline, according to MEEI data
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Dec.2024, Words: 274) â Train 1 of the 4-train Atlantic LNG (ALNG) complex in Trinidad and Tobago has officially been offline now […]
Trinidad Inks Gas Deal with Venezuela
(Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, 22.Dec.2023) â Historic and unprecedented energy deals for Trinidad and Tobago that provide us with positive outlooks for our future, the […]
New Unitized Commercial Structure for Atlantic LNG
(Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, 5.Dec.2023) â The government has secured a new unitized commercial structure for Atlantic LNG which allows the National Gas Company of […]
Trinidad PM Rowley Leads Energy Talks with bp in London
(Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, 4.Dec.2023) â Prime Minister Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley met with bpâs Interim Chief Executive Officer, Murray Auchincloss at the companyâs […]
Rowley: LNG Restructuring Saving T&T
(Trinidad Guardian, 27.Oct.2023) â Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday described the signing in early December of the agreements to restructure the shareholding in Atlantic LNG as one of the […]
Maduro Says Venezuela, Trinidad Sign Deal to Share Gas Profits
(Bloomberg, 20.Sep.2023) â President NicolĂĄs 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 […]
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IGU 2023 World LNG Report [PDF Download]
(IGU, 20.Jul.2023) â The International Gas Union (IGU) presented its 14th annual edition of the IGU World LNG report. ____________________
Trinidad/Venezuela Dragon Gas Development Update
(Welligence Energy Analytics, 25.Jan.2023) â 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. […]
Trinidad PM Rowleyâs Statement on Chats with Proman, BP & Shell
(Office of the PM of Trinidad and Tobago, 12.Sep.2022) â Ministerial interaction with oil, gas and petrochemical majors (Proman, BP & Shell) based in Europe. Proman â Zurich and DĂŒsseldorf […]
Atlantic LNG joins International Association of Oil and Gas Producers
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 4.Aug.2022) â Atlantic LNG joined the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP), making it the worldâs first large-scale LNG producer to join the association […]
Atlantic CEO: Technology and Hybrid Work Key to Future Energy Sector Productivity
(Atlantic LNG, 14.Jul.2022) â 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: OFAC on LPG Exports to Venezuela; Nothing Yet on Atlantic LNG
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jul.2022) â 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 […]
Peru Streaks Ahead in LNG Race to Europe as Trinidad Stumbles
(Reuters, 31.May.2022) â As liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers try to take advantage of a global energy shift triggered by Europeâs move to become independent from Russian gas, Latin Americaâs […]
bpTT targets âSmall Poolâ Gas Opportunities
(bpTT, 26.May.2022) â bpTT announced the return of the Joe Douglas Jack Up rig which will arrive in Trinidad in September 2022 and begin drilling operations in the fourth quarter. […]
NRGBriefs: The Vennie-Trini Gas Dilemma; TotalEnergies’ 1Q:22 Results
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Apr.2022) â Energy briefs including Venezuelaâs inability to develop its gas sector presenting a massive opportunity for neighboring Trinidad and Tobago with its already well-established gas economy […]
Atlantic LNG Records 4500th LNG Cargo
(Atlantic LNG, 8.Apr.2022) â Almost 23 years after delivering its first cargo, LNG production company Atlantic completed loading its 4500th cargo on 8 Apr. 2022 onto the vessel Cool Discoverer […]
Shell Trinidad and Tobago Delivers First Gas from Colibri Project
(Shell Trinidad and Tobago, 31.Mar.2022) â Shell Trinidad and Tobago (through BG International, a subsidiary of Shell plc), announces that production has started on Block 22 and NCMA-4 in the North Coast […]
NRGBriefs: Atlantic LNG Could Save Venezuela Cos. Money Needed for Export
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Mar.2022) â Energy briefs including Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) reported its 4Q:21 and YE:21 operating and financial results; and Caracas-based Venezuelan Private Capital Association or […]
Secret Deal: TT Govt Agrees Atlantic LNG Train 1 is Dead
(Trinidad Guardian, 23.Feb.2022) â The Keith Rowley administration has quietly walked away from any hope of salvaging Atlantic LNG Train 1 and has instead signed an agreement with Royal Dutch […]
Can Trinidad and Tobago Pivot to Survive Evolving Natural Gas and LNG Markets?
(TT Geological Society, 20.Jan.2022) â Natural gas and by extension liquefied natural gas (LNG) have become forerunners in the hydrocarbon industry. The reputation of being a cheap, clean and an […]
White & Case Advises Trinidad on Atlantic LNG Heads of Agreement Deal
(White & Case, 27.Jan.2022) â Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, acting through the Ministry of Energy and […]
Trinidad To Offer Onshore, Shallow-water Blocks In 2022
(Reuters, 8.Dec.2021) â Trinidad and Tobago next year plans to launch bidding rounds for onshore and shallow-water areas on top of last week’s launch of an auction of 17 deepwater […]
Young: Trinidad Can Benefit From High Oil, Gas Prices
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 27.Sep.2021) â Energy Minister Stuart Young expressed optimism on Monday that Trinidad and Tobago could benefit from the high energy prices of recent times. Young made […]
Understanding The NGC Debacle: 10 Things To Know
(Loop News, 22.Sep.2021) â What is all the talk of the scandal surrounding the National Gas Company of T&T (NGC) really about? It can sometimes be hard to understand as […]
Atlantic LNG In Make-or-break Talks
(Argus, 8.Sep.2021) â Trinidad and Tobago’s beleaguered LNG producer Atlantic is working with the government on a restructuring to ensure its commercial viability, major shareholders Shell and BP told Argus. […]
Should NGC Buy Train 1?
(Trinidad Express, 10.Aug.2021) â In its 2021 annual report, the T&T Governmentâs investment holdings company, National Enterprises Ltd (NEL) states that âthe full impairment of the Train 1 plant at […]
LatAm Briefs: Train 1 Mothballing, CVP Appointments
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2021) â Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: rising Brazilian imports of US LNG, Ecopetrolâs electric vehicles fleet, Hess reports 2Q:21 results, Trinidad […]
MEEI Minister Delivers Address At Atlantic LNG Event
(MEEI, 27.Jul.2021) â The Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister The Honourable Stuart R. Young M.P delivered the feature address at […]
BP: No Gas For Train 1
(Trinidad Express, 19.Jul.2021) â Energy major BP said there is no âongoing fightâ between itself and the minority shareholder of Atlantic, Royal Dutch Shell. In a statement issued late yesterday, […]
Trinidad’s MEEI Reflects On Atlantic LNG Train 1
(MEEI, 17.Jul.2021) â The Government has been in discussions with all of the shareholders of Atlantic LNG for months with respect to the future of Atlantic LNG. These discussions are […]
Atlantic LNG Gets New CEO
(Atlantic LNG, 1.Jun.2021) â LNG producer Atlantic will transition to a new Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1. Incumbent CEO Dr. Philip Mshelbila will return to his parent company, Shell, […]
Atlantic LNG’s Future Still Being Discussed
(Trinidad Guardian, 13.May.2021) â The future of Atlantic LNGâs operations and, more specifically, the status of Train 1 is still being discussed by stakeholders. This even though the National Gas […]
Atlantic Mourns Passing Of Minister Khan
(Atlantic LNG, 19.Apr.2021) â LNG production company Atlantic expresses heartfelt condolences on the passing of Senator the Honourable Franklin Khan, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries. We join the national […]
Trinidad: Natural Gas Sales Down 21%
(Trinidad Guardian, 16.Apr.2021) â Natural gas sales in T&T declined by a whopping 21 per cent from February 2020 to February 2021. According to figures from the Minister of Energy, […]
Trinidadâs LNG Output To Drop More On Gas Deficit
(Argus, 8.Dec.2020) â Trinidad and Tobago’s faltering LNG production will decline further in 2021 when 20pc of Atlantic’s liquefaction capacity undergoes an indefinite turnaround because of a natural gas shortage. […]
Trinidad’s Energy Chamber Launches LCMS
(Energy Chamber, 9.Sep.2020) â The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago announces the launch of its Local Content Management System. The launch of the system took place in a virtual […]
Trinidad-Venezuela Ties Omit Natural Gas For Now
(Argus, 29.May.2020) â Trinidad and Tobago declared explicit support for Venezuela’s US-sanctioned government this week, but the political ties will not revive natural gas cooperation in the near term because […]
Fact Box: Atlantic LNG Trains
(Atlantic LNG, 10.Feb.2020) â Over our years of expansion, between 1999 – 2005, we first tripled the capacity of Train 1 with Trains 2 and 3, and then nearly doubled […]
Trinidadâs Atlantic Resumes LNG Production
(Argus, 21.Jun.2019) â Trinidad and Tobago’s LNG producer Atlantic resumed operations today at its four-train 14.8mn t/yr liquefaction facility after a five-day shutdown caused by a power cut. The trains […]
Trinidad, BP, Shell To Restructure Atlantic LNG
(Argus, 3.Jun.2019) â Trinidad and Tobago agreed with BP and Shell to discuss restructuring Atlantic LNG to try to forestall the shutdown of Train 1, which represents 20pc of capacity. […]
Carolyn Wants Details on Dragon Gas Deal
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Sean Douglas, 28.Aug.2018) â Four questions have been posed by Congress of the People leader and former energy minister Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan over the Dragon gas deal […]
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 21st August, 2018 at 5:31 […]