PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.May.2026, Words: 325) — Heritage Petroleum Company Limited detected an oil spill in the Main Field at 0725 hrs on 1 May 2026, and immediately activated its oil spill response protocols. Heritage instantly informed relevant regulatory authorities, including Trinidad and Tobago’s […]
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MEEI reveals oil spill at Heritage Petroleum’s Main Field
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 1.May.2026, Words: 82) — Heritage Petroleum Company Limited detected an oil spill in the Main Field at 0725 hrs on 1 May 2026. Heritage immediately activated its oil spill response protocols, Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) […]
Trinidad’s MEEI reports of oil spill along Solomon Hochoy Highway in Tarouba
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jun.2025, Words: 197) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) reported a leak on the 12″ and 16″ trunk oil pipelines on 28 June. 2025, which resulted in contamination of surrounding soil, vegetation, and drainage channels in […]
Perenco finds more gas in Onyx field offshore TrinidadÂ
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.May.2025, Words: 624) — Perenco T&T Limited successfully drilled the Onyx well and sidetrack in the eastern part of the Onyx field. The 2 legs encountered significant columns of natural gas in 2 separate geological compartments. The subsurface information is currently under […]
Trinidad’s MEEI updates on incident (oil spill) at cluster S-912 SW Soldado field
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.May.2025, Words: 148) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) received reports on 9 May 2025 of an incident at cluster S-912, an asset owned and operated by Heritage Petroleum Company Limited, located within the southwest Soldado field. […]
Touchstone and parties extend STCBL acquisition long-stop date to 12 May 2025
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Apr.2025, Words: 300) — The long-stop date related to Touchstone Exploration Trinidad Ltd.‘s (TETL) $23mn deal to acquire all the share capital of Shell Trinidad Central Block Limited (STCBL) from BG Overseas Holding Limited has been extended to 12 May 2025. Per […]
5 IOCs in Trinidad Responsible for 32% of Sep. 2024 Oil and Condensate Output
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Dec.2024) — Crude oil and condensate production in Trinidad and Tobago averaged 54,154 barrels per day (b/d) in Sep. 2024, up 5.6% sequentially compared to 51,260 b/d in Aug. 2024, the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) announced in its most recent ‘Consolidated Monthly […]
Heritage Continues with Rig 110 Response Efforts
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Dec.2024) — In the aftermath of the offshore incident 22 Dec. 2024 at Rig 110, Heritage Petroleum Company Limited continues to fully support Well Services Petroleum Company Limited in response efforts. To this end, Heritage has set up its Incident Management Team along with dedicated […]
MEEI Providing Unconditional Support Related to Rig 110 Accident and Incident Response
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Dec.2024) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) remains fully engaged in assisting both Well Services and Heritage Petroleum Company Limited provide 24-hour support in the aftermath of the accident at Rig 110 and the incident response protocols. MEEI permanent secretary […]
MEEI Releases Holding Statement Regarding Accident at Rig 110
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Dec.2024) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) received reports on 22 Dec. 2024 of an incident at Rig 110. Rig 110 is an asset operated by a private sector company, Well Services Limited, the MEEI said 22 Dec. 2024 in […]
Touchstone reports on Cascadura test well results
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Nov.2024, Words: 893) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. announces the completion of Cascadura-2ST1 and Cascadura-3ST1 well testing. Highlights
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 in the Cascadura field, which is located on the Ortoire block onshore in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Heritage […]
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 in several upstream gas assets. Following the execution of a Sales and Purchase Agreement in July 2021, NGC E&P Investments […]
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. Touchstone has an 80 percent operating working interest in the well, with Heritage Petroleum Company Limited holding the remaining 20 […]
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 of Environmental Clearance, which must be approved by the Trinidad and Tobago Environmental Management Authority (“EMA”) to conduct development operations […]
Heritage, Paria, and Staatsolie Ink MoU
(Heritage, 27.Jun.2022) — Earlier today, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Heritage Petroleum Company Limited, Paria Fuel Trading Company Limited, and Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. was executed in Paramaribo, Suriname on the sidelines of the Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Summit. The MoU establishes a framework for cooperation amongst three […]
Heritage Commences Tender Offer Trinidad Petroleum’s 9.75% Senior Notes due 2026
(Heritage Petroleum, 27.Apr.2022) — Heritage Petroleum Company Limited, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, commenced a cash tender offer, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the company’s Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated 27 April […]
Shell Trinidad and Tobago Delivers First Gas from Colibri Project
(Shell Trinidad and Tobago, 31.Mar.2022) — 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 Marine Area (NCMA) in Trinidad and Tobago. The start-up of Colibri follows the amendment to the Block 6 Production Sharing Contract […]
Trinidad’s Energy Minister Provides Annual Video Update
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Dec.2021) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young commented in an annual video update from Port of Spain on key oil, gas and renewable achievements announced by the ministry in 2021. What follows are excerpts from his video briefing: — “We are […]
Touchstone Reveals 3rd Test Results at Royston-1 in Trinidad
(Touchstone, 21.Dec.2021) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) announced results of the final production test at our Royston-1 exploration well which has confirmed a light oil discovery in the upper most section of the Herrera Formation. Touchstone has an 80 percent operating working interest in the well, which is […]
Touchstone Reports Royston-1 Drilling Results
(Touchstone, 24.Sep.2021) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) completed drilling the Royston-1 exploration well and is pleased to announce that the well encountered substantial hydrocarbon accumulations based on drilling and wireline log data. Touchstone has an 80 percent operating working interest in the well, which is located on the […]
Touchstone Announces Ten-year Lease Operatorship Deals
(Touchstone, 22.Jun.2021) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. executed a ten-year Lease Operatorship Agreements (LOAs) with Heritage Petroleum Company Limited for its CO-1, CO-2, WD-4 and WD-8 Blocks effective 1 January 2021. The LOAs governing our core legacy oil producing properties expire 31 December 2030 and were renewed under substantially similar terms […]
Touchstone Updates On Trinidad Operations
(Touchstone, 25.May.2021) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. (TSX, LSE: TXP) provides an operational update, highlighted by the recovery of pressure gauges from the Cascadura Deep-1 well on the company’s Ortoire onshore exploration block in Trinidad (Touchstone 80 percent working interest operator, Heritage Petroleum Company Limited 20 percent working interest). As previously […]
TPHL Announces BODs Changes
(TPHL, 27.Apr.2021) — Trinidad Petroleum Holdings Limited (TPHL) announced the membership of the Boards of Directors of the companies in the TPHL Group, following the reconstitution by the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago of the Boards of Directors for TPHL and its subsidiary companies. The members of […]
Using CO2 Enhances Oil Recovery In TT
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 15.Apr.2021) — In February 2021, the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) announced that Cabinet agreed to establish a carbon capture and carbon dioxide (CO2) enhanced oil recovery (EOR) steering committee, responsible for managing the implementation of a large-scale CO2-EOR project in Trinidad. Potential oilfields […]
Heritage, EOG Ink Gulf Of Paria Deal
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 24.Mar.2021) — Hailing a new deal for EOG Resources to explore for oil in the Gulf of Paria in a 14,000 hectare area owned by the State-run Heritage Petroleum Company, the Prime Minister urged more drilling in both sea and land areas so as to boost […]
Bahamas Petroleum Inks Goudron ESPC, Issues Shares
(BPC, 30.Nov.2020) — Bahamas Petroleum Company plc (BPC) advised the Goudron Enhanced Production Sharing Contract (ESPC) has been signed. As a consequence, the company will proceed to issue 35,759,140 new ordinary shares in BPC, the issue of which was conditional on signing of the Goudron EPSC. Goudron EPSC The company […]
Touchstone Reports Natural Gas Find At Chinook
(Touchstone, 14.Oct.2020) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. completed drilling the Chinook-1 exploration well on the Ortoire exploration block, onshore in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (Touchstone 80% working interest operator, Heritage Petroleum Company Limited 20% working interest). The well encountered significant hydrocarbon accumulations based on wireline log data. Chinook-1 is […]
How Will The Oil $$ Crash Affect Trinidad And Tobago?
(Trinidad Express, 20.Apr.2020) — History was created on the global oil market today when the price of the US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, plunged into negative territory for the first time ever. At 2.30 p.m. today in New York, where the WTI benchmark is traded, the futures price of American […]
Touchstone Reports Onshore Oil Find At Cascadura
(Touchstone, 16.Dec.2019) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. has made a significant crude oil discovery with the Cascadura-1ST1 well on the Ortoire exploration block, onshore in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. HIGHLIGHTS — Cascadura-1ST1 cased hole wireline logs indicated significant prospective oil pay totaling 1,037 feet from 1,374 feet of gross […]
Touchstone Reports Coho-1 Gas Test In Trinidad
(Touchstone, 18.Nov.2019) — Touchstone Exploration Inc. provides production test results for the Coho-1 well on the Ortoire exploration block, onshore in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. As previously reported, the Coho-1 exploration well (Touchstone 80% working interest operator, Heritage Petroleum Company Limited 20% working interest) was spudded on August […]
BHP To Invest $283mn In Trinidad Project
(Reuters, 7.Aug.2019) — Global miner BHP Group said it has approved an investment of $283 million to fund the development of an oil and gas project in Trinidad and Tobago. Total investment in the Ruby Project, in which BHP holds a 68.5% stake, is about $500 million, the miner said […]
BHP To Invest $283mn In Trinidad Project
(Reuters, 7.Aug.2019) — Global miner BHP Group said on Thursday it has approved an investment of $283 million to fund the development of an oil and gas project in Trinidad and Tobago. Total investment in the Ruby Project, in which BHP holds a 68.5% stake, is about $500 million, the […]