(Office of the PM of Trinidad and Tobago, 22.Jan.2024) — Prime Minister Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley officially opened the 2024 Energy Conference and Trade Show hosted by the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Port of Spain on Monday, 22 Jan. 2024. Under […]
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The Energy Chamber: Dragon Deal a Historic Achievement
(Trinidad and Tobago Energy Chamber, 22.Dec.2023) — The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries has announced that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has granted the license for the Dragon Gas Field to The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited and Shell to develop and produce gas for export […]
New Unitized Commercial Structure for Atlantic LNG
(Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, 5.Dec.2023) — The government has secured a new unitized commercial structure for Atlantic LNG which allows the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) to obtain a greater share in the revenue derived from the sale of LNG on the […]
Rowley: LNG Restructuring Saving T&T
(Trinidad Guardian, 27.Oct.2023) — 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 most significant decisions that the Government has been able to accomplish. And he told the post-Cabinet news conference yesterday at […]
Rowley Says OFAC Approves Trinidad’s Development of the Dragon Field
(Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, 24.Jan.2023) — As you all are aware, the United States is our major trading partner and approximately 200,000 of our citizens live in the USA. Against this solid background of friendship and cooperation the Government of Trinidad and Tobago has constantly […]
Keith Rowley’s Keynote Address at TTEC 2023
(The Office of the PM of Trinidad and Tobago, 23.Jan.2023) — Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. Hon. Keith Rowley gave a keynote address at the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference 2023 under the theme of “Navigating a Complex Energy Future”. What follows is his address. […]
bpTT’s Cypre Project Gets Go Ahead
(bpTT, 24.Sep.2022) — bp Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) confirmed that it is proceeding with the development of its Cypre offshore gas project. This decision followed recent meetings of Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young, bp CEO Bernard Looney and incoming […]
Trinidad PM Rowley Engages in Energy Talks with US VP Harris
(Office of the PM of Trinidad and Tobago, 15.Sep.2022) — Prime Minister Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley joined other regional leaders at a meeting with US Vice President, Kamala Harris today (Thursday 15 September, 2022) in Washington, DC. The CARICOM leaders had open discussions with Vice President Harris on matters […]
Rowley: TT Must Secure Energy Future Now
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 13.Sep.2022) — The Prime Minister is warning that unless investments are secured, declining natural gas levels could have dire consequences for the future of TT’s economy. Dr Rowley gave this grim warning at a media conference on Monday at the Diplomatic Centre, St Anns where he […]
Trinidad and Tobago PM’s Gas Warning
(Trinidad Express, 13.Sep.2022) — Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says if Trinidad and Tobago’s natural gas prospects do not improve in the next few years, this will have far-reaching consequences for Government revenues and for the quality of life of all citizens. Rowley said yesterday that this was why his […]
Trinidad PM Rowley’s Statement on Chats with Proman, BP & Shell
(Office of the PM of Trinidad and Tobago, 12.Sep.2022) — Ministerial interaction with oil, gas and petrochemical majors (Proman, BP & Shell) based in Europe. Proman – Zurich and Düsseldorf Proman is heavily invested in the oil and gas sector of Trinidad and Tobago in both the upstream and downstream. […]
Trinidad PM Keith Rowley Gives Keynote Address at TTEC 2022
(OPMTT, 31.May.2022) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley gave the keynote speech at the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference (TTEC) 2022 held at the Port of Spain Hyatt Regency. What follows is his speech titled “Leveraging the industry’s strengths for the energy transition.” A very […]
NRGBriefs: May Day Celebrations, No Expropriations Expected
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.May.2022) — Energy briefs including Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley and Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young visiting Washington, DC to discuss regional energy matters; May Day (1 May) celebrations taking place across the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region but no […]
Trinidad’s PM Issues Statement on the Status of Interception by the State
(Office of the PM of Trinidad and Tobago, 22.Apr.2022) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley issued a statement on the status of interception by the state. Madame Speaker, I have been authorized by the Cabinet to make the following statement. This statement concerns matters of national security, which […]
Trinidad PM Addresses GECF in Qatar, Talks of Lost LNG Export Revenues
(Office of the PM of Trinidad and Tobago, 22.Feb.2022) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley addressed the Sixth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). What follows is his speech. Salutations It is my pleasure and honour to participate in this […]
Trinidad PM Rowley Meets With High-Level Shell Team
(Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, 4.Nov.2021) — Prime Minister Dr the Hon Keith Rowley met with Shell’s senior executives at the energy company’s office in London on Thursday 4 November 2021. Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister […]
PM Keith Rowley Holds Energy Talks With BP In London
(The Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, 4.Nov.2021) — Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley met with BP’s Chief Executive Officer, Bernard Looney at the company’s headquarters in London on Thursday 4 November, 2021. Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of […]
BP: No Gas For Train 1
(Trinidad Express, 19.Jul.2021) — Energy major BP said there is no “ongoing fight” between itself and the minority shareholder of Atlantic, Royal Dutch Shell. In a statement issued late yesterday, responding to an Express story, the London-based energy company said it has been working closely with the other Atlantic LNG […]
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Trinidad Briefs: Bid Rounds, Energy Transition [PDF Downloads]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jun.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: keynote comments from the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference (TTEC) 2021 from Trinidad’s Energy and Energy Industries Minister Stuart R. Young and the country’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley. MEEI’s Young On Energy Transition, Bid Rounds […]
Trinidad PM Rowley On The Energy Transition, Green Hydrogen
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jun.2021) — Highlights from Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley from his keynote speech done virtually as part of the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference (TTEC) 2021 and regarding the energy transition, the country’s natural gas, and green hydrogen, among other topics. — “For the Government […]
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 […]
Keith Rowley’s Address – Energy, Renewables Event
(Trinidad Prime Minister, 24.Jun.2020) — Prime Minister Dr the Hon Keith Rowley’s Feature Address – Energy Efficiency and Renewables Conference 2020. Ladies and Gentlemen, a very good morning to you all. I am once again honoured to be among such a knowledgeable gathering, even if it has to be in […]
Caribbean Facing Less Bright Future For Oil And Gas
(Jamaica Gleaner, 29.Mar.2020) — Just a few weeks ago it was possible for Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, to indicate in a major speech, that the Caribbean as whole had a potentially very bright future as a major western hemisphere oil and gas supplier. He had good […]
Caricom Comments On Guyana Elections
(Caricom, 12.Mar.2020) — Caricom released a press statement by the groups Chairman Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados following a two-day visit to Guyana. BY A DELEGATION OF CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING PRIME MINISTERS ROOSEVELT SKERRIT OF DOMINICA; DR. KEITH MITCHELL OF GRENADA; DR. RALPH GONSALVES OF ST VINCENT […]
CARICOM PMs To Make Post-Elections Visit To Guyana
(Barbados Office of the Prime Minister, 11.Mar.2020) — Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley will lead a delegation of regional Prime Ministers on a special two-day mission to Guyana, starting tomorrow March 11. The chairman of CARICOM will be joined by Prime Ministers Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica, Ralph Gonsalves of St […]
Misleading Expectations: Guyana’s Oil Bonanza
(Trinidad & Tobago News, 25.Feb.2020) — In a Statement delivered at the Opening of the Energy Conference recently Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley dishonestly sought to create false and misleading expectations in an election year namely that: — T&T can gain continental shelf-access to and cash in on the huge […]
Trinidad And Barbados Sign Unitization Agreement
(Office of the PM of Trinidad and Tobago, 17.Feb.2020) — Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley and Prime Minister of Barbados, the Hon. Mia Mottley signed a unitization agreement today (Monday 17 February, 2020) in Bridgetown, Barbados. The agreement will allow for […]
Rowley Comments On Loran-Manatee Deal
(Office of the PM of Trinidad and Tobago, 7.Feb.2020) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister the Honourable Keith Rowley provided details related to the agreement for the development of the Loran-Manatee field that straddles the maritime borders of Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela. Statement by Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley, […]
Beyond The Dragon Deal
(Trinidad Newsday, 5.Feb.2020) — One of the biggest lessons we can take away from the pausing of the landmark cross-border agreement between TT and Venezuela is how our interests are inherently wrapped up with international politics. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s confirmation on Monday that US sanctions have had an […]
Trinidad To Develop Natural Gas From Manatee Field
(Office of the PM of Trinidad and Tobago, 4.Feb.2020) — The Government will independently develop the natural gas from the Loran-Manatee field on Trinidad and Tobago’s side of the maritime border. Prime Minister Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley made the announcement today (Monday 3rd February 2020) at the 2020 Energy […]
Barbados, T&T Gas Search
(Caribbean Life, George Alleyne, 25.Oct.2019) — In what may be emerging as a Caribbean energy triangle of sorts, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a pact governing natural gas exploration at the overlapping nautical point of their exclusive economic zones, and a similar deal between the Bajans and Guyanese […]
Petrotrin Lies Will End Keith Rowley’s Reign As PM
(T&T Newsday, Yvonne Webb, 23.Jul.2019) — President General of the Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) Ancel Roget is predicting that the many lies told about the closure of Petrotrin would mark the end of the reign of Prime Minister Dr Rowley’s administration. Just as the “campaign of lies and deceit” […]
PM Keith Rowley Visits TOFCO With BPTT
(T&T Newsday, Carla Bridglal, 22.Jul.2019) — Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley visited the TOFCO fabrication yard in La Brea on Friday with BPTT team, led by regional president Claire Fitzpatrick, to view fabrication of the jacket and bridge landing for the company’s Cassia C project. Cassia C is BPTT’s next […]
Trinidad Moves Past Venezuela To Tap Border Gas
(Argus, 11.Jun.2019) — Trinidad and Tobago has cleared Shell to develop the country’s side of a shallow-water natural gas field that straddles the maritime border with Venezuela, prime minister Keith Rowley said. The move indicates Trinidad’s “impatience” with Venezuela’s delay in agreeing on the development of the Loran-Manatee field that […]
Trinidad Moves Past Venezuela To Tap Border Gas
(Argus, 11.Jun.2019) — Trinidad and Tobago has cleared Shell to develop the country’s side of a shallow-water natural gas field that straddles the maritime border with Venezuela, prime minister Keith Rowley said. The move indicates Trinidad’s “impatience” with Venezuela’s delay in agreeing on the development of the Loran-Manatee field that […]
BP Says Advancing Its Business In Trinidad And Tobago
(bptt, 31.May.2019) — BP’s Upstream chief executive Bernard Looney yesterday emphasized the company’s long-term commitment to Trinidad and Tobago during a meeting with the Honourable Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and other T&T Government representatives at BP’s head office in London. Looney said: “BP values our long-term partnership with Trinidad […]
Kamla Slams Trinidad Prime Minister’s 10-Day Energy Trip
(LoopTT, 27.May.2019) — Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Monday slammed the Prime Minister’s 10-day energy trip, accusing him of meddling in the energy affairs of Trinidad and Tobago. In a statement, she said the upcoming scheduled meetings with international energy companies are aimed at regaining favour as a result of […]
Trinidad PM Rowley: Pray For Oil
(Trinidad and Tobago News Day, Sean Douglas, 17.Apr.2019) — The Prime Minister has publicly implored prayerful citizens to pray for new deposits of oil to be found in exploratory drilling 80 miles off Trinidad’s east coast. “Our future will be very bright if we are successful,” Dr Rowley told a […]
Producer Trinidad Calls For Global Gas Pricing Index
(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 members receive adequate returns on the sale of the hydrocarbon. As gas supplies become increasingly available for consuming countries through […]
Khan: No Fuel Supply Disruption
(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 the Petrotrin Refinery next Monday. Khan was responding to a question in the House yesterday from Pointe-a-Pierre MP David Lee […]
Prime Minister Rowley And President Granger Sign Energy MOU
(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 Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Sector Cooperation today Wednesday 19 September, 2018. Prime Minister Rowley said today represents a documentation […]
More Than TT$1 Billion in Compensation for Petrotrin Workers
(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 company, Petrotrin could be more than TT$1 billion (one TT dollar=US$0.16 cents). But energy minister, speaking in the Senate, said […]
NP CEO Says No Fallout On Refinery Closure
(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. What fewer people know is that when confirmation of this came on August 28, some National Petroleum Marketing Co Ltd […]
Bail out Petrotrin
(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 the state-owned Petrotrin refinery. He said the decision was not a good one and will hurt the economy and the […]
Kamla Floats Guyana Help for Trinidad Refinery
(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 last evening said the aged facility had no reasonable prospect. Defending the decision by his government to close the over […]
Carolyn Wants Details on Dragon Gas Deal
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Sean Douglas, 28.Aug.2018) — Four questions have been posed by Congress of the People leader and former energy minister Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan over the Dragon gas deal signed on Saturday between the leaders of TT and Venezuela. “Whereas the government may not be able to publicly state […]
Venezuela Gas Price Deal Competitive—Khan
(Trinidad Guardian, 27.Aug.2018) — Government is giving no details on the pricing structure this country will pay for gas from the Dragon Field under the agreement signed with Venezuela on Saturday, but Energy Minister Franklin Khan is assuring that the pricing structure agreed to was competitive and followed “months of […]
Dragon Gas Deal May Be ‘Political Gimmicks’
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Richardson Dhalai, 26.Aug.2018) — The Dragon gas deal may be “public relations and political gimmicks” which may not benefit TT. That’s the view of Pointe-a-Pierre MP David Lee who, in a media release yesterday, cited the 2016 trade deal between TT and Venezuela saying some local […]
Five Things About T&T, Venezuela’s Dragon Gas Deal
(Loop News, 26.Aug.2018) — On August 25, 2018, an historic agreement was made between Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for access the Venezuela’s Dragon Field. Here are five things to know about the Dragon field gas deal: Dragon will produce 150 million cubic feet per […]
Trinidad Inks Gas Deal With Venezuela To Continue LNG Exports
(Bloomberg, Ryan Collins and Kelly Gilblom, 25.Aug.2018) — Trinidad and Tobago will continue to ship super-chilled natural gas all over the world, with a little help from Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro and Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley signed a deal Saturday where Trinidad will purchase gas from Venezuela’s […]
Venezuela to Send Dragón Gas to Trinidad
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.Aug.2018) — Venezuela will send its Dragón field natural gas to Trinidad for processing. That’s according to a deal signed today in Caracas between the governments of Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, reported Venezuela’s Ministry of Petroleum in a series of tweets. The countries were […]
Trinidad and Venezuela to Sign Gas Agreement
(CMC, 24.Aug.2018) — Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley will lead a delegation to Venezuela tomorrow to sign an agreement for the development of the across border gas from the Venezuelan Dragon Gas Field, according to an official statement issued here. The statement from the Office of the Prime Minister noted […]
Dragon Gas Deal Finalised Tomorrow
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Carla Bridglal, 21.Aug.2018) – After nearly two years of negotiations between this country and Venezuela the deal that will allow TT to process gas from the Dragon gas field is expected to be finalised tomorrow. A release from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) said […]
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 and Venezuela Reach Deals
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 5.Dec.2016) – Together with President Nicolas Maduro and Prime Minister of Trinidad Keith Rowley we reached historic energy agreements, wrote PDVSA President Eulogio Del Pino in a series of twitter posts. “Together with Shell Venezuela we agreed to start negotiations to obtain financing for Petroregional […]
Venezuela to Export Gas to Trinidad
(PDVSA, 5.Dec.2016) – During a meeting in Miraflores Palace, the People’s Power Minister of Petroleum and President of PDVSA Eulogio Del Pino and the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Keith Rowley, signed an agreement to implement the Natural Gas Supply Project from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago through a […]
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 energy-related signing ceremony in Port of Spain between the two countries. Trinidad’s Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Nicole Olivierre signed the agreements for her […]