CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jun.2026, Words: 199) — Officials from Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) met with representatives from ExxonMobil Trinidad and Tobago Limited and Occidental Petroleum (Oxy). The meeting took place at MEEI’s head office, International Waterfront Complex, Port of Spain.
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Trinidad and Tobago’s MEEI reports on Heritage oil spill, containment efforts
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 […]
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 and Tobago’s MEEI inks deals with Perenco for blocks 2(c) and 3(a)
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Apr.2026, Words: 300) — The head of Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) Roodal Moonilal signed agreements to effect amendments to the production sharing contracts for blocks 2(c) and 3(a) with Perenco Trinidad and Tobago Limited. This milestone […]
Trinidad’s 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) — Issuance of US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) general license 50 (GL50) is expected to generate a significant boost for cross-border gas initiatives between Venezuela and its neighbor Trinidad and Tobago. “We welcome the US government’s decision […]
ExxonMobil updates MEEI ministers regarding TTUD-1 activities offshore Trinidad
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2025, Words: 183) — Officials with Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) met with a high-level delegation from the US Embassy and Spring, Texas-based ExxonMobil Corporation to receive updates on the progress of operations related to the recently awarded […]
EAI brief: Touchstone updates MEEI execs about ongoing operations in Trinidad
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Dec.2025, Words: 145) — Officials with Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) met with executives from Touchstone Exploration (Trinidad) Limited. At the meeting held on 8 Dec. 2025 at the MEEI International Waterfront Complex in Port-of-Spain, Touchstone updated ministry executives […]
EAI brief: MEEI heads visit TRINGEN complex at Point Lisas
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Nov.2025, Words: 245) — Trinidad and Tobago’s co-heads at Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEE) Roodal Moonilal and Ernesto Kesar and and MEEI director of the downstream petroleum management division Ayasha Nickie met with Yara Trinidad Ltd. and Trinidad Nitrogen Company […]
MEEI head Moonilal addresses Trinidad’s mining industry licenses
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Nov.2025, Words: 287) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) acknowledged receipt of a letter dated 28 Oct. 2025 from an organization which called itself the Trinidad and Tobago Aggregate Producers Alliance (TTAPA) seeking dialogue with the head […]
MEEI head Moonilal comments on Nutrien’s discussions with downstreamers in Trinidad
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Oct.2025, Words: 290) — Trinidad and Tobago head at the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) Roodal Moonilal confirmed a number of downstream producers have been in talks with National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NEC) regarding use of […]
Trinidad officially closes 2025 Deep Water Competitive Bidding Round
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (By MEEI, 18.Sep.2025, Words: 519) — On 17 Sep. 2025 the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) officially closed the 2025 Deep Water Competitive Bidding Round. This round included all currently available deep water blocks. The ultradeep area (Blocks TTDAA 17, 18,19, 20, […]
Trinidad and Tobago PM Persad applauds Exxon deal for block TTUD1
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Aug.2025, Words: 246) — “Trinidad and Tobago’s landmark multi-million-dollar partnership with ExxonMobil marks a pivotal step in revitalizing our energy sector,” prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar reiterated after the signing of a production sharing contract (PSC) between the Ministry of Energy and […]
UPDATED EAI brief: MEEI, Ramps and Exxon comment on Exxon PSC for block TTUD1
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Aug.2025, Words: 505) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) signed a landmark production sharing contract (PSC) with ExxonMobil for block TTUD1. ExxonMobil vice president John Ardill said the deal was “significant” and leverages oil giant’s expertise in […]
Trinidad’s MEEI responds to fire at Ramco Industries facility in San Fernando
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 394) — Four employees at Ramco Industries Limited’s facility in San Fernando sustained injuries during a fire. All 4 employees were taken to the San Fernando General Hospital. Trinidad and Tobago’s co-head at the Ministry of Energy and Energy […]
MEEI ministers respond to reports of a ‘sick out action’ at Teak, Saman and Poui fieldsÂ
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Jul.2025, Words: 269) — Ministers at Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) reinforced the call for health, safety and the environment (HSE) protocols to be observed throughout the twin-island country’s energy sector. The announcement was made by […]
MEEI says Perenco’s acquisition of Woodside’s assets reflects “strong investor confidence”
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jul.2025, Words: 320) — The Trinidad and Tobago government welcomed completion of Perenco‘s acquisition of the Greater Angostura producing crude oil and natural gas assets and associated production facilities from Woodside Energy in Trinidad and Tobago. With the transaction, Perenco has […]
EAI brief: MEEI delegation visit Trinidad and Tobago’s first utility scale solar plant
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jul.2025, Words: 347) — A delegation from Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI), led by ministers Roodal Moonilal and Ernesto Kesar, listed the twin-island country’s 92.2 MW solar utility scale project in Brechin Castle, Couva. The visit […]
EAI short take-away: Trinidad not seen courting US for procurement of Venezuelan gas
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Jul.2025, Words: 270) — Trinidad and Tobago continues to face challenges to secure natural gas supply essential for its domestic economy and perhaps more importantly for its export industries, particularly methanol, ammonia, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). However, under the leadership […]
Gas-short Trinidad and Tobago eyes re-emergence as regional energy hub
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jun.2025, Words: 370) — Natural gas-short Trinidad and Tobago looks to re-emerge as a regional energy hub. This, according to comments from a co-head of the twin-island country’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI). While Trinidad and Tobago is a […]
Trinidad and Tobago extends deep water bidding round to 17 Sep. 2025
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jun.2025, Words: 175) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) has granted approval for the extension of submission of bids related to the 2025 Deep Water Competitive Bidding Round until 12 noon on 17 Sep. 2025. Originally, the MEEI, […]
bpTT, Perenco and Woodside Energy confirm commitments in Trinidad and Tobago
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.May.2025, Words: 729) — Officials from Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI), headed by Roodal Moonilal and  Ernesto Kesar, meet with executives from bpTT, Perenco and Woodside Energy to discuss issues around the 3 companies commitments and plans. […]
Trinidad inks partnership with Guyana, seeks the same with Grenada
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.May.2025, Words: 163) — Officials from Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) have come to an agreement to partner and collaborate with their counterparts in Guyana. However, full details have yet to be disclosed. Officials with the MEEI […]
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. […]
Trinidad looks towards Grenada and Suriname for energy deals
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.May.2025, Words: 360) — Natural gas-dependent Trinidad and Tobago is looking north and south of its maritime borders in search of potential energy deals with its Caribbean Community or Caricom partners Grenada and Suriname. This, according to Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the newly elected […]
Marco Rubio and Trinidad PM Young to jointly pursue US objectives regarding Venezuela
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Apr.2025) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Stuart Young to reaffirm the bilateral relationship between the US and Trinidad and Tobago with shared emphasize on priorities related to regional energy security and economic cooperation. […]
Trinidad’s MEEI Says Woodside-Perenco Angostura Deal a “Very Positive Development”
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Mar.2025) — Trinidad and Tobago continues to work closely with energy sector stakeholders Woodside Energy and Perenco, according to Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI). This, after Woodside announced an agreement with Perenco to divest its Greater Angostura […]
MEEI announces Houston Roadshow 2025 to promote deep water bid round
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Mar.2025, Words: 310) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) will be hosting a Roadshow at TGS‘ operational headquarters in Houston, Texas, from 9am–12pm on 1 Apr. 2025. The event offer interested person and/or companies with opportunities to […]
Biography: Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Stuart Young
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Mar.2025) — Stuart Richard Young was a practicing attorney before being elected as a member of Parliament for Port-of-Spain North/St Ann’s West on 8 Sep. 2015. He first served as a minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs. Since, […]
Trinidad and Tobago registered 1,592 oil spills between 2016-Oct.2024
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Feb.2025) — Trinidad and Tobago reported 250 oil spills between Jan.-Oct. 2024 and between 2016 and Oct. 2024 the twin-island nation experienced a total of 1,592 oil spills, with 73.68% transpiring on land. The areas most affected onshore were Forest Reserve/Fyzabad, Los […]
Trinidad Energy Minister Says Offshore Wind Key Driver Towards Green Hydrogen Economy
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Feb.2025) — Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young said offshore wind has been identified as the key driver for the twin-island country’s future green hydrogen economy. “Trinidad and Tobago stands ready to catalyze our vast global potential […]
Commentary: Trinidad Green’s Hydrogen Economy Roadmap
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Jan.2025) — Trinidad and Tobago’s long-term roadmap for a green hydrogen economy includes establishment of a green hydrogen market in the twin-island Caribbean country. This, as the government recognizes the importance of creating necessary enablers through regulations, policies and incentives that will […]
Trinidad’s Atlantic LNG T1 registers 46 months offline, according to MEEI data
(Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Dec.2024) — Train 1 of the 4-train Atlantic LNG (ALNG) complex in Trinidad and Tobago has officially been offline now for 46 consecutive months, according to data in the most recent ‘Consolidated Monthly Bulletins’ published by the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI). The […]
IOCs responsible for 95% of Trinidad and Tobago’s gas output in Sep. 2024
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Dec.2024) — Natural gas production in Trinidad and Tobago averaged 2.497 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in Sep. 2024, down 7.2% sequentially compared to 2.691 Bcf/d in Aug. 2024, the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) announced in its most recent […]
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 to pay $23mn to Shell Trinidad for Central block assets
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Dec.2024) — Touchstone Exploration Inc.‘s wholly owned subsidiary, Touchstone Exploration (Trinidad) Ltd. (TETL), entered into an agreement with BG Overseas Holdings Limited to acquire all the share capital of Shell Trinidad Central Block Limited (STCBL). Per the terms of the acquisition agreement, TETL […]
Trinidad Starts Onshore Wind Resource Assessment
(Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Nov.2024) — The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) successfully deployed Light Detection and Ranging devices (LiDARs) to the areas of Orange Valley and Galeota, Trinidad and Tobago. These devices will measure wind data to international standards for a period of 12-18 months, under the renewable […]
Touchstone Executes Rio Claro Block License
(Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Nov.2024) — Touchstone Exploration Inc.‘s wholly owned Trinidadian subsidiary Primera Oil and Gas Limited (POGL) executed on 4 Nov. 2024 an Exploration and Production (Public Petroleum Rights) license for the Rio Claro block. The Rio Claro License has been formally entered into by POGL, the Government of […]
MidOcean Completes Purchase of 15% Interest in Peru LNG from Hunt Oil
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Oct.2024) — MidOcean Energy, formed and managed by EIG, announced the completion of its previously announced agreement to acquire an additional 15% interest in Peru LNG (PLNG) from Hunt Oil Company. MidOcean’s interest in PLNG now stands at 35%, while Hunt will remain the operator of PLNG, […]
bpTT’s Mento platform nears sail away
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Oct.2024, Words: 207) — Trinidad and Tobago acting prime minister and head of the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI), Stuart Young, toured the Mento platform at the TOFCO fabrication yard on 23 Oct. 2024. Young toured the facility accompanied by […]
LatAm NRG matters: highlights, heard from Brazil and Cuba to Mexico and Venezuela
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Oct.2024, Words: 494) — LatAm NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 18 Oct. 2024. —Brazil: TotalEnergies will divest its fuel distribution activities in Brazil to the Brazilian co. SIM Distribuidora, the French co. said.
Trinidad’s gas output averaged 2.36 Bcf/d in Jul. 2024
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Oct.2024) — The production of natural gas in the twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago averaged 2.36 Bcf/d in Jul. 2024, according to the most recent data published by the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI). BPTT was the largest gas […]
Woodside Energy executives meet with MEEI officials in Trinidad
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Sep.2024) — Executives with Woodside Energy provided an update to officials with the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) regarding the Australian company’s Calypso project offshore. The ‘pre-feed’ engineering work is progressing, the MEEI said 26 Sep. 2024 […]
Minister Young Calls for Conversation on Implementation at CCS Symposium
(Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Sep.2024) — Trinidad and Tobago’s head of the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI), Stuart R. Young, Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, called for a move from conversation on carbon capture and storage (CCS) to implementation due to the urgency of […]
Trinidad’s Minister Young Meets with DeNovo Execs
(MEEI, 9.Jul.2024) — The Honourable Stuart R. Young SC, MP, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, along with Ms. Sandra Fraser, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, met with DeNovo Energy Limited executives at the at the Ministry […]
Trinidad’s Minister Young Meets with Diplomatic Missions
(MEEI, 8.Jul.2024) — The Honourable Stuart R. Young SC, MP, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, along with Ms. Sandra Fraser, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, met separately, with representatives of the diplomatic missions of Brazil and […]
Update on Capsized Vessel off Cove, Tobago
(MEEi, 29.Jun.2024) — The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries advises that on 28 June 2024, the De-Inventory Phase of operations has been completed. All safely recoverable hydrocarbons from the wreck have been successfully pumped off the capsized barge, amounting to 32,303 barrels. The De-Inventory phase involved pumping hydrocarbons from the […]
MEEI Says OFAC GL44A Doesn’t Impact Trinidad’s Amended License
(Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, 17.Apr.2024) — The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Department of Treasury of the United States Government today issued General Licence 44A which governs sanctions related to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and deals with Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Related […]
BP in Talks to Sell Some Trinidad Upstream Gas Assets to Perenco
(Reuters, 8.Apr.2024) — BP is close to an agreement to sell some of its Trinidad and Tobago oil and gas assets to Anglo-French oil company Perenco, according to three people familiar with the talks. BP is Trinidad and Tobago’s largest natural gas producer with an output of just over 1.3 billion […]
MEEI Says Cove Operations Moving to Hydrocarbon Removal Phase
(Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, 5.Apr.2024) — The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) advises that steps have been taken to progress operations to the hydrocarbon removal phase of the overturned vessel off the coast of Cove, Tobago. Investigations inclusive of a tank-by-tank analysis to determine both the […]