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Press Release from the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries:
The Honourable Ernesto Kesar, Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, Ms. Karinsa Tulsie, Permanent Secretary (Ag.), and Mr. Marc Rudder, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Ag.) met with executives from Touchstone Exploration (Trinidad) Limited on Monday 8th December 2025 at the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries International Waterfront Complex, Head Office, Port-of-Spain.
Perenco Trinidad has partnered with the NESC-Technical Institute on an initiative to deliver customised training programmes for residents of Mayaro and surrounding communities.
The Honourable Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has met with the Refinery Reactivation Committee to review the latest developments on restarting the Petrotrin refinery.
Wood has announced that its joint venture company, Massy Wood, has been awarded the engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and commissioning contract associated with the topsides brownfield development of bp Trinidad and Tobago’s (bpTT) Juniper platform, as part of the Ginger development located off the coast of Trinidad.
Well completion is the critical final phase of oil and gas operations that prepares a newly drilled well for service. It is essential for economic viability, as it ensures the safe and efficient control and flow of hydrocarbons from the reservoir to the surface.
The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) has announced the resumption of development drilling in the Central Block with the commencement of the Carapal Ridge-3 Development Well. This marks the first development well drilled in this block since 2006.
Eurotecnica, part of the Proman family of companies, has strengthened its position as the global leader in high-pressure melamine production technology with two major milestones in China: the signing of a new world-scale melamine contract with China Coal Ordos Energy & Chemical Co. Ltd., and the formal acceptance of a 60,000 tonnes-per-year G5 Euromel® plant delivered to Shaanxi Longhua Group Coal Technology Development Co., Ltd.
Eight major downstream petrochemical producers in Trinidad and Tobago have confirmed their participation in the Energy Chamber’s Annual Downstream Forum. The event will be held virtually on December 3, 2025.
Seismic data acquisition has commenced in the shallow offshore waters off the coasts of Saramacca and Coronie, according to Staatsolie, Suriname’s state oil company. This survey is a joint project between Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V., the Chinese Bureau of Geophysical Prospecting (BGP Offshore), and the Norwegian/American company Tomlinson Geophysical Services Inc. (TGS).
The Government recently engaged in a series of high-level meetings with key international and local stakeholders in the petrochemical sector. Over the last couple of days, the Prime Minister and Ministers of Energy and Energy Industries met with Nutrien, Pt Lisas Nitrogen Limited (PLNL) and Caribbean Gas Chemical Limited (CGCL).
The Joint Chambers of Trinidad and Tobago (comprising the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the Energy Chamber, the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad & Tobago, and the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association) have announced a donation of Jamaican $2.5 million (approximately TT$100,000) to the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) to assist with recovery and relief efforts being coordinated through the Jamaican Private Sector Task Force.
bp Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) has announced that it has safely completed the Cypre seven-well drilling programme following delivery of first gas in April 2025.
Guyana has recently accomplished a monumental achievement in its energy sector, celebrating a new high in crude oil production of 900,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd). This extraordinary feat, realized by Guyana working alongside ExxonMobil and its partners, has been reached in just a few short years, fundamentally transforming the country’s economic landscape.
Proman, the sole producer of Urea Ammonium Nitrate (UAN) in Trinidad and the world’s second-largest exporter of UAN to the United States, welcomes the US Government’s decision to remove the 15% tariffs previously imposed on imports of fertilizers into the country.
PETRONAS together with Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. (Staatsolie), has achieved a significant milestone with the Declaration of Commerciality (DoC) of Sloanea field in Block 52, marking Suriname’s first gas development milestone in its expanding deepwater energy landscape.
On 13 November 2025, Dr. the Honourable Roodal Moonilal, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, the Honourable Ernesto Kesar, Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries along with Karinsa Tulsie, Permanent Secretary (Ag.) Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries and Marc Rudder Deputy Permanent Secretary (Ag.) at the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, met with executives from China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited (CNOOC), at the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries’ International Waterfront Complex, Head Office, Port-of-Spain.
The international maritime sector is a vital engine for global trade, yet it is responsible for approximately 3% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly CO2. This volume is significant, exceeding, for example, three times the total annual emissions of Trinidad and Tobago. The essential movement of goods via sea comes with a heavy carbon footprint that contributes directly to climate change.
South America is positioned to be a major driver of non-OPEC+ oil supply through 2030, a role anchored significantly by the emerging offshore production from Guyana and Suriname. According to Rystad Energy, barrels originating from these countries, alongside Brazil’s offshore fields and Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale, are highly cost-competitive and ready to balance the global market, even as US shale growth moderates.
On 5th November 2025, Dr the Honourable Roodal Moonilal Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, the Honourable Ernesto Kesar Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries and Ms. Ayasha Nickie, Director Downstream Petroleum Management Division at the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, met with Yara Trinidad and TRINGEN (Trinidad Nitrogen Company Limited) executives and toured the Yara TRINGEN Complex located at Savonetta, Point Lisas, Trinidad and Tobago.
PETRONAS and consortium partners Chevron Suriname Exploration Limited (Chevron), and QatarEnergy International E&P LLC (QatarEnergy) have signed Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for Blocks 9 and 10, located in the shallow offshore region of Suriname.
