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"Workover" is a term used in the oil and gas industry to describe the maintenance and repair of existing wells. These interventions are undertaken to restore production in declining wells or to restart those that have ceased producing entirely. As such, they are a vital component of the oil and gas well lifecycle.
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 other members of the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries met with a high-level delegation from the U.S. Embassy and ExxonMobil to receive updates on the progress of operations related to the recently awarded ultra-deep block, ‘TTUD-1.’
The Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago is one of the founding members of the new Private Sector Organisation of Trinidad & Tobago (PSOTT).
BOURBON has announced the signing of a major 5-year contract (with extension options) with ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) to provide maritime services in Guyana. According to the company, it will start in the first quarter of 2026, with the commissioning of the large PSV Bourbon Calm (Platform Supply Vessel) and covers the transport of products essential to offshore operations in one of the world's most dynamic oil basins.
The Caiman-1 exploration well was spudded in July 2025 and safely plugged and abandoned on the 6th December 2025. According to state oil company, Staatsolie, the well delivered encouraging results and is the first in the four-well 2025-2026 drilling campaign in Block 52. This marks a key milestone in PETRONAS Suriname's exploration and appraisal drilling program, aimed at further delineating resources and assessing development concepts towards a commercial project in Block 52.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has been tracking final investment decisions (FIDs) for new LNG export projects across the world and has published liquefaction capacity additions through 2030. At present, liquefaction capacity is approximately 670 bcm/y but between 2025 and 2030 it is expected that more than 300 bcm/yr of new LNG export capacity is expected to come online from projects that have already reached final investment decision (FID) or are under construction, marking the largest wave of capacity additions to date.
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.
