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CSME: Time for implementation

CSME: Time for implementation

The Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) is suffering from an implementation deficit. Many of the measures that have been agreed at a CARICOM Heads of Government level have not been fully implemented by the respective national governments. The Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago urges the political leadership of the region to move aggressively towards the full implementation of the CSME.

Effective regulatory agencies critical to future of the sector

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Effective regulatory agencies critical to future of the sector

One of the major issues of discussion at the recently concluded Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference 2017, was the institutional capacity of key government regulatory agencies. Trinidad and Tobago is facing the prospect of further significant declines in gas production from 2019 onwards, unless final investment decisions are taken immediately to develop new gas fields, such as bpTT’s Angelin project. These major investment decisions by international oil and gas companies rely upon timely decision-making by the government of Trinidad and Tobago.

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