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Predator Oil and Gas completes acquisition of Challenger Trinidad

Predator Oil and Gas completes acquisition of Challenger Trinidad

Predator Oil & Gas (Predator) has completed the acquisition of Challenger Energy (CEG) Group's operations in Trinidad and Tobago. CEG’s operations in Trinidad include three onshore producing fields: Goudron, Inniss-Trinity, and Icacos. Across these fields, there are a total of 250 wells, of which approximately 60 are in production at any given time. Within the fields, regular well workover operations are undertaken on the existing production well stock, including well stimulation operations, reperforations, reactivations, and repairs to shut-in wells, as and when appropriate.

United Oil and Gas receives Beach Licence in Jamaica

United Oil and Gas receives Beach Licence in Jamaica

United Oil & Gas (United) has announced that it has been granted the Beach licence in Jamaica. This licence enables United to undertake seabed sampling operations within the Walton Morant Basin, offshore Jamaica.

Exxon projects natural gas use to rise more than 20% by 2050

Exxon projects natural gas use to rise more than 20% by 2050

Recently ExxonMobil released its annual Energy Outlook 2025 which projects a significant increase in global demand for natural gas over the next quarter-century. According to the outlook, natural gas use is expected to rise more than 20% by 2050 compared to last year's levels. The LNG market projected to double by 2050 as global gas demand grows.

Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries Press Release: Minister Moonilal advances T&T as energy hub with Grenada

Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries Press Release: Minister Moonilal advances T&T as energy hub with Grenada

Dr the Honourable Roodal Moonilal, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, met with the Honourable Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada; Senator the Honourable Claudette Joseph, Attorney General of Grenada and Minister for Legal Affairs, Labour and Consumer Affairs; Mr Rodney George, Advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure, Public Utilities, Civil Aviation and Transportation, and Advisor in the Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy; and Mr V. Nazim Burke, Chairman of Grenada’s Hydrocarbons Technical Working Group, Ministry of Infrastructure, Public Utilities, Civil Aviation and Transportation.

NGC Group makes $1.6b profit in 2024

NGC Group makes $1.6b profit in 2024

The NGC Group has recorded a profit after tax of TT$1.6 billion for the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

This is a recovery for the NGC Group from a loss-making position at the end of 2023. Last year the company reported a loss of TT$1.3 billion, which was principally as a result of impairment charges of TT$1.8 billion. The 2024 profit represents an improvement of TT$2.9 billion from last year.

ExxonMobil Guyana begins production at Yellowtail

ExxonMobil Guyana begins production at Yellowtail

ExxonMobil Guyana started production today at Yellowtail, the fourth oil development in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek block. Yellowtail’s ONE GUYANA floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel joins the Destiny, Unity, and Prosperity FPSOs, bringing total installed capacity in Guyana to above 900,000 barrels of oil per day. 

BP Q2 results point to payoff from refocus

BP Q2 results point to payoff from refocus

bp plc announced a "fundamental reset" earlier this year, pivoting its strategy away from renewables and back toward fossil fuels after years of underperforming in the capital markets compared to its major peers such as Shell and Exxon.  Early indications are that this new direction seems to be paying off in the capital markets, with Q2 results surpassing earnings expectations and share prices rising with the news and on the back of an extremely promising exploration successes in Brazil and Namibia.

Saipem and Subsea7 agree on merger potentially creating synergies in Caribbean

Saipem and Subsea7 agree on merger potentially creating synergies in Caribbean

In the energy sector there’s a constant ebb and flow when it comes to mergers and acquisitions. There has been quite a lot of consolidation in the industry in the past few weeks. Recently, SLB acquired ChampionX, Chevron acquired Hess Corporation and here in Trinidad, Perenco acquired the assets of Woodside Energy.  In the local energy services sector, we also saw TOSL Engineering purchasing Ansa Technologies. 

Last week, a pair of global energy services companies agreed on a merger creating a  leader in energy services, according to the companies – Subsea7 and Saipem.  Both major companies are active in the region with projects in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago. 

SLB completes acquisition of ChampionX

SLB completes acquisition of ChampionX

SLB has announced that it has closed its acquisition of ChampionX Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, ChampionX shareholders received 0.735 shares of SLB common stock in exchange for each ChampionX share. With the closing of the transaction, former ChampionX shareholders now own approximately 9% of SLB’s outstanding shares of common stock.

Massy Gas commissions Guyana’s first air separation plant

Massy Gas commissions Guyana’s first air separation plant

Massy Gas Products (Guyana) Ltd (MGPGL) commissioned an Air Separation Plant yesterday at their East Bank Demerara facility. The liquid oxygen and nitrogen plant has a production capacity of 13 tons per day. This cutting-edge facility is designed to meet the growing demands of Guyana’s medical and industrial sectors.

Keskula: Process safety keeps me up at night

Keskula: Process safety keeps me up at night

The Centre for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) recently held a one-day meeting in Trinidad and Tobago, featuring a series of presentations from industry professionals engaged in process safety. At the meeting, Heritage Petroleum’s CEO Erik Keskula gave welcoming remarks and started by saying “If there’s something that keeps me up at night it’s process safety”. Heritage Petroleum was the lead sponsor of the event and hosted the event alongside the CCPS. 

Tiger Tanks completes GHG Inventory and Mitigation Assessment

Tiger Tanks completes GHG Inventory and Mitigation Assessment

Tiger Tanks is the first private sector company in T&T to complete an extensive GHG inventory and mitigation assessment. Over the past few months, the company has partnered with the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) to conduct the assessment. This project allows Tiger Tanks to identify key emission sources and equips the company with the tools needed to implement targeted strategies for reducing those emissions.