Trinity Exploration and Production (Galeota) conducted its second Public Consultation for the proposed Galeota Asset Development (GAD) Project as part of the certificate of environmental process (CEC). Trinity has made the application to the regulator in Trinidad and Tobago, the Environmental Management Authority (EMA). 

The proposed project will take place in the Galeota block, off the south east coast of Trinidad. 

The project entails the installation of two (2) offshore platforms (Normally Unmanned Installations), the drilling of a maximum of twenty-nine (29) development wells and one (1) open water exploration well. 

The two platforms will be the Trintes Echo and Trintes South West. Trintes Echo, based on the proposed schedule will be the first platform to be installed. This will be located 12 km from shore. It is anticipated that if approvals are secured, the installation of Trintes Echo can take place in Q3 2022 and first oil can happen in Q4 2022. It is estimated that this platform can produce 6,000 bopd and 2.5mmscf/d. 

After completion of Trintes Echo, Trintes South West will be installed in Q2 2024 and first oil in that quarter as well. The project also encompasses the installation of three (3) subsea pipelines and three (3) subsea power cables and decommissioning and installation of new crude oil storage tanks at the Galeota Point Tank Farm. According to Trinity, the Galeota Block is within the established oil play of the Columbus Basin and is surrounded by Teak, Poui and Samaan mature oil fields. Exploration and development activity in the Galeota Block began in 1953 with the acquisition of seismic data, and the subsequent drilling of Galeota-1 exploration well in 1961. Ninety-two (92) wells have since been drilled, targeting Pliocene and Pleistocene age reservoirs. Although several hydrocarbon discoveries have been made within the lease, only the Trintes Field, discovered in 1963, was considered to have encountered sufficient volumes to justify development at the time. 

At this time, Trinity operates 4 production platforms on the Trintes field: Alpha, Bravo, Delta and Charlie. The two new platforms will be on this field as well. Currently twenty-three (23) wells are producing from the Alpha and Bravo platforms. 

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