U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy on Oct 28th announced that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update liquefied natural gas (LNG) standards for the first time in decades. The update will fast-track new LNG infrastructure projects, lower energy costs, expand export capacity, and boost America’s status as a global energy powerhouse.

Caribbean Gas Chemical Limited (CGCL) welcomed a delegation from Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC), to its facility on October 15, 2026. The delegation comprised Mr. Yasumoto Aoki, Executive Officer and Division Director of the Administrative & Personnel Division; Mr. Ryoya Matsumoto of the Personnel Department; Mr. Yuzo Tanaka, Chairperson of the MGC Labour Union; and Mr. Satoshi Yamagiwa, General Secretary of the MGC Labour Union.

Touchstone Exploration has reported initial gas test results from its Carapal Ridge-3 well and brought a new oil well into production at the WD-4 block in Trinidad and Tobago. 

Noble Corporation’s Noble Valiant and Noble Discoverer are scheduled to begin contracts with TotalEnergies offshore Suriname in December 2026, according to the drilling contractor’s latest fleet status report. 

bp’s Juniper facility in Trinidad and Tobago has achieved its highest daily gas production since start-up nine years ago, reaching 700 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscf/d).

A Borr Drilling oil and gas rig sank off the coast of Gabon late Saturday night, leaving one employee dead and four others unaccounted for according to reports from Reuters.

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has signed a contract with Halliburton to drill four onshore wells in Rio de Janeiro state for Latin America's first industrial carbon capture and storage (CCS) pilot project.

The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) reported a profit after tax of TT$3.46 billion for the 2025 financial year, a 111% surge driven by higher revenues across its gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations and stringent cost-cutting measures.

Brazil’s oil and gas regulator has approved the development plan for Shell’s Orca and Sul de Orca project in the pre-salt Santos Basin, clearing another regulatory milestone for the development ahead of planned production in 2029. 

Argentina LNG has applied to join the country’s large-investment incentive programme for a US$51 billion project aimed at turning Vaca Muerta gas into a new source of LNG exports. 

The United States is offering more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing as the government continues a new schedule of regular offshore auctions. 

Norway-based maritime operator DOF Group has secured firm contracts to deploy two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region.

New Providence Gas (NPG), the joint venture developing an LNG import terminal in The Bahamas, has selected Norwegian company ECOnnect Energy to supply a floating LNG transfer system for the project. 

bp has agreed to acquire Woodside Energy’s 70% interest in Block TTDAA 14, the Calypso gas project in Trinidad and Tobago, increasing bp’s stake to 100% and assuming operatorship.

The Government of Grenada has terminated the Development Licence and Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) it held with Global Petroleum Group (GPG), ending an offshore oil and gas arrangement that dates back nearly two decades without reaching commercial production.

Valaris has completed a two-well workover and completion campaign for bp Trinidad and Tobago nearly 17 days ahead of schedule, bringing the company’s latest offshore assignment in Trinidad to an early close. 

The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) have officially entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), marking a significant milestone in the deepening of bilateral private-sector relations between the two nations. The signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of the 2026 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas.

Valaris, a major offshore drilling contractor, has officially set up an office in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The company operates the world’s largest offshore drilling fleet, working across six continents in nearly every major offshore basin.

Guyana’s President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has said current levels of global energy investment are not enough to meet rising demand, as he called for a more balanced approach to energy security and the energy transition.