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On 7th March 2022, Energy Chamber CEO, Dax Driver, presented to governmental officials from across the Americas on what the private-sector would like to see included in the upcoming Summit of the Americas, scheduled for June 2022 in Los Angeles, USA. Speaking on behalf of the Americas Business Dialogue working group on energy, Driver outlined the major policy areas that the group has recommended hemispheric leaders consider in their deliberations.
New agreement brings together the global integrator of container logistics and world-leading methanol producer to develop green methanol supply solutions at scale.
If the Caribbean Region is to address the challenge of climate change, we need to both “go faster and go bolder”, to borrow from a recent statement from Ben van Beurden, the Chief Executive of Shell. We simply do not have time to waste, and it is imperative that we act now and act quickly.
After successfully completing the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for the Scarborough Project, McDermott International has been awarded a contract by Woodside as Operator for and on behalf of the Scarborough Joint Venture, for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) services for its Floating Production Unit (FPU) offshore Western Australia. The integrated scope also includes the design, fabrication, integration, transportation and installation of the hull and topsides.
Dr. Vince Henderson, Minister for Planning, Economic Development, Climate Resilience, Sustainable Development, and Renewable Energy, Dominica, while speaking at the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference, delivered a presentation that focussed on developing geothermal resources in Dominica.
The downstream contractor labour force is predominantly male, with just twelve percent of the labour force being female in 2021. Over the pandemic period the number of females in the contractor labour force fell even more sharply than the number of males. During 2019, the last full pre-pandemic year, the percent of female workers was 14% or over 2,000 female workers. This fell by almost 50% by 2021, when there were just over 1,000 female workers in the contractor labour force, compared to a drop of 38% for the male labour force in the same period.
Kenesjay Green Limited (KGL), the owner and project developer for the proposed US$300 million NewGen Hydrogen Project in Trinidad and Tobago, is completing a Green Hydrogen Country Assessment for the Caribbean island of Dominica in conjunction with the Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica (CREAD).
Trinidad and Tobago-focussed gas producer, DeNovo Energy, has announced the completion of the local fabrication of the platform for its second offshore field development, Zandolie, located in the Gulf of Paria off Trinidad’s west coast.
BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC (bpTT) has chartered the Safe Concordia to provide gangway connected operations at Cassia C offshore Trinidad.
BHP recently released their Operational Review for the half year ending 31 December 2021. In this report BHP gave an update on the Calypso appraisal programme, offshore Trinidad and Tobago.
In Trinidad & Tobago, every employee of a contractor or service company entering any of the downstream gas industry facilities, including the LNG facility, all the petrochemical plants, other heavy industrial plants and the power generation facilities must complete a basic assessment of their HSE knowledge once every two years. This is called the PLEA assessment and it has to be successfully completed by everyone working for a contractor or service company who needs to enter one of the plants, from company directors to garbage collectors. The assessment is administered through a computer-based system, mainly at the Energy Chamber’s offices in Point Lisas (though sometimes at remote locations if there is a need). Data about who has completed the PLEA assessment therefore gives a good snapshot of the downstream contractor labour force.
The Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago has noted the statement from the Leader of the Opposition concerning the Energy Chamber’s representative on the Investigation Committee established to investigate the incident in Paria Fuel Trading Company, Mr. Eugene Tiah. The Energy Chamber was asked to nominate a representative to this important Committee by the Government, and we chose Mr. Eugene Tiah as the most suitable person. We had absolutely no discussion with the Minister of Energy and Energy Industry on this nomination and simply informed the Minister of our selected representative. The Energy Chamber has full confidence in Mr. Eugene Tiah, a past Chairman of the Energy Chamber and a highly respected executive from the energy sector, with a very strong reputation for safety leadership.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed an agreement with Proman, one of the world’s leading producers of methanol, to develop the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first world-scale methanol production facility at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi. Under the terms of the agreement, Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company RSC Ltd. (“TA'ZIZ”) and Proman will construct a natural gas to methanol facility with an anticipated annual capacity of up to 1.8 million tons per annum. The facility will meet growing domestic and international demand for this clean and versatile chemical commodity which is gaining momentum as a lower-emission fuel alongside existing uses spanning industrial products. The project is subject to relevant regulatory approvals.
The Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago expresses its deepest condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of Fyzal Kurban, Rishi Nagassar, Yusuf Henry and Kazim Ali Jr., who tragically lost their lives while conducting work at the Paria Fuel Trading Company Berth no. 6, Pointe-a-Pierre on behalf of LMCS Ltd.
State-owned National Gas Company (NGC) is leveraging Trinidad and Tobago’s strengths in the natural gas sector to support Ghana’s natural gas pipeline distribution infrastructure, as part of the company’s efforts to diversify and internationalise their operations. And they are working with local private-sector companies to execute this work and diversify exports.
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The global trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) increased 6% to 380 million tonnes during 2021 as many countries rebounded from the economic impact of the COVID19 pandemic, according to Shell’s latest annual LNG Outlook.
TotalEnergies and APA Corporation have made a significant new oil and associated gas discovery at the Krabdagu-1 well, in the central area of Block 58, offshore Suriname. This follows previous discoveries at Maka, Sapakara, Kwaskwasi and Keskesi, and the successfully tested Sapakara South-1 appraisal well.
The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) and Proman have entered a new partnership to lift methanol from the Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Limited (MHTL) Complex in Point Lisas Industrial Estate for NGC’s methanol trading portfolio.
Barbados is to host the largest clean hybrid power plant in the Caribbean, producing baseload power for 16,000 Barbadians from solar and locally produced green hydrogen
