The Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Stuart R. Young, M.P., met with the board of directors at Touchstone Exploration Inc.

Touchstone Exploration has announced that the Cascadura natural gas and liquids facility has safely delivered first production.

In an effort to increase the number of voluntary blood donors locally, the Ministry of Health will partner with the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago to host a series of blood donation initiatives.

Touchstone Exploration has provided an update on the Royston-1X well production testing, commissioning of the Cascadura natural gas and liquids facility, and operations at Coho. Touchstone has an 80 percent operating working interest in the Royston-1X sidetrack well and the Cascadura and Coho fields, all of which are located on the Ortoire block onshore in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Heritage Petroleum Company Limited holds the remaining 20 percent working interest.

Ramps Logistics Limited has signed a letter of intent with Flying Ship Technologies Corporation to introduce unmanned autonomous, eco-friendly, wing-in-ground-effect vessels, or "Flying Ships", to the Caribbean and South America. This innovative collaboration will revolutionize shipping in the region by decreasing vessel costs, significantly cutting shipping time, and reducing our carbon footprint.

The Ministry of Energy has indicated that Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, The Honourable Stuart R. Young, MP met with Woodside Energy executives today, Tuesday 22nd August, 2023 for an update and discussion on the Calypso Deepwater project.

Origin Materials, Inc. the world’s leading carbon negative materials company with a mission to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials, and Proman, a global leader in natural gas-derived products and one of the world’s largest producers of methanol, today announced a strategic partnership centered on low-carbon biofuel production utilizing Origin’s technology platform and Proman’s worldwide fuels capabilities and expertise.

On Saturday, August 19th, 2023, at approximately 8:05 am a fire occurred at the Melamine 1 Plant on the Point Lisas Industrial Estate.

Trinidad and Tobago NGL Limited (TTNGL) has published its financial results for the period ending 30 June 2023, which reflects operational and market challenges impacting its underlying asset, Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited (PPGPL).

Trinity Exploration has confirmed the Jacobin-1 oil discovery in the Palo Seco area. The company has stated that over 290 feet of net oil pay was encountered in the Jacobin well, including 63 feet of net oil pay in the deeper exploration targets.

The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited has received notice that one of it’s major upstream suppliers of natural gas was forced to shut in its gas production due to an unplanned technical issue.

The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries via a press release, has indicated that one of the major upstream natural gas suppliers in Trinidad and Tobago has had to shut in its gas production as it deals with an unplanned technical issue.

Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Stuart R. Young, MP, met with Woodside Energy’s Ms. Shiva McMahon, Executive Vice President, International Operations who introduced the Minister to Ms. Kellyanne Lochan, President and Country Manager (Ag) of Woodside Energy, Trinidad and Tobago.

The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) led by the Honorable Stuart R Young MP, met with a delegation from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) led by Ms. Carina Cockburn as well as representatives of the National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (National Energy) and its President Dr. Vernon Paltoo.

Continuing its thrust to create symbiotic and sustainable relationships within the industry and with other ministries, The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) and the Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (WASA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate and share learnings around critical functional activities common across both organisations.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has floated the idea of a digital procurement platform to allow Barbados and other Caribbean countries access to lithium batteries and other renewable energy components, critical to the renewable energy transition.

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), an international marine environmental consulting and survey company, today announced the conclusion of a post drill monitoring survey (PDMS) offshore Trinidad for a local upstream oil and gas operator. The well was drilled by the operator during May to August 2022, with CSA completing the PDMS in November 2022 in full accordance with local regulatory requirements.

The Network of Caribbean Chambers of Commerce (CARICHAM) elected two women to the top posts in the regional organization. This historic move marked a significant step forward for gender equality and female leadership in the Caribbean business landscape.