Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has formally opened a subsea response facility at the Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase Inc. (VEHSI) in Guyana, giving the country a base for specialist well-control equipment, training and emergency response exercises.
Petrobras has approved the start of an EPC tender for a new diesel hydrotreating unit at its Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery, or Repar, in Paraná, Brazil.
ExxonMobil plans to convert half of its Permian Basin drilling rig fleet to automated operation by 2028, part of a broader push to use robotics to improve drilling efficiency and lift production from the basin.
Petrobras has begun negotiations for exploration contracts covering four offshore blocks in Ghana's Keta Basin, extending the Brazilian energy company's push to build an upstream position outside Brazil.
Halliburton has secured an integrated services contract from bp for the first appraisal campaign at the Bumerangue discovery in deepwater offshore Brazil.
Trinidad and Tobago-based L&S Surveying Services Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kepler Geo-Informatics N.V. to expand surveying, geospatial and subsurface mapping services in Suriname.
Trinidad and Tobago’s natural gas production averaged 2,541 MMscf/d in 2025, a slight improvement from 2,539 MMscf/d in 2024, according to data compiled from the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries’ Consolidated Monthly Bulletins.
Chevron has made a new oil and gas condensate discovery in Block 0 offshore Angola. The 105-4X exploration well encountered a hydrocarbon column of more than 600 metres in the Pinda reservoir, including over 90 metres of net pay. Chevron said the reservoir rock was high quality.
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.
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (Trinidad) Ltd. has completed surveys under an environmental monitoring programme for a major offshore energy operator in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, with work carried out in water depths of approximately 2,500 metres.
Guyana has welcomed the arrival of its fifth floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, the Errea Wittu, as preparations continue for production from the Uaru development in the Stabroek Block.
Touchstone Exploration has updated Energy Minister Dr. Roodal Moonilal on its ongoing operations and future plans in Trinidad and Tobago, with particular focus placed on increasing oil and natural gas production in the short term from the Central Block and Cascadura field.
Global electricity generation reached a record 32,202 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2025, capping a decade of steady growth as rising demand from industry, households, transport and digital infrastructure placed increasing pressure on power systems worldwide.
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.
bp and the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela have signed agreements to advance offshore gas development, including the award of an exploration and production licence for Phase 2 of the Loran field in the Plataforma Deltana area. Loran Phase 2 contains an estimated 4 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas resources.
Ibis Steel Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited, a subsidiary of Pinnacle Steel & Vanadium Corporation (PSVC), has officially launched its operations at the Point Lisas Industrial Estate.
Trinidad and Tobago’s crude oil and condensate production averaged 54,209 barrels per day during the first three months of 2026, building on the gains recorded last year and offering an encouraging indication that the country’s long decline in oil output may be easing.
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.
The Dominican Republic has cleared the next stage of operational testing at the Manzanillo Power Land gas-fired power plant, bringing the 437.71 MW combined-cycle facility closer to full operation.
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.
The Commissioner of State Lands has vested in NGC the title to the lands upon which the Beachfield gas processing facility in Guayaguayare stands. This marks an important milestone in the advancement of the Manatee Project.
The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago has, for the first time, convened a task force comprised of female professionals from member companies representing the entire energy value chain.
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.
Trinidad and Tobago’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to regional markets edged higher in 2025, reaching 10.7 billion cubic metres (bcm). The increase followed two consecutive years of lower export volumes and reflected a modest recovery in domestic LNG production, even as competition in the global market continued to intensify.