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READ MORETrinidad and Tobago’s Energy Industry
Hon. Stuart YOUNG
Minister of Energy and Energy Industries
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Trinidad and Tobago’s Energy Industry In Figures
Oil reserves200 million barrels
Oil production77,000 bopd
Gas reserves300 bcm
Gas production24.7 bcm
Transition in the Caribbean Oil & Gas Sector
Trinidad and Tobago’s oil and gas industry has had operations for more than a century and now supports the largest hydrocarbons production in the Caribbean. In the 1990s, the country successfully transitioned from an oil-dominated industry towards becoming a major gas producer. The country sits in the top ten list of LNG exporters in the world, with one of the largest LNG processing plants in the Western Hemisphere. The energy industry remains a key pillar for the economy, representing around 45% of its GDP despite the country’s efforts to diversify its industrial output. The upstream sector is overseen by NOC National Gas Company and has attracted many international stakeholders such as BP, Shell, Proman, Perenco and BHP.
Due to a slowdown in upstream investment, the island has experienced a decline in natural gas production since 2014, something expected to continue in the near term. Because the country has such an abundant pool of gas resources, its gas processing and petrochemicals sectors have thrived. However, severe gas shortages in recent years have forced several midstream and downstream companies, including Atlantic and Methanol Holdings, to scale back activity. While traditional hydrocarbons reserves have dwindled, the island nation has made significant recent finds in its deepwater blocks to balance the country’s gas reserves with its production rate.
“The government is securing investors for the new industrial estates in its drive to expand foreign direct investment, diversify the economy and to create employment opportunities for the people of Trinidad and Tobago. The focus on the energy industry is to increase production of both oil and natural gas,” Franklin Khan, former minister of energy and energy industries, told The Energy Year. “We are now in full thrust towards a trajectory of sustained growth and development and contributing to our sovereign wealth whilst stimulating foreign direct investment in our economy. It is a clear signal that our energy sector is the place to invest.”
Trinidad and Tobago’s Energy Industry Interviews and News
Russell Boodoo of TOSL Engineering talks about the company’s role in supporting Trinidad's energy transition.
READ MORETouchstone Exploration has acquired Trinidad-focused Trinity Exploration & Production in an all-shares deal.
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READ MORENorway's Argeo will provide an AUV survey for Woodside Energy at the deepwater Calypso field in Trinidad and Tobago.
READ MOREWoodside Energy is seeking improved fiscal terms for developing Trinidad and Tobago's Calypso deepwater gas project.
READ MORETrinity Exploration & Production has hired international energy services company Petrofac to perform a concept-screening study for the development of its offshore…
READ MOREWendy Seow, general manager of the La Brea Industrial Development Company (LABIDCO), talks to The Energy Year about how the company is boosting sustainability and…
READ MORESheldon Sylvester, acting president of NGC CNG Company Limited, talks to The Energy Year about how the company is making CNG an accessible and affordable vehicular fuel…
READ MORETrinidadian Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister the Hon. Stuart Young talks to The Energy Year about Trinidad and…
READ MORENigel Yip Choy, Caribbean area director for Baker Hughes, talks to The Energy Year about the type of activities taking place in the Trinidadian upstream and the…
READ MOREDominic Rampersad, president of Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited (PPGPL), talks to The Energy Year about trends in local and regional demand for LPG and the…
READ MOREDr. Joseph Ishmael Khan, chairman of The NGC Group of Companies, talks to The Energy Year about the strategy behind The NGC Group’s recent agreements and acquisitions…
READ MOREBP has completed the first phase of its small pools drilling campaign offshore Trinidad and Tobago, the British energy giant announced on Monday.
The campaign,…
READ MOREAnthony Brash, managing director of Well Services Petroleum Company, talks to The Energy Year about the most effective strategy the Trinidadian government could take in…
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