With commercial production of crude oil dating back to 1908, T&T’s long history in the energy industry has helped the country punch above its weight in regional and global terms. In 2013 T&T produced 1.5trn cu feet of natural gas, making it the world’s sixth-largest LNG exporter and largest LNG supplier to the US. T&T is also the world’s largest exporter of ammonia and second-...
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Indar Maharaj, President, National Gas Company (NGC): Interview from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2015
Articles & Analysis | New global realities are encouraging more countries to work together on their energy policies from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2015
In 2015 it is clear that the Caribbean energy balance is beginning to change, creating new challenges and opportunities for regional governments. A number of things are happening simultaneously. Most Caribbean countries are heavily dependent on oil imports and have accumulated high levels of debt. For them, the sharp fall in oil prices since late 2014 is creating...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Kevin Ramnarine, Minister of Energy and Energy Affairs: Interview from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2015
What is the current status of the discussions with Venezuela on the unitisation of cross-border fields?
Articles & Analysis | Trinidad and Tobago will need to greatly streamline processes if it is to capitalise on E&P opportunities from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2015
In more than a century of exploration and production (E&P), Trinidad and Tobago’s oil and gas has come from both onshore and offshore shallow water wells. Now, there are new frontiers to consider: deepwater ( usually defined as depths of at least 1000 metres) and ultra deepwater (3000 metres or more). In the past decade exploration has begun to focus on potential in...
Articles & Analysis | Trinidad and Tobago's energy sector is set to reach previous production levels through new technologies and contracts from The Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2015
Over the last two decades Trinidad and Tobago’s natural gas boom has overshadowed crude oil output, which has been slowly declining. Gas production is now leading the race. In terms of energy equivalency, for every unit of oil currently produced there are eight units of gas extracted. However, the government and a number of independent oil companies are confident that...