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Oct. 21 (msn.com) ExxonMobil (XOM) is nearing completion of its seismic data acquisition program offshore Trinidad and Tobago, marking a key milestone in the company’s first year of exploration activities under its production sharing contract, and is expected to drill an exploration well in 2028, Energy Minister Roodal Moonilal said Tuesday. With the seismic campaign... Continue Reading →
Oct. 20 (offshore-energy.biz) With more than a billion barrels of oil in its sights, Ireland-headquartered and AIM-listed United Oil & Gas (UOG) is laying the groundwork for its next offshore move to sweeten the pitch for prospective partners in the Caribbean, with a fresh study that maps out a double-digit rig pool, local logistics, and... Continue Reading →
Oct. 8 (OE) EnerMech has secured a contract by Subsea7 to provide pipeline and subsea pre-commissioning services for the Ginger offshore development project in Trinidad and Tobago. The contract covers testing, flushing, hydrotesting, water filling, leak testing and commissioning support activities to prepare the project's subsea production system for operation. The scope will support both... Continue Reading →
Sept 23 (Reuters) - British energy major Shell and Trinidad and Tobago's National Gas Company have agreed terms for natural gas supplies from Shell's Aphrodite field, ending a pricing dispute that had delayed the project, NGC Chairman Gerald Ramdeen told Reuters on Wednesday. The agreement clears the way for development of the offshore field, with... Continue Reading →
Aug. 25 (Reuters) British oil major Shell has shelved its Aphrodite offshore gas project in Trinidad and Tobago after disagreements over commercial terms with Trinidad's National Gas Company, three people familiar with the decision said on Monday. Shell had given the project a positive final investment decision last year, but it has decided for now... Continue Reading →
Aug. 14 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil is expected to provide results from its seismic work on the ultra-deepwater Block TTUD-1 by the end of August 2026, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said. The company has been conducting a 3D seismic survey across approximately 6,000 square kilometers of the block, located off the country’s east coast. The data will... Continue Reading →
Aug 10 (Reuters) - BP has agreed to sell a 20% stake in a block that contains the Trinidad portion of the cross-border Cocuina-Manakin natural gas field to the country's state-owned National Gas Company, the company said on Monday in an emailed statement. BP and NGC signed the deal for the stake in the Manakin portion... Continue Reading →
Aug. 10 (offshore-energy.biz) DOF Group, a Norwegian operator and owner of a fleet of advanced vessels for the energy and marine sectors, has lined up work for two anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region, encompassing member states and territories across the Caribbean, as well as Belize in Central America... Continue Reading →
Aug. 4 (OE) Valaris has completed a two-well workover and completion campaign for BP offshore Trinidad, with its VALARIS 249 jack-up rig finishing the program nearly 17 days ahead of schedule. The company credited the performance of the VALARIS 249 crew for delivering the campaign safely. "I am extremely proud of the VALARIS 249 team's... Continue Reading →
July 14 (Reuters) - Shell has begun tendering for drilling services for its Dragon offshore gas project in eastern Venezuela, part of a plan to drill four wells there beginning in the second quarter of 2027, according to two people familiar with the process. The contract is expected to be awarded by the end of September, the... Continue Reading →
