HEADLINES May 2025

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TRINIDAD  : Kamla’s Cabinet :  Deepwater round  ‘new chapter’ in T&T :  Perenco hits offshore  : ..& finds gas in Onyx : …& Ministry lauds Perenco : Proman : EOG oil strike in Beryl fieldTOUCHSTONE EXPLORATION ACQUISITION :  …&  Q1 Results :  Energy ministers meet state energy chiefs :  Ministry monitors Heritage Soldado spill : Heritage  profit for 2024 :  Persad-Bissessar Raj axes state spending :  Refinery : Paria payments : …& awaits guidance from new board : TTNGL loss of $119.4m for 2024 :  Atlantic LNG :  Shell & BP :  Plipdeco :  TTCSI & Energy Chamber congratulate UNC poll victors :  RFHL records $1.01b profitHeritage continues  land drilling : Shift in US policy could impact T&T LNG trade : Young innovators shine at Shell NXplorers awards :  UWI  has no deed or lease  UWI Debe campus :  …& UWI Trinidad-Penal : UWI Curing Dutch disease : UWI Trinidad – Penal :  The Blue Green Agenda– economic indicators :  Two islands, six corners :

GUYANASBM Offshore FPSO closing in on first oil – mooring completed :   the race for ExxonMobil’s eighth FPSO :  Linden  solar farm leads clean energy : …& $ 2.58M contract signed : ExxonMobil’s eighth FPSO :  China’s new envoy pledges  support for Guyana’s development goals :…& Exploits Guyana Oil & Backs Venezuela :  Moonilal plans energy talks with Jagdeo : Guyana plans for gas : Trinidad Minister seeks Guyana synergies : Stabroek cost recovery and profit oil audits :  …&Sole expert for audits of  costs : Venezuela election plan in Essequibo : …&Guyana defends raising border feud at UN  meeting : Government building a better Guyana :  Energy usage and GDP Further US  collaborations to enhance security :

CARICOM :  Caribbean Sustainable Energy Conference :  Neck-and-neck elections in Suriname for president :  PetroChina 3D seismic survey offshore Suriname : SBM Offshore FPSO for TotalEnergies $12.2B Suriname project : IMF hails ECCU economic progress : Moonilal  energy talks with US : Young on Caricom energy deals : Penny  appointed TT Opposition Leader : T&T Economist challenges dogma -Development should not be based on cheap imports Investment : UWI Trinidad-Penal campus :

ISABELANA  : Chavista voted Governor of Essequibo on poor turnout : U.S. plans Chevron license for minimum upkeep :  Chevron & Europeans Urge Continued Access to PDVSA : Colombia to join PRC Belt and Road Initiative : Maduro treaty with Russia : Colombia to join PRC Belt and Road Initiative : Statkraft to sell Enerfín Colombia to Ecopetrol : PRC pact with “global South” Lula and Xi – New Deals as Brazil Shrugs Off US Trade RisksPoorest 75 Nations Face a ‘Tidal Wave’ of Debt Repayments to China : “Don’t fear China in region”  says PRC foreign minister : “A dangerous game” (Sanders) : Rubio’s historic outreach marks diplomatic shiftNew Fortress Energy locks in charter for FSRU with  project : …&  clinches  deployment in Dominican Republic port : Excelerate to fund acquisition of NFE Jamaica : Woodside and Aramco join forces on LNG and low-carbon solutions : T&T’s Swaratsingh meets UK Energy Security under-secretary :  EU :  …&T&T– 50 years of friendship : T&T showcases competitiveness at OTC 2025 : US ‘deeply committed’ to T&T  : API in favor of EPA’s latest regulatory reforms : Cutting funding for science  consequences for the economy & US  competitiveness :  US to terminate all Venezuelan  licences :  Britain is sitting on a fortune better than gold : Big Oil back in the spotlight :  Gas Exporting Countries Forum  – Global Gas Outlook 2050 :  Experts call for T&T to help Guyana : Chevron sanction & new wave of Venezuelan migration Caricom foreign minister to head OAS : Trump ends Venezuela oil licence for Chevron : …&US terminate all Venezuelan licences :  Panama crackdown on Russian shadow fleet :  CERAWeek 2025 – Resilient upstream strategies:

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