Headlines August 2025

 

STOP PRESS For breaking News during the month.

TRINIDAD :  Map of Projects  in August 2025 :  ExxonMobil deal a “significant milestone”: …&  deepwater block awarded : …& Secures Vast Deepwater Block : …& Seven Ultra-Deep Blocks consolidadted : …& Second Coming for ExxonMobil :…&  to explore ultra-deep blocks :…& puts USD21.7 billion on the table :…& epic exploration programme : …& Energy Chamber rejoices : …& Atlantic acreage : …&Heavyweight ExxonMobil wins :…&Exxon signs :  BP Q2 results : Renaissance finds commercial  in Barrackpore :  Investment in energy :  Touchstone Q2  results : TTNGL loss after OFAC revocation :…& reports $35.8m loss :  Exxon-TT energy deal :…&  No Venezuela threat to Exxon deal :  Sixty Years of Independence (new book) : …&Review (UWI Press) : Oil remains in the driver seat :  UNDP fund :  US tariffs could deepen forex challenges : Can we do what needs to be done peacefully? : Forex crisis  Part2 :  electricity rate hikes : Offshore wind assessment : Brechin Castle Solar Farm :

GUYANA :  US $618 million to NRF in Q2 : first production from One Guyana FPSO : …&ExxonMobil begins production :…& produces first oil :…&Yellowtail Field yields first oil for consortium :…& SBM Offshore FPSO up and running : …&Yellowtail production starts : ExxonMobil Consortium Producing :..& One Guyana FPSO launches production : …& at fourth & largest ExxonMobil project : Saipem vessels conclude Yellowtail subsea installations : …& its role in early Yellowtail start-up :   Hess team merges with  Chevron for exploration : John B. Hess joins Chevron Board : …& fusion of assets follows : One Guyana FPSO produces 250,000 bopd : Lindsayca Guyana Inc. rebranded for GTE project : Frontera & CGX Energy  update on Corentyne : Eco Atlantic seeks partner for Orinduik Block : ExxonMobil is seeking acquisitions : PRC court sentences former president of CNOOC to jail for bribery: 4 scholars to study  in PRC : Ireland’s role in Guyana’s  oil and climate debate : …& and Ireland’s role in it:

CARICOM : Excelerate after Jamaica deal : …& working to expand  LNG business : Shell-FOCOL JV books Nikkiso for its LNG-to-power project in Bahamas : Antigua & Barbuda  to be green shipping hub & signs MOU with Veer : Saipem and Subsea7  Merger Agreement : ExxonMobil to invest up to $21.7 billion in  T&T deepwater block : Oil remains in the driver seat : EU : IDB opens calls for President’s innovation award : Caribbean Export Development Agency : UWI & Chamber of Industry and Commerce sign agreement : CDB Advances Regional Climate Action :…& Moody’s:  Aa1 Credit Rating :…& Secures  Green Climate Fund Resources for Energy Sector Transformation in Barbados, Belize & Jamaica : Refining Guyana oil in Africa : Chevron will serve Guyana : EPA faces another lawsuit in Exxon’s 7th Guyana project : ICJ Opinion on environmental harm : AU can kill 5 birds with one stone : new  residence of CARICOM Secretary-GeneralGOGEC– Capacity building is key:  DIVEST T&T assets while profitable to raise revenue : Guyana and Suriname strive to maintain momentum : CSA wins major contracts : Moonilal talks to Grenada about oil and gas : CCCCC appoints Blackwood as Assistant Executive Director : 60 years of Independence : OBITUARY Senator Deoroop Teemal, 1956-2025 :

ISABELANA :  US Navy in the Caribbean : Coming of Exxonmobil may Ease Forex Crunch : …& signs terms for deep water  blocks :  Manatee project rests on T&T/Venezuela relations :  Guyana election :  Colombia and Guyana sign aerial defence MoU :  Colombia explorers quit : Suriname offshore  Round in November : US seizes assets  from Maduro : Venezuela vetoes Yellowtail FPSO production : …& growth : …& Chevron  ‘limited’ oil  out of Venezuela :…& wlcomed :  Dragon : U.S. to end funding for IEAECLAC :  Indian  generosity : Indian PM at 17th BRICS : Columbus :

JULY headlines :  And links to earlier months.