Headlines July 2025

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TRINIDAD : Woodside divests  to Perenco Holdings : …& P. acquires shallow-water assets :  ...& paramount producer : …& joins major producers : Perenco platform protests : EOG Resources : Touchstone raised production :…& banks first LNG payment :…&  ANNOUNCES WELL RESULTS : …& 2024 YEAR-END RESERVES :  Ministry & Atlantic LNG – energy security :  MINISTER MEETS  SHELL’S SENIOR TEAM : Natural gas output falls 5.9% : Proman : Minister Kesar & Methanex discuss  gas future : SPETT Energy Symposium : Keskula resigns as Heritage  CEO : NGC chairman, Gerald Ramdeen : New boards for Heritage, Paria, Guaracara : Keskula resigns as CEO : Former UDeCOTT CEO – Heritage chairman : Gerald Ramdeen is new NGC chair : …&  names new board : …& must quickly learn ropes at NGC :  Energy Ministry to host symposium on business : bp reports production boost,& oil trading : bpTT – 5% cut : DeepWaterDeadline extended : T&T to reclaim regional energy hub status :

TRINIDAD 2   : Former minister heads team to probe possible refinery revival : …&OWTU liable for US$4M loan : Reopening is about training : …& sparks optimism : Paria pushes T&T as bunkering hub :  Energy transparency remains crucial to T&T’s fortunes : Trinidad and Tobago is perfect for clean maritime fuel : Data shows potential for local wind assets : Ministers at Brechin Castle Solar : Time to harness floating solar energy : Sustainable energy progress still trails behind : Cabinet members skip energy conference : Atlantic LNG shipping rates continue to decrease : : Kern Dass to chair TSTT board : TGU raises US$525 million : New T&TEC board : Central Bank’s Report : Piparo Mud Volcano evolving : 4.9-magnitude earthquake 

TRINIDAD 3  : Economy reels as US tariffs soar to 15%  :  BP renews EnerMech platforms contract  :  bpTT’s quarterly report : ministers tour Atlantic :  Government monitoring global energy : ExxonMobil mulls ultra-deep Trinidad acreage : UN development framework :  Wind energ Brechin Castle Solar Ltd first electrons : Teak, Samaan, Poui protests : Energy mismanagement :

TRINIDAD 4  :  $6B energy contract error claim :  Mid-Year Budget Review :  UNC inherits gargantuan PNM debt : Global Biofuel Alliance : Structural economic retreat :  New  Central Bank Governor : …& confidentiality in public interest :  Indian PM Modi : …&  Joint Statement : …&Business with  Philosophy  : …& renewed T&T/India partnership : State of emergency– national security threatEnergy consumption unsustainable :  State enterprises – a law unto themselves : Mixed blessing of higher oil pricesNiQuan fire due to poor safety culture :  Piparo Mud Volcano :  Air Quality :

GUYANAChevron completes Hess acquisition :…& ExxonMobil’s loss is Chevron’s gain :…& finalises $53-billion Hess acquisition :…& mending rift with Exxon : …& Exxon responds to arbitration :  Oil Output To Grow by 50% : ExxonMobil relinquishes 20% of Stabroek block :  Port development to enhance trade : Oil & Gas funds STEM revolutionGTE project : UG and European chamber sign MOU :  Guyana, energy , and biodiversity :…& UN REDD+ Program leads biodiversity : International Climate Finance : Global Biodiversity Framework Fund :  Guyana & Yale University inks MoU for biodiversity : Guyana to host Secretariat of  Alliance : GBA- Guyana ecosystems value is $15.2B : Summit ends on Friday, July 25 :  Guyana maintained 95 per cent of tropical jungleIndian PM at 17th BRICS Summit in Rio

CARICOM : India’s  transatlantic trek to the Occidental Sea : …& T&T  farewell to  Modi : …&Doing business with India :  New President of Suriname : Suriname eyes  oil riches to dodge Dutch disease :  Hess Relinquishes ultra-deepwater Block 59 : Petronas considers fFID in Suriname FLNG projectTenaris services and technology for GranMorgu : Guyana and Suriname to have 9 FPSOs on stream by 2029 : IMF Technical Assistance Report No. 2025/069 – The Bahamas : Caribbean Development Bank :  49th Caricom Summit :  TT to consult public on free movement :  UWI Don defends TT$ :  Moonilal mocks ‘Monopoly money’ taunt : Decades of dialogue on regional reform :

CARICOM 2  : Tancoo chairs CAF : EU official urges TT – Ratify EPA, modernise fish rules : Global Petroleum Group : Guyana’s regional profile rises : Accelerating the energy transition in the Eastern Caribbean : Blumberg Grain Chair commends Guyana food security vision : …&Guyana to develop regional food hub :  MODEC delivers another piece of puzzle for Guyana-bound FPSO : Jamaica Licence : …& UK junior wins approval for offshore campaign : …& United Oil & Gas receives Permit for Walton Morant Licence :..&  Jamaican block surveys, citing Stabroek-scale potential : IMF
Article IV Consultation with Jamaica : Citizenship by investment : Indian PM at  17th BRICS Summit in Rio :  Guyana provides over US$15.2 billion in ecosystem services

ISABELANA : Albert Manifold appointed BP p.l.c. chairman :…&  BP anoints successor to  Helge Lund :…& BP board  under pressure to deliver :  Chevron scores in marathon for Guyana’s golden goose : acquisition accelerates new wave of oil megamergers :…&  Chevron completes Hess takeover :…& Chevron Cuts Layers :  T&T LNG exports-Falling volumes and market shift :  T&T dialogue with diplomats from Canada & India : Ministers magnify Modi visit to Trinidad & Tobago : …& Chamber lauds bilateral cooperation: …& Hummingbird must leverage Peacock :…& Build bridges with standard-bearer of soft power : T&T neglects trade with Europe : TT Chamber agreement with Panama :  T&T carbon market potential- CASH for CO2 IMF Technical Assistance Report No. 2025/071 -Colombia:  Ecopetrol largest discovery in a decade at Lorito Arrow Exploration announces Tapir Block operational updateNG Energy,   Maurel & Prom acquire stake in Colombia gas block :  TotalEnergies partnership with AES : Puerto Rico Board Suspends $20B New Fortress Gas Deal :  PM of India  in the 17th BRICS Summit in BrazilIMF Netherlands – Curaçao–  the 2025 Article IV Mission :  Netherlands issue code red travel advisory on Venezuela : CIIS 2025 Conference – 2 – 5 December 2025 Curaçao :  US censures OAS for inaction on Venezuela : TT Refinery investment must be viable & sustainable :  Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit closes in Guyana

Headlines June 2025 ...And links to earlier months