Headlines Jan/Feb 2025

 

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CARICOM    AmCham & Young meet ahead of conference :  €3M EU-CAF grant -digital integration of T&T :  …& TT$24m for digital transformation : New Chamber chair ready for TT Energy Conference :  Green Infrastructure Conference :  International Economic Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean :  Collaboration between the ACS and South Korea :  Foreign Minister hails India-T&T ties :  UWI VC appointed top job at United Nations UniversityTrump’s executive orders and the Caribbean :  PRC yards land megadeals for TotalEnergies Suriname project :  Offshore  :  TotalEnergies contracts Stena drillship for Suriname :  …& Stena Drilling wins Suriname contract :  …& announces drillship contract :

ISABELANA :  High-stakes AI summit : US natural gas producers recover after DeepSeek AI fallout :  Shell profits nearly halve : Melbana Energy  first phase of field  plan for Block 9 onshore Cuba :  Rubio ratifies US recognition of Urrutia as Venezuela’s true President : …& reconsider Chevron’s oil deal :  NFE to supply gas to Puerto Rico power plant :  Trump Orders Poised to Have Profound Implications for Energy :  …& Directive to Rename Gulf of Mexico :  [ Occidental Sea of Isabella ] :  Questions (and expert answers) about Trump’s first actions :  GeoPark update on proposed acquisition of Repsol assets :  New UK envoy presents credentials in T&T :  US envoy is first diplomat to receive national award :  Clarifying misconceptions about the Panama CanalTrump’s China focus could benefit regionOAS Election and renewed Consensus :  IDB – T&T overcoming technology challenges :  Grenada to host  investment forum :  …& earns a fortune from foreign citizens :  US removes Indian company from restricted list :

ISABELANA 2Guyana to lead new group of global oil producers :  U.S.-Venezuela deportation flights begin under Trump-Maduro agreement :  TT Energy Conference :  …& New Chamber chair ready :   Canacol Energy discovers gas in Colombia :  …&Petrobras confirms :  Colombia seeks shorter time for offshore gas :  Lee – Deep-water exploration should have been priority :  Colm Imbert is new CAF chairman :  …&Imbert to chair CAF :  The challenge of energy transition :  Maduro inauguration & outrage over alleged election theft :  González Urrutia   returning to Venezuela :  UK  sanctions on Bolivarian regime :  Maduro – presidential term “of peace” :  Venezuela can rebuild relations in the Americas :  IMF Concludes 2024 Article IV  with HaitiNGC proceeds with Dragon gas project :  Abdulah – SOFA treaty creates uncertainty :  …&US embassy shares PM’s concerns over SOFA article :  UK & IDB strengthen partnership :  CAF US$15m loans for SIDs projectsUWI VC named chancellor of UN University :  Minister Doughty – “C24 is outdated” :  Mangrove Meeting :  Guyana partners with King’s Foundation & Qatar’s Earthna Center to push LCDS 2030Donald Trump cuts federal workforce :  …& ‘We don’t need them …’ :

TRINIDAD  :  The Energy Year Trinidad and Tobago 2024(book) :  EOG Resources wins shallow blocks :  Integrated Intermodal Transportation Ecosystem TTNGL elects first substantive president :  PPGPL caused NGC loss :  Remittances to ease forex challenges :  …& Chamber – forex report must mean change :  CBTT reaffirms commitment to green financing :  Green bonds & carbon credits :  Mitigating ozone depletion :  Decline, deficits, debt and downgrades :  HSF rose to US$6.08B in September :  BP axing 4,700 jobs globally :  …& Local impact of global restructuring on bptt Lease Operators Limited :  Choosing refinery buyer :  Parisot-Potter questions Massy spending & Niquan write off :  OSHA role in rig incident :  USA policy pivot :  TT progress on green path :  Regional unity in the new Trump era :  …&Trump cancels TT Defence Force training :  …& T&T must look beyond the US :

TRINIDAD 2  :  2025 Deep Water Competitive Bidding Round :  …& 26 offshore blocks offered :  Moves to commercialised methanol fuelIMF mission in Article IV talks :  Minister Young welcomes British High Commissioner :  AllseasLorelay goes to Rotterdam for lifetime extension :  GCCA+ targets energy culture change : Petrojam deal :  Sirju-Ramnarine leads the charge for Green Energy :

GUYANA BUDGET :  Guyana Budget 2025 (link) :  Exports soar by 285% in three years :  Private sector growth, investment and job creation :  Judge leaders by results, not rhetoric :  Oil revenue reaching Guyanese :  Prosperity for all :

GUYANA 2Frontera Energy and CGX Energy update on Corentyne Block :  Baker Hughes  Chemicals Supply  for ExxonMobil FPSOs :  …& wins ‘major’ deal :  …& contract for Uaru & Whiptail :  Exxon operations bring tremendous benefits to Guyana :  Hess production soars as three FPSOs ‘exceed stated capacity’:  …&Doubles Guyana Oil Output :   …& drove higher profit for Hess Corporation :  …& key to Chevron merger :  Exxon’s Rising Production Drives Earnings Beat Despite Oil Slide :  Guyana Energy Conference -February 18th to 21st :  Rig quartet to feature ‘world first’ safety tech :  …&safety measure on four offshore  platforms :  …&Salunda monitoring solutions installed on four drill ships :  Government to set record straight on energy  projects :  PPP at 75 ‘guiding Guyana to greater heights’ :  US firms invest US$15B over four years :  A year of wins for oil production :  ExxonMobil greenlights Whiptail & expects production to pass Venezuela :  Gas to energy & electronic ID – US $141.5B approved :  Guyana & UK explore partnership :  PRC oil majors streamline operations with overseas asset sales :

Headlines December.…………………and links to earier months