Headlines April 2026

STOP  PRESS  For breaking news during the month[ ExxonMobil – Deepwater Block ]

TRINIDAD :  PM – Better days ahead : Stuart lands in Caracas : UNC Anniversary : Dragon Talks Proceed : Cascadura project advances to double Gas output : Touchstone aims to quadruple production : …& brings Carapal Ridge-3 on stream : …&Tailwinds Boost  : …&OPERATIONAL UPDATE : Manatee Plus on track : Shell expects first gas  next year : Perenco  development of mature assets : Ministry & Perenco formalise production sharing : Predator Oil & Gas Snowcap-3 drilling update :

bpTT CHIEFS MEET VENEZUELAN AMBASSADOR : Economists back Venezuela mission : Government meeting with Shell :  Point Lisas : TTNGL approves $1 dividend after 4-year hiatus : World Bank “Energy rebound drives growth”: Brickfield Bouffe : ECO EDITORIAL

 

GUYANA Saipem offshore contract for Longtail : Hunting wins $63.5 million of subsea orders : …& Awarded  New Offshore Development : UK–Guyana partnership boosts maritime mapping : Local oil refinery : …&Negotiations proceed with Curlew Midstream : Guyana manufactures  for Hammerhead FPSO : Exxon Profits : Gas-to-Energy Project advances :Funding Gas pipeline by cost recovery :  Guyana deepens strategic partnerships at IMF Meetings :

World Bank to boost private investment opportunities : US EXIM Bank Chair to visit Guyana : …& to fund deepwater port : Trinidad can refine Guyana crude : Guyana receives G$159 billion in Q1 oil revenues: World Bank warns against spending surges : 2000 local companies flourish from US$700M in oil contracts in 2025 : Keith Hill  chairman in Eco Atlantic board reshuffle : Fuel shortage stymies the petrostate : U.S. Envoy urges reform of tendering :U.S vote of confidence in leadership : “Deepening Trinidad and Tobago–Guyana ties” – Vashti Guyadeen :  Editorial

 

CARICOM CDB approves USD50 million Environment Loan : …& to Accelerate High-Impact Development : …& US$10M credit facility to boost SMEs World Bank- “T&T, Guyana, Suriname propel growth”: Ali Seeks Energy Collaboration with T&T : …& T&T PM to visit Guyana :  …& Investment Council : …& President Ali urges economic reset :

Guyana oil to Trinidad?CHOG crisis -The case for a stronger regional future : Sir Ronald Sanders Urges CARICOM Secretary General To Step Down : T&T in Caricom : TT Central Bank signals major shift in five-year plan : CARICOM delegation to Suriname, holds talks in Guyana : Caribbean Energy Week : CARICOM Technical Experts Advance Regional Ocean Policy in Guyana : …&UN science group for 2027 SDG report :

T&T banks nearly $44M in compensation for Tobago oil spill : US allows Russian tanker to reach Cuba : IMF Dominica – 2026 Article IV Mission : ...& Haiti Staff Monitored Program : Reward  $4 Million for Information on Scam Center Money Launderer : Aurora Gold Mine commissions Guyana’s largest solar facility : Risk of “creeping Chinese influence” in Guyana : Trade Dependence on the U.S.: 

 

ISABELANA :  BP & Venezuela sign Loran MoU : ,,,& for Coquina-Manakin gas project : …& NGC part of all cross-border talks :  Eni signs deal to restart Venezuela oil operations : Talks ongoing for Dragon gas project, Shell  80%, NGC 20% : Separator marks key step in Manatee Plus gas : Repsol agrees on conditions to raise Venezuela oil output :

Offshore Venezuela gas project advances as Eni & Repsol secure export pathway : Chevron Heavy Oil Footprint in Venezuela : ConocoPhillips team to assess Venezuela oil prospects : World Bank forecasts 2027 economic breakout for T&T : Business leaders welcome 3.2% growth outlook : PALACE POWER PLAY : Moonilal- ‘Young disrupting T&T’s energy future’: T&T first-mover edge key to unlocking Venezuela gas : Action to thaw T&T relations with Venezuela :

Sintana Energy update on assets in Colombia : Arrow Exploration 2025 results : Risks to gas in Dragon, Loran-Manatee, Manakin-Cocuina : MADURO Exit a Chance for Reinvention :  Venezuela Energy 2026 Forum US to help settle Guyana-Venezuela maritime boundary : PANAMA CANAL legal dispute : PRC detains Panama-flagged ships :

Text of the statement released by  Governments of the United Stat:es of America, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay and Trinidad & Tobago   Guyana, Lifeblood of Gold Underworld : US lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President : Machado in Madrid : Oil executives & investors meet in Venezuela : New Venezuela law opens mining sector to private capital : Guyana’s Oil Boom Boosts Energy Security in the Americas :  Russian Tanker Brings Oil to Cuba Despite U.S. Blockade IMF/USA 2026 Article IV Consultation-Press Release :  OLACDE = Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization How will this end? :  

King Charles arrives in the US for a state visit : Text of A speech by His Majesty The King to the Joint Meeting of Congress (Link),  29 April 2026  Plus  response from President Trump.

 

Headlines March    … and links to earlier months