Headlines February 2023

STOP PRESS….For  Breaking News:- 1) ROYSTON-1X REACHES TOTAL DEPTH

GUYANA    Keppel to deliver third FPSO ;  nearing completion ; Prosperity for Payara ;  First Lady dedicates FPSO in Singapore ;  ExxonMobil targets two more wells ;  First Lady Arya tours Prosperity ;  ExxonMobil  potential for expansion ; reports  progress  in  developments ;  FID on Uaru development ;  SBM in initial pact with PRC yard for Whiptail FPSO ;  Exxon’s US$160M H/Q ;  seeks waste management investors ;  SBM seeks supply chain management ;  Liza 1 expenses ;  Hess cut but still a ‘world-class growth story’ ;  Guyana reserves big on Hess radar ;  expects higher 2023 spending ; New UK chamber looks to boost trade, investment ;  Qatar to draft gas leak plans ;  Busy year for Upstream sector ;  [6295 words]

TRINIDAD 1     Touchstone Royston-1x operations ;  Woodside commitment ;  bpTT 2023 plans ;  UTT, Point Lisas Chamber sign MOU ;  Shell, NIHERST launch robotic competition ;  Heritage refinances debt ;  MP wants Heritage to replace ageing pipelines ;  Perenco -time to deliver, ;  Where were the good Samaritans in Paria tragedy? ;  NGC Chair looks at value creation ;  Atlantic LNG restructuring plans ;  Croatia gets LNG cargo ;  Sale of Clico Shares ;  Young leaders navigate energy sector ;  Unipet ;  $800m for energy, $15m for foreign ministries ;  Avoiding outflow of gas finances ;  Sites for wind farms ;  Fix poor governance ;  NP ;  [14513 Words]

TRINIDAD 2   ;  UWI Don- Renewables thrust impeded ;  Landfill waste to power TCL kilns ;  Advocates for renewables policy :  carrot and stick ;  Shell, BP bands at Panorama ;  Obituary Wilfred Sidney Knox 1925-2023 ;  Legendary businessman ;  Debt to Sidney Knox ;  Atlantic supports schools ;  NEL profit of $203M ;  Quarries ; Economic growth ;  IMF expects T&T to continue growing ;  EurochamTT  linking T&T and Europe ;  Removing EU blacklist status ;  [10235 Words ]

ISABELANA 1Dragon dance ;  Shell gas pipeline from Venezuela to Trinidad ;  Shell ;  4Q  2022 results ;  sets record as profits more than double ;  Shell Q4 Reflections ;  chief rejects calls for probe into alleged greenwashing ;  profit reaches $9.8 billion, LNG sales rise ; Strong Dividend Growth ;  UK Creates Energy Security Department ;  OEUK highlights talent behind transition ; Cuba – Melbana Energy to drill first appraisal well  ;  Colombia/Ecuador Gran Tierra Energy   continued reserves growth ;  ATOME Energy in Central America/Caribbean ;  Tullow January trading statement and operational update ;  [20668 Words]

ISABELANA 2    ;  Dragon Deadlock Defused ;  US approves Trinidad-Venezuela talks ;  NGC endorses Dragon project ;  Business hails Dragon sanction waiver ;  Ramnarine predicts Dragon gas by 2027 ;  Minister: Ramnarine clueless on Dragon deal ;  Stuart and Delcy discuss Dragon in Caracas ;  Comments at Guyana Energy Expo ;  constraints dog Dragon Stalemate ; OTHER TT COMMENTS ON DRAGON ;  Dragon is major boost ;  Shell TT gratified by Venezuela talks ;  Counting Dragons before they hatch ;  Tell the truth on economic situation ;  Eni, Repsol seek control to lift oil output ;  Greenpeace exits Shell oil platform ;  bp fourth quarter and full year 2022 results ;  bp Integrated Energy Company strategy update ;  PRC spy balloon could collect intelligence signals ;  [ 10635 Words ]

CARICOM 1 ;  Energy Diplomacy In CARICOM ;  Energy transition strategies ;  Rowley sells T&T energy hub to global stakeholders ;  Growing geopolitical and regional influence ;  Regional ‘agri-tech’ campus ;  Dragon cannot save businesses ;  investment opportunities in Guyana ;  CDB and World Bank Agree ;  Caricom and CSME ;  TT signs agreement for better integration ;  Clarion call for unity ;  Energy ministers – regional collaboration is key ;  UWI staff protest over wage talks ;  Guyana job opportunities ;  Sapakara well offshore > 200-MMbbl resource ;  TotalEnergies racks up ‘substantial resources’ for potential oil development ;          [9494 Words ]

CARICOM 2Canadian leader at CARICOM ;  44th Caricom Summit in Bahamas ;  Canada deploys navy to HaitiJohn Kerry hears HoGs ;  Minister – Guyana can learn from T&T ;  Guyana not interested in Guaracara refinery ;  Gas gang in Guyana ; Address by Dr  Keith Rowley,  Prime Minister of T&T ;  Interest in Dragon Gas at Guyana Energy Expo ;  Government cooperation on Dragon deal ;  Guyana, a new destination for  companies ;  Guyana invites Caribbean financial institutions ;  Guaracara refinery sale ; Caveat Emptor ; Jamaica – A New Floating Solar Project ;  [7157 Words]

Headlines Jamuary   …and links to earlier months