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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 University : Trump’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 Canal : Trump’s China focus could benefit region : OAS 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 2 : Guyana 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 Haiti : NGC 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 projects : UWI 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 2030 : Donald 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 fuel : IMF mission in Article IV talks : Minister Young welcomes British High Commissioner : Allseas’ Lorelay 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 2 : Frontera 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