Headlines March 2023.

STOP PRESS   (For news  since publication)   1)  With Gulf of Paria well back online, Trinity to stabilise production rates :   2) BA Direct flight to Port of Spain :

GUYANA 1    Shell, Chevron and Petrobras weigh oil auction bids :  SCHEDULE DELAYS :  Draft Model Petroleum Agreements :  Revised 1986 Petroleum Act :  for public consultation :  Exxon story of success :  Government not to amend contract :  Guyana needs over 10 FPSOs – Hess :  ExxonMobil appraisal on Stabroek block :  First Stabroek relinquishment is a crossroads for Guyana :  New PSA :

GUYANA 2    India MOU :  USA promotes stability, prosperity :  Last Two PRC SOC to Delist from NYSE :  World Bank :  Oil to fund  vacations :  IDB :  Local access to oil /gas sector :

TRINIDAD 1     TOUCHSTONE ANNUAL 2022  RESULTS :  Dragon NDA :  Dragon Field talks :  Young at CERA Week :  Dragon deal licence :  McDermott wins Shell contract for Manatee gas project : to work for Shell offshore :   Negotiating skill :  Challenger Energy update on Cory Moruga : National Energy :  Blue Economy :  Piarco Solar Park :  UNDPAmcham and Central Bank :  Petroleum Revenue :  Woodside record profit : Heritage :  7000 barrels of oily fluid removed :  Guayaguayare spill :  NGC green agenda :  Lake Asphalt– time to divest :  Minister meets Jupiter :

TRINIDAD 2   IMF  :  UWI money crunch :  student enrolment : UWI wages :  President’s medals  :  National Trust :  No adjustment to fuel prices : Devaluation damage :  Climate :   TTRA :  TTMA hopeful for VAT refund payments :  MINISTER YOUNG MEETS WITH JINDAL STEEL & POWER INDIA

ISABELANA    Guyana PSAs reflect commitment to conservation :  PRC in US backyard :  Latin America and Caribbean: 37 million lack drinking water :  Corruption crackdown could delay Dragon discussions :  Venezuela arrests 21 :  Venezuelan oil minister resigns amid corruption scandal :   US $171 million aid to Venezuela :  TT Energy ministry participates in AAPG Energy Opportunities :  BOEM Lease Sale 261 :  UN chief denounces energy companies :  Tension between Ecuador and Argentina :  EU Guyana gets grant :  forests are important global assets :  1st U.S. hydrogen-powered ferry arrives :  CERA Week :  Guyana potential : Stabroek Block deal :

CARICOM    British Airways flies to Guyana via St Lucia :  Chairman of NESC Technical Institute.:  Caricom promotes food security :  UN – improve water security :  Caribbean Development Bank  & Renewables :  TGS, CGG and BGP wraps up another phase of 3D survey offshore : IDB and climate change :  Deepwater tubeworm named for UWI don :  Shell and Zim complete first LNG bunkering in Jamaica

February Headlines and links to earlier months