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Like Guyana, Trinidad going after relinquishment of oil blocks

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Along with a comprehensive review of its tax system, bid rounds for 17 deep water blocks, and the pursuit of gas exploration in cross border acreage to attract deep-pocket investors; the Government of Trinidad and Tobago says it is...
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Woodside, BHP complete merger to form global energy company

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Australian companies, BHP and Woodside, announced Wednesday that they completed their all-stock merger. The merger’s effective date, according to BHP, is July 1. BHP’s Chief Executive Officer, Mike Henry said, “The merger of our petroleum assets with Woodside creates a global energy...
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Deepwater blocks offshore Suriname up for grabs later this year

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By the end of 2022, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V., Suriname’s National Oil Company (NOC) is set to auction off the country’s deepwater blocks; another auction is reportedly planned for the shallow blocks by mid-2023. Annand Jagesar, Staatsolie’s Managing Director told Reuters...
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Expect pushback in Trinidad, says Rowley, as leaders move to quash trade barriers

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Following on the heels of an announcement that Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders are moving to have intra-regional trade barriers removed, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley said his government has committed not to let artificial phytosanitary barriers...
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Drill campaign at Zanderij-1 offshore Suriname planned for third quarter

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Planning is underway for an exploration campaign to be conducted at the Zanderij-1 prospect located at Block 42 offshore Suriname. The well, targeting both Campanian and Santonian aged reservoirs, will be spudded around the third quarter of this year. As...
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City Chamber welcomes Rowley’s commitment to remove trade barriers

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The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has endorsed the Government of Guyana’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Trinidad and Tobago, following a public commitment to address the twin-island nation’s trade barriers against Guyana. In...
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No need for Guyana, Trinidad to be at each other’s throats about local content laws – Rowley

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Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley said there is no need for his government and Guyana’s to be at each other’s throats about Guyana’s new local content laws. “What the government of Trinidad and Tobago tried to...
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T&T eyes preferred bidder for Point-a-Pierre refinery

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Trinidad and Tobago has identified another suitable bidder for the sale or lease of the state-owned Point-a-Pierre oil refinery, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley announced on Friday. The refinery was moth-balled back in 2018 following the restricting of Petrotrin, the...
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US lawmakers blast change in policy towards Venezuela; oil projects could increase

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(S&P Global Platts) Details remained scant May 18 on a US policy shift that could chart a path for US companies to again invest in and operate Venezuelan oil projects as the Biden administration has reportedly begun to ease...
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Refrain from MoU with T&T until trade barriers are removed – Georgetown Chamber tells Government

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The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is strongly urging the government to refrain from inking a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Trinidad and Tobago, until the twin-island nation opts to remove its Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs), which are...
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