South America / GoM
Country profile: Trinidad
| Location: | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela ,0 |
| Climate: | tropical; rainy season (June to December) |
| Terrain: | mostly plains with some hills and low mountains |
| Size: | 5128 sq. km total (Land area: 5128 sq. km Water area: sq.km) |
| Population: | 1,047,366 (July 2008 est.) |
| Languages: | English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese |
| Government: | parliamentary democracy |
| Capital city: | Port-of-Spain |
| Legal system: | based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Currency: | Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) |
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Country profile
The islands of the Caribbean basin are predominantly net energy importers, with the exception of Trinidad and Tobago. Agriculture and natural resource extraction activities continue to constitute the basis of the islands' economies, though the tourism and service sectors are growing. In recent years, the Caribbean countries have been worried that higher global oil prices will impair their efforts to expand economically.
In response, the island nations have been discussing ways to better integrate their energy sectors, especially in regards to increased natural gas exports from Trinidad and Tobago to other islands. These efforts have also focused on the major external energy suppliers to the region, such as Mexico and Venezuela.
Energy production and consumption
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Trinidad - recent news
| 07 Jan 26 |
Trinidad: Predator Oil & Gas announces significant increase in Trinidad production Predator Oil & Gas Holdings, the Jersey based Oil and Gas Company with producing hydrocarbon operations focussed on Trinidad and Morocco, has announced a significant increase in Trinidad production following the completion of drilling and heavy workover operations ahead of schedule in the Bonasse and Goudron fields. |
| 05 Jan 26 |
Trinidad: Touchstone Exploration provides an operational update on the Carapal Ridge-3 development well Touchstone Exploration has provided an operational update on the Carapal Ridge-3 development well ('CR-3'), located on the Central block onshore in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. As anticipated, CR-3 encountered hydrocarbon-bearing sands both below and above a key shale marker. |
| 18 Dec 25 |
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings announces end of year operations update Predator's fully-funded programme in Trinidad to significantly increase production has commenced and will accelerate through the first half of 2026, with up to 12 new wells and 14 heavy workovers currently scheduled. |
| 02 Dec 25 |
Trinidad: Wood awarded brownfield EPC scope at bpTT’s Ginger gas development project Wood’s joint venture company, Massy Wood, has been awarded the engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and commissioning contract associated with the topsides brownfield development of bp Trinidad and Tobago’s (bpTT) Juniper platform, as part of the Ginger development located off the coast of Trinidad. |
| 22 Nov 25 |
Trinidad: bpTT safely completes Cypre project bp Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) has safely completed the Cypre seven-well drilling programme following delivery of first gas in April 2025. The Cypre development is made up of seven wells tied back into bpTT’s existing Juniper platform. Four wells were drilled and completed at the end of 2024 with the first gas delivered in April this year. |
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Other countries in this region
- Argentina,
- Aruba,
- Bahamas,
- Barbados,
- Belize,
- Bermuda,
- Bolivia,
- Brazil,
- Canada,
- Chile,
- Colombia,
- Costa Rica,
- Cuba,
- Dominican Republic,
- Ecuador,
- Falklands,
- French Guiana,
- Grenada,
- Guatemala,
- Gulf of Mexico,
- Guyana,
- Honduras,
- Jamaica,
- Mexico,
- Nicaragua,
- Panama,
- Paraguay,
- Peru,
- Suriname,
- Uruguay,
- USA,
- Venezuela
