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
| 11 Jun 26 |
Trinidad/Morocco: Predator Oil & Gas announces operational update Predator Oil & Gas Holdings, the Jersey based Oil and Gas Company with producing hydrocarbon operations and exploration activity focussed on Trinidad and Morocco, has announced an operational update. |
| 28 May 26 |
Trinidad: Touchstone Exploration provides an operational update Touchstone Exploration has provided an update on its recent operational activities in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. |
| 14 May 26 |
Trinidad: Touchstone Exploration reports Q1 2026 results and operational update Touchstone Exploration reports its operating and condensed financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and provides an operational update. |
| 15 Apr 26 |
Trinidad: Predator Oil & Gas announces Snowcap-3 drilling update Predator Oil & Gas Holdings, the Jersey based Oil and Gas Company with hydrocarbon operations focussed on production in Trinidad and near-term development in Morocco, has announced a SC-3 drilling update. |
| 30 Mar 26 |
Touchstone Exploration announces update on recent operational activities in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Touchstone Exploration has provided an update on its recent operational activities in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The Company's current strategy is twofold: maximizing the utilization of existing excess capacity in its processing facilities through targeted drilling and deploying capital toward its highest-priced sales contracts to optimize project returns. |
Trinidad - more news
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
