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.
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Trinidad - recent news
| 07 Jul 25 |
Trinidad: Touchstone Exploration provides update on the Cascadura-5 development well Touchstone Exploration has provided an operational update on the Cascadura-5 development well ('Cas-5'), located on the Ortoire block onshore in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. |
| 01 Jul 25 |
Trinidad: Predator Oil & Gas announces Trinidad acquisition update Predator Oil & Gas Holdings, the Jersey-based Oil and Gas Company with near-term hydrocarbon operations and production activities focussed on Morocco and Trinidad, has provided an update on its acquisition of the Challenger Energy Group's entire operations in Trinidad and Tobago. |
| 23 Jun 25 |
Trinidad: Touchstone provides update on private placement Touchstone Exploration has provided an update regarding its previously announced private placement. Further to the Company's June 16, 2025 announcement, £10.325 million of the £15.375 million in gross proceeds from the private placement remains outstanding. |
| 10 Jun 25 |
Trinidad: FourPhase Secures Contract with Shell in Trinidad & Tobago FourPhase, a solids and production performance specialist for the oil and gas sector, announces a new MSA with Shell Trinidad and Tobago. The MSA involves sand management and production optimisation for Shell Trinidad & Tobago on its topside offshore oil and gas platforms in the Caribbean. |
| 09 Jun 25 |
Trinidad: Subsea7 awarded contract offshore Trinidad and Tobago Subsea 7 has announced the award of a sizeable contract by Shell for the Aphrodite gas project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The project involves the transportation and installation of subsea equipment at the Aphrodite development, located within Block 5a, at water depths of up to 290 metres. |
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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
