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
| 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. |
| 13 Nov 25 |
Trinidad: Touchstone Exploration announces Q3 2025 results Touchstone Exploration reports its financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. Third quarter production reflected strong performance from the Central field and the stabilization of existing wells at both Cascadura and Coho, with legacy oil production continuing to underpin low decline rates. |
| 30 Oct 25 |
Trinidad: EnerMech secures pre-commissioning campaign for Manatee gas development in Trinidad & Tobago EnerMech has been awarded a pipeline pre-commissioning contract by McDermott in support of Shell Trinidad and Tobago’s Manatee gas development. The Company will deliver critical services across a 115km, 32-inch offshore pipeline. |
| 29 Sep 25 |
Trinidad: Touchstone announces Cascadura-4ST2 X well results and operations update Touchstone Exploration has provided an operational update on its Ortoire block activities, including drilling results from the Cascadura-4 development well ('Cas-4ST2X'). |
| 21 Sep 25 |
Trinidad & Tobago welcomes new entrants to its Deep Water Frontier On 17th September, 2025 the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) officially closed the 2025 Deep Water Competitive Bidding Round. The round included all currently available deep water blocks. |
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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
