T&T Energy Chamber sees ‘huge’ opportunity in Guyana’s oil sector

Raphael Trotman

What had appeared several months ago to be encouraging signs of movement towards technical assistance from Trinidad and Tobago in developing an oil and gas sector in Guyana, now appears to be languishing in uncertainty. Neither side has made a definitive pronouncement on the pace of progress since July last year when a visit here by a delegation from Port of Spain led by the twin island republic’s then Energy Minister Nicole Olivierre ended with a commitment on both sides to the signing of a memorandum detailing the areas of cooperation by November, then by the end of last year.