
U.S. Revokes Trinidad’s License to Produce Gas With Venezuela
The Donald Trump administration has revoked the authorizations allowing Trinidad and Tobago to produce gas in joint fields with Venezuela without fear of reprisals.
The Donald Trump administration has revoked the authorizations allowing Trinidad and Tobago to produce gas in joint fields with Venezuela without fear of reprisals.
As part of his latest tour of the Caribbean, the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, held a meeting with Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Stuart Young, in Kingston, Jamaica. During this meeting, the Trinidadian government was urged to support the North American country’s measures against Nicolás Maduro’s administration, according to Trinidad’s Guardian newspaper.
In a move with significant geopolitical and energy implications, Shell has brought forward the production timeline for the Dragon gas field in Venezuelan waters to 2026, aiming to revive the struggling industry of Trinidad and Tobago.