Launched on 1 June, 2002 and published bimonthly, ENERGY Caribbean is a subscription-based magazine and the first publication of its type ever devoted exclusively to the energy industry in the Caribbean. Along with ENERGY Caribbean, MEP publishes the annual ENERGY Caribbean Yearbook, a survey of developments in the year in energy gone by and outlook for the year ahead. The Yearbook is free to all subscribers, and is available for single purchase for non-subscribers.
 • GAS TRANSMISSION
NGC in major extension of pipeline network
Trinidad
and Tobago’s state-owned National Gas Company (NGC)—the most successful
indigenous commercial enterprise in the Caribbean, with TT$3.4 billion
(US$560 million) in gross profit in 2006—is in the midst of one of the
biggest pipeline construction programmes in its history, the price tag
for which will be around US$1 billion. more »
• GAS/OIL RECOVERY
Going after more oil and gas—on and offshore
With
oil production in Trinidad and Tobago declining rapidly and proven gas
reserves stagnant, a determined effort to recover more of both oil and
gas currently stranded in reservoirs on and offshore Trinidad is about
to be launched by producers at both ends of the spectrum. more »
• CARIBBEAN POWER INDUSTRY CHALLENGES…
PRIVATISATION
Small utilities should be careful
The
policy of privatisation or divestment of parts of the power sector in
the Caribbean, particularly in the case of smaller companies, gets a
thumbs-down from electricity expert Dr Trevor Byer. more »
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY OPTIONS
Methanol no competition for fossil fuels
A
leading regional expert does not think Methanol Holdings Trinidad Ltd
(MHTL) will find many takers when it starts offering methanol
commercially. This is bad news for the company’s US$12 million
experimental 8.39MW plant at Point Lisas. more »
CAPITAL FOR POWER
Utilities need to raise money on stock exchanges
One
of Dr Trevor Byer’s pet obsessions is that the capital market has
played much too small a role in the development of the Caribbean’s
power sector. more »
GUYANA EXPLORATION
CGX takes steps to restart exploration
CGX
Energy Inc, the persistent small Canadian explorer that has stayed the
course with Guyana through thick and thin for the last eight years, has
now moved decisively to restart the exploration process. more »
 Trinidad and Tobago's oil industry celebrates its centenary in 2008 for which the ENERGY Caribbean Yearbook has produced a collector's edition
documenting this country's long relationship with oil and gas through
photographs, maps and exclusive interviews, as well as its usual survey
of developments in the Caribbean energy industry and outlooks for the
future.
The ENERGY Caribbean Yearbook is free to all subscribers of ENERGY Caribbean magazine. If you are not already subscribed, you can order your copy of the Yearbook for just TT$150/US$25:
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