Perenco Trinidad & Tobago Makes Significant Natural Gas Discovery off Southeast Coast
Perenco Trinidad & Tobago (Perenco T&T), a subsidiary of Anglo-French oil and gas player Perenco, has announced a new natural gas discovery off the southeast coast of Trinidad and Tobago. This discovery is expected to enhance the firm’s hydrocarbon production in the Caribbean country.
The company’s drilling activities at the Onyx well and sidetrack in the eastern part of the field have led to the identification of significant columns of natural gas in two separate geological compartments.
The Onyx field, an undeveloped gas discovery, is situated within the Teak, Samaan, and Poui (TSP) fields’ license in a water depth of 180 feet (54.86 meters), positioned between the Poui and Teak fields, off Trinidad’s southeast coast.
Gregoire de Courcelles, Perenco T&T’s General Manager, stated, “Our objective was to prove sufficient gas reserves to unlock field development. The wells’ findings are a testament to the hydrocarbon potential in the TSP acreage and underscore Perenco’s commitment to supplying future natural gas to Trinidad and Tobago.”
As the subsurface information undergoes review, the operator plans to evaluate development options to progress the discovery towards a final investment decision (FID). TSP is a joint venture between Perenco as the operator, Heritage Petroleum Company, and the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago.
This gas discovery marks a significant milestone in Perenco’s vision for Trinidad and Tobago as it aims to expand its presence in the country and become a major gas supplier to the local market. In line with this goal, Perenco acquired BP’s four mature gas assets and undeveloped resources in 2024 from a field in the Caribbean country.
In the previous year, the company successfully introduced hydrocarbons into a 37-kilometer pipeline from the Teak Alpha production platform at the TSP fields to the Galeota terminal.