2012-06-22 18:51:36 - BP announces two production contracts with Trinidad and Tobago

BP has recently announced the signing of two production sharing contracts with the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The two deep water exploration blocks are located approximately 300 kilometres from the North East coast of Trinidad. BP was awarded blocks 23(a) and TTDAA 14 in the 2010/2011 deepwater competitive bid round in July 2011, with a 100 per cent working interest. Norman Christie, President, BP Trinidad and Tobago, said, "These frontier blocks are over a new exploration area for BP and the country. We are excited to explore for new resources in this under explored deep water region."BP´s Trinidad operations account for more than half of Trinidad and Tobago´s natural gas production and 12 per cent of

 

 

BP´s global production. The awards continue to strengthen the significance of Trinidad and Tobago in BP´s global portfolio.BP has been operating in Trinidad and Tobago since the 1960s, first producing oil in 1972. BP currently holds exploration and production licences covering 3,600 square kilometres offshore the east coast of Trinidad.Facilities include 13 offshore platforms and two onshore processing facilities. BP also holds interests in all of Atlantic LNG´s four LNG production trains on Trinidad. BP is the largest producer of hydrocarbons in Trinidad and Tobago, with average production in 2011 of some 408,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day.For more information on the Oil Market within Trinidad and Tobago, see the latest research: Trinidad and Tobago Oil and Gas ReportFollow us on Twitter @CandMResearch

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