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- Jamaica Energy Minister places faith in LNG
For some time now the Minister of Energy and Mining James Robertson has been advocating Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) as Jamaica's preferred energy source, maintaining that its cost would put less stress on the Balance of Payments than oil does.
- Minister George: Nuts, bolts for T&TEC cost $5.9 million
The findings of the audit report into the streetlighting project of the T&T Electricity Commission (T&TEC) may not have been handed over to the Attorney General (AG) as was stated by Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, former Public Utilities minister in 2009.
- Energy Minister: Gulf spill an example for T&T
Newly-appointed Energy Minister Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan says local oil and gas companies must implement strict maintenance measures to guard against disasters similar to that of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Minister Seepersad-Bachan said the BP situation is a worrying one and should be used as an example locally.
- Unipet launches new double filtered fuel
The United Independent Petroleum Marketing Company Ltd (UNIPET) has launched its double filtered fuel into the Trinidad market. In a statement, Unipet said it has taken the step of installing an additional filter to its fuelling system at its participating service stations.
- TTEC begins repairs after fire
The Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (TTEC) has assured the public that repairs have started on a 33KV switch room which was damaged after an explosion at PowerGen’s Flament Street, Port-of-Spain operations.
- ■ Venezuela sends petroleum experts to Cuba
The government of Venezuela sent a special commission of petroleum experts to Cuba to assist the island prepare for the possible arrival of crude oil spilled in the US Gulf of Mexico.
- T&T Energy Chamber signs MoU with DR
There is a lot of room for growth between the Dominican Republic and T&T in the energy sector, said Charles Percy, president of the Energy Chamber.
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