Officials from the Ministry of Energy and Energy including the Minster of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister the Honourable Stuart R Young M.P. and Permanent Secretary Mrs. Penelope Bradshaw-Niles toured Woodside Energy’s contracted Controlled Source Electromagnetic Survey vessel docked in Chaguaramas.
Also present during the tour were Woodside Energy’s Country Manager Juan Vazquez, Dr. Carla Noel-Mendez Corporate Affairs Manager, Kerry Nicholas Superintendent Seismic and Survey Operations. The tour was conducted by Electromagnetic Geoservices, the owners of the vessel.
Woodside Energy is carded to commence their Controlled Source Electromagnetic (CSEM) survey in October 2022. The survey will provide valuable information about their Calypso Project. Calypso sits within the Deepwater Blocks 23(a) and TTDAA 14 lease blocks offshore Trinidad and Tobago where hydrocarbons have been discovered. It is the country’s first major discovery in this location.
Mrs. Nicholas explained that the survey will cover at least 1600 square kilometers at a depth of 2200 meters and take approximately 70 days to complete after which the data gathered will be analyzed by the technical experts on the vessel. This analysis will take at least six months. Representing the Government, Minister Young expressed his eagerness to view the facilities and stressed the importance of the project to the people of Trinidad and Tobago.
Photo: From left: EMGS tour guide, Minster of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister the Honourable Stuart R Young M.P., Woodside Energy’s Country Manager Juan Vazquez, Permanent Secretary Mrs. Penelope Bradshaw-Niles, Ravindu Rodrigo Managing Director, Caribbean Luster, GAC Energy and Marine Services Ltd,Dr. Carla Noel-Mendez Corporate Affairs Manager, , Kerry Nicholas Superintendent Seismic and Survey Operations Woodside.
