Trinidad gets licences from United States for oil and gas activities in Venezuela

The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday said that it has been issued with two United States General Licences, which provides “a clear and structured legal framework” under US law for certain oil and gas activities in Venezuela and along “our shared maritime border”.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar in a statement posted on X, said that “as a longstanding close partner of the United States, Trinidad and Tobago views this development as an important opportunity to deepen hemispheric energy cooperation...