The government is pleased with the significant local involvement in the BPTT energy project.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC—Energy and Energy Industries Minister Stuart Young says he is pleased with the “strong representation” of Trinidad and Tobago’s maritime industry and local content onboard the ‘Seven Seas,’ a pipe-laying vessel currently supporting the development of bpTT’s Chypre project here.

Young, who toured the vessel with senior officials of bpTT, including its president, David Campbell, said that the government will continue to work with energy sector stakeholders to create opportunities such as these to build local capacity and drive Trinidad and Tobago’s international competitiveness.

The vessel, currently docked at the ChagTerms dock, Chaguaramas, west of here, is undertaking ‘transporting’ activity related to subsea infrastructure installation that will connect gas from the Cypre field to bpTT’s Juniper platform off Trinidad’s southeast coast.

According to a statement issued following the visit, Young met with several Trinidad and Tobago nationals working alongside the vessel’s international crew, including three local cadets receiving practical training onboard the vessel as part of the sea-service component of the University of Trinidad and Tobago’s Diploma in Maritime Operations.

Young said that this phase of the bpTT operations is a direct result of discussions that took place in 2022. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley led a delegation to London to discuss the project with the then-BP chief executive officer Bernard Looney and bpTT President David Campbell to secure the project’s sanction.

The Cypre Project will become bpTT’s third subsea development in Trinidad and Tobago. It will include seven wells and subsea trees tied back into bpTT’s existing Juniper platform, and gas production is projected for 2025.

“This subsea development will capitalize on the enabling infrastructure at Juniper, allowing gas to be brought to market in a shorter time than a normally unmanned installation (NUI) development.

“The new Cypre development will access power from Juniper, eliminating the need for additional power generation, which will allow production to be supplemented without increasing bpTT’s operating emissions,” the statement added.