PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – Suriname will host the inaugural Caribbean Energy Week (CEW) 2026, which the organisers say is designed to turn dialogue into tangible outcomes and discover new opportunities across the entire energy value chain.
Minister of Oil, Gas, and Environment of Suriname, Patrick Brunings, will deliver a keynote address at the March 30-April 1 event, with the organisers noting that Brunings’ participation is one of the most anticipated contributions to this year’s agenda, bringing firsthand insight into Suriname’s accelerating energy sector transformation and regional collaboration initiatives.
Suriname is rapidly positioning itself as a significant player in the Caribbean’s energy landscape amid a series of deepwater discoveries and expanding upstream activity. The Guyana–Suriname basin has yielded a string of major hydrocarbon finds, with TotalEnergies and partners advancing the GranMorgu project in Block 58 – expected to deliver first oil by 2028 from an estimated 750 million barrels of recoverable reserves.
“These developments, backed by multi-billion dollar capital commitments, signal a transition from exploration to phased production and infrastructure buildout. At least 10 additional wells are anticipated offshore between 2025 and 2027, highlighting the basin’s continued exploration momentum,” according to the organisers.
They said the CEW, which is being organised in strategic partnership with Africann Energy Chamber, Suriname Energy Chamber, and Suriname Business Forum, brings together government leaders, investors, and industry executives to showcase the Caribbean as one of the world’s fastest-evolving energy frontiers.
“As a cross-border investment forum covering Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, CEW capitalizes on the region’s energy surge while drawing on Africa and the Caribbean’s economic ties and synergies in logistics and technology.
“By uniting hydrocarbons, power, renewables, mining, and carbon credits under one roof, the event leverages the region’s diversity while highlighting its most bankable projects, fosters strategic partnerships, and accelerates investment,” the organisers added.
They said that the state-owned Suriname national oil company, Staatsolie, is set to highlight the country’s expanding offshore opportunities and that its Offshore Exploration Manager, Sharista Kalapnat-Kisoensingh, is expected to speak on Staatsolie’s strategic offshore initiatives, alongside sessions on the company’s Enterprise Development Center (EDC), which aims to strengthen the local private sector and prepare Surinamese businesses for participation in the country’s growing oil and gas industry.
Staatsoilie has been at the center of Suriname’s offshore oil boom. The company’s declaration of the Sloanea field as commercial in November 2025 marked a major milestone, highlighting the basin’s growing hydrocarbon potential.
Staatsolie’s seismic survey programme, launched late last year, is generating critical geological insights across multiple offshore blocks, while new production sharing agreements for Blocks 9 and 10 are attracting further international investment.
Further supporting the sector’s growth, Staatsolie launched an Open-Door Offering in late 2025, making roughly 60 per cent of Suriname’s offshore acreage available under flexible exploration agreements.
Alongside its 20 per cent stake in the US$10.5 billion GranMorgu development on Block 58 – which is set to generate over one billion US dollars in local content expenditure – Staatsolie is driving Suriname’s evolution from a modest onshore producer into a globally relevant offshore player with significant investment, production, and local economic potential.
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