# National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026 (estimated)**: First Gas Target — Projected date for the first commercial gas flows from Venezuelan waters to Trinidadian processing plants.
- **2024-Q3**: Technical Surveys — Subsea imaging and pipeline route assessments begin for the Dragon-to-Hibiscus link.
- **2023-12**: Dragon Field Agreement — Venezuela signs a 30-year license with Shell and NGC for gas exploration and production.
- **2023-01**: OFAC License Issued — US Treasury grants license for Trinidad to develop gas with Venezuela.

## Recent coverage (1 stories, network-wide)

### Venezuela’s Natural Gas: The Sleeping Giant of South American Energy
2026-03-08 05:17:29 · Sector: climate · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Venezuela is increasingly pivoting toward its massive, untapped natural gas reserves, which hold the potential to rival its world-leading oil sector in strategic importance. With the seventh-largest gas reserves globally, the nation is seeking regional partnerships and sanctions relief to transform from an oil-dependent economy into a major regional gas exporter.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/venezuela-natural-gas-potential-analysis

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