{"id":16846,"date":"2024-02-26T03:48:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T03:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16846"},"modified":"2024-02-26T03:48:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T03:48:43","slug":"trinidad-and-tobago-prime-minister-emphasizes-role-of-oil-gas-in-energy-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/trinidad-and-tobago-prime-minister-emphasizes-role-of-oil-gas-in-energy-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Emphasizes Role of Oil &amp; Gas in Energy Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong><em>By Radha Motielall<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the opening of the energy conference, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, underscored the enduring importance of the oil and gas industry in the regional energy landscape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the global push for renewable energy, Dr. Rowley emphasized that hydrocarbons will remain a significant source of energy for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Rowley assured that while the region invests in and expands the contribution of renewables, it will continue to sustain the oil and gas industry during a period of transition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He specifically mentioned that Trinidad, Guyana, and Suriname, as key players in the Caribbean&#8217;s energy economies, will not disregard beneficial opportunities in this sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In advocating for energy security, Dr. Rowley stressed the necessity of regional collaboration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that whether focusing on hydrocarbons or renewables, effective utilization of resources and collective efforts are essential for developing the energy sector and mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Rowley commended Guyana for hosting the conference, acknowledging its growing significance and stature as a vital event on the regional energy conference calendar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted similar forums hosted by Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname, reinforcing the importance of such collaborative platforms for maximizing future prospects in the energy sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Radha Motielall During the opening of the energy conference, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, underscored the enduring importance of the oil and gas industry in the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16847,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[360,350,359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","category-news","category-top-picks"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16846"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16848,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16846\/revisions\/16848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}