Restarting the PAP refinery

15/07/2025

To say that the media chooses interesting headlines is an understatement. With all the good that was said in the article by Mr Gowtam Maharaj it seems almost insidious to pick out that statement, which they are paraphrasing btw, to blast as the headline. Below is the excerpt of what he said and I encourage all comrades to not be troubled by sensationalized headlines but to read the full articles to get proper context 👇🏽 “The committee’s report will influence, in terms of advice, what should go forward. So to say at this stage that bids will be reopened, you know, will be pre-empting what the report has not produced as yet,” he said.

Chairman of Guaracara Refining Company Limited Gowtam Maharaj says it is too early to determine whether bids will be reopened for the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery.

For more: https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/too-early-to-say-if-refinery-bids-will-reopen-6.2.2355149.aa55aea710

11/07/2025

Stay tuned....

The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries is taking steps towards reactivating the Guaracara Refinery. Line Minister Dr. Roodal Moonilal confirmed on Thursday that a Note has been submitted to Cabinet to establish a Committee to develop a reactivation strategy. The Committee would be led by forme...

01/05/2024

Refinanced in 2022? They tell you anything about that?

Remember, Petrotrin was going to pay off everything in 2019 and 2021. All the creditors wanted was reassurance. What they didn't do for Petrotrin they doing for Heritage. But heritage can't do half of what Petrotrin was doing

SASCHA WILSON Senior Reporter Over half of the $11.9 billion debt inherited by the closure of Petrotrin has already been paid, the Deputy Chairman of Heritage Petroleum Company Ltd, Reynold Ajodhasingh, has confirmed. He made the disclosure on Tuesday, at the project launch of the Point Fortin Herit...

01/03/2024

People's lives on the line
Our children's future is just a game to some people

■ Ria [email protected] Energy Services Co

30/08/2023

Technically he didn't lie
Petrotrin exists on paper because Petrotrin still owing money.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxcOyh5cdfo

The Government is not closing down Petrotrin. The statement was made by Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, at a PNM Public Meeting in Marabella on Tuesday nig...

29/08/2023

Let's talk money

Petrotrin was pulling in 15 to 20 BILLION every year
in 2017, Petrotrin had $20,000,000,000 revenue

Espinet said they saving some of that money to pay debt (NiQuan will be a different post one day).

Then the country went crazy, closed the refinery and set up a company that is making $4 billion. And that company has to pay Petrotrin's debt.

So when they say the country has no money, remember why.

26/06/2023

Wha d 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
4 men died! What operational efficiency lets 4 people die?!

“Effective cost management measures, operational efficiencies and favourable market conditions enabled the company to generate a profit for the year of $257 million, a 58 per cent increase compared to 2021 (2021: $162 million),” his statement noted.

State-owned Paria Fuel Trading Company Ltd has recorded a profit of $257 million for its financial year ended September 30, 2022.The company, which provides fuel products locally and regionally, said

22/06/2023

The amount of scrutiny they had for the refinery sale eh... You remember the big shot committee in 2019?

And they let these people who came out from nowhere start up?

Tell me why we couldn't get the whole refinery running safely and making money again. Tell me it's not bad mind

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=643851017770210&id=100064359535795&mibextid=Nif5oz

The Energy Minister has confirmed the Occupational Safety and Health Authority (OSHA) has served a prohibition order stopping the operation of NiQuan Energy’s GTL plant in Pointe-a-Pierre, following an incident last Thursday, which led to the death of 35-year-old pipefitter Allanlane Ramkissoon on Sunday.

For more...
https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/niquan-plant-shut-down-by-osha-again-6.2.1735986.e645772d86

20/06/2023

Like we have to change 'restart the refinery' to 'restart Augustus Long Hospital'

A Massy En­er­gy En­gi­neered So­lu­tions Ltd (MEES) work­er, as­signed to Ni­Quan En­er­gy Trinidad’s Pointe-a-Pierre plant, who was in­jured in an in­ci­dent at the fa­cil­i­ty on Thurs­day, has died. He died while un­der­go­ing treat­ment at a hos­pi­tal in Mi­a­mi.