Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago

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Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago is central government agency of Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago looks after the development and management of the mineral and petroleum resources of the nation. In the year 1904 it started its functioning as the Department of Mines. At present the range of activities of Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago includes the looking after mining and petroleum sector and its management.

Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago has the following divisions

Policy and Performance Evaluation Contract Management HSE / Measurement-Fiscalisation Administration Resource Management Commercial Evaluation Energy Planning and Researches Monitoring and Evaluation Downstream and Retail Marketing Human Resources LNG and GAS Exports Legal Library Information Technology Minerals Accounts

The responsibilities of Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago are:

Creation and execution of legal procedures for Petroleum industry Controlling the internal marketing of petroleum manufacture, transmission of natural gas, petroleum products, other natural gas based products Responsibility sharing with Ministry of Finance for the purpose of petroleum revenue collection. Regulating and managing gas and oil development activities Gathering, analyzing and disseminating international and local petroleum information. Representing the country’s interests at different international petroleum institutions and conferences. Managing the state’s assets and interests in gas and oil industry Giving lease or license of the petroleum production fields Regulating and managing the upstream developments in oil industry Responsibility sharing for administration and management of minerals sector. Planning for the purpose of development of petroleum sector.

Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago plays a major role in the petroleum and mineral resources development in Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.