On 23rd January 2026, Dr the Honourable Roodal Moonilal, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries; the Honourable Ernesto Kesar, Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries and; the Honourable Saddam Hosein, Minister of Land and Legal Affairs with responsibility for the Chaguaramas Development Authority, toured the ‘Amazon Warrior,’ a research and survey vessel attached to the Shearwater GeoServices seismic fleet. The vessel was contracted by Exxon Mobil Trinidad and Tobago Deepwater Limited to conduct a 3D seismic survey over Block TTUD-1. Dr Bram Willemsen, Trinidad and Tobago Operations Manager ExxonMobil was also part of the vessel tour, which was guided by Mr Benjamin Pentecote Party Manager at Shearwater GeoServices.
The seismic vessel is scheduled to depart from Chaguaramas on Sunday 25th January 2026, approximately five months after the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) was signed on August 12th, 2025. Both Exxon Mobil Trinidad and Tobago Deepwater Limited and Shearwater GeoServices expressed their satisfaction with the efficient processes that allowed the PSC to be finalized and the seismic vessel to enter the country within five months.
The seismic survey of block TTUD-1 will be among the largest surveys conducted in Trinidad and Tobago. Notably, the accelerated progress of the project is a result of timely collaboration and regulatory support among the government, stakeholders and relevant authorities. This coordinated approach to upstream development is aligned with the government’s strategic objective to improve the ease of doing business and to facilitate efficient investment and operational activities within Trinidad and Tobago’s energy sector.
