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BP y Shell piden licencias para operar yacimientos de gas en Trinidad y Tobago y Venezuela

Shell y BP están solicitando licencias estadounidenses para extraer gas natural de yacimientos en Trinidad y Tobago y Venezuela, dijo el miércoles el ministro […]

BP y Shell piden licencias para operar yacimientos de gas en Trinidad y Tobago y Venezuela

TL;DR

  • Shell and BP are applying for U.S. licenses to extract natural gas from fields in Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.
  • Trinidad and Tobago aims to develop offshore fields in Venezuela to counteract declining reserves.
  • Shell is seeking a license for the Loran-Manatee field, estimated to contain about 10 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas.
  • BP is applying for a license to develop the Cocuina-Manakin field, which has 1 tcf of proven gas reserves in its Venezuelan portion.
  • U.S. policy shifts towards Venezuela have previously slowed down gas projects.