Eastern Caribbean Gas Pipeline Explained

The Eastern Caribbean Gas Pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline from Tobago to other eastern Caribbean islands.

History

The idea had its genesis with Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, who announced in 2002 that his country was going to undertake one of the largest civil engineering projects in the Caribbean region.

The project suffered a brief setback when Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez petitioned intensely that the pipeline should instead originate from Venezuela and reach further into the north, including Cuba and the United States.^[1]

In March 2010 the Barbados indicated after a two-year hiatus that it would seek to move toward the negotiations stage for the first stage of the pipeline from Tobago to Barbados.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Network

The overall pipeline would be long, including shore approaches and the lateral line to Barbados.^[1] The first 177miles long stage would start from the Cove Point Estate in Tobago and run to Barbados.^{[5] [6]} The second stage it would be expanded to Saint Lucia, Dominica, Martinique, and Guadeloupe.

Project company

The project is developed by the Eastern Caribbean Gas Pipeline Company Limited (ECGPC). 60% of the company is jointly owned by the United States companies Beowulf Energy LLC and First Reserve Energy International Fund. Rest is owned by the Trinidad and Tobago companies Guardian Holdings (15%), Unit Trust Corporation (15%), and the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (10%).^[6]

See also

• Puerto Rico – Virgin Islands pipeline
• Trans-Caribbean pipeline

External links

• News: Natural gas for all soon . C. . H. . . 6 March 2007 . 5 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070710055328/http://www.nationnews.com/story/302781854886082.php . 10 July 2007 .
• News: Importing natural gas a 'good move' . B. . A. . . 16 May 2007 . 5 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190156/http://www.nationnews.com/life/307456471551427.php . 27 September 2007 .
• News: Thompson tells why gas line favoured . A. . B. . . 16 May 2007 . 5 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185933/http://www.nationnews.com/life/307456471728549.php . 27 September 2007 .
• News: 13 000 more homes to get natural gas . Albert . Brandford . . 16 May 2007 . 5 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070618152238/http://www.nationnews.com/story/307463717878130.php . 18 June 2007 .

Notes and References

1. News: Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela mull over Caribbean-US natural gas pipeline . Curtis . Williams . 29 September 2003 . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20031002153956/http://ogj.pennnet.com/articles/web_article_display.cfm?Section=OnlineArticles&ARTICLE_CATEGORY=Trasp&ARTICLE_ID=188398 . 2 October 2003 . live . 5 March 2010 .
2. News: 177 miles of gas pipe from Tobago to Barbados . . 15 May 2007 . 5 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070826214214/http://www.cbc.bb/content/view/10813/10/ . 26 August 2007 .
3. News: Barbados government to negotiate importation of natural gas from Trinidad . Julie . Wilson . CaribbeanNetNews.com . 3 March 2010 . 5 March 2010 .
4. News: Importing natural gas won't have immediate effect on fuel prices . N. . B. . . 4 March 2010 . 5 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326081725/http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=business&NewsID=9277 . 26 March 2012 .
5. News: Eastern Caribbean gas pipeline coming back on stream . 12 January 2012 . Caribbean360 . 23 December 2012 .
6. News: Gas pipeline project makes headway . 14 March 2012 . . 23 December 2012 .