From Oil to Gas and Beyond - by Trevor M Boopsingh & Gregory McGuire (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book chronicles the history of the petroleum industry in Trinidad and Tobago and appraises major policy decisions impacting its economy. The book will be useful as a source document to students, researchers, policy makers, and anyone interested in developments in the ener...

Book Synopsis

This book chronicles the history of the petroleum industry in Trinidad and Tobago and appraises major policy decisions impacting its economy. The book will be useful as a source document to students, researchers, policy makers, and anyone interested in developments in the energy sector in a small developing state.

Review Quotes

This authoritative collection of papers . . . is by far the most comprehensive and well-judged assessment I have seen. It provides both a well-written overview of the history of oil and gas development over the past century and also a well-informed assessment of where oil and gas policy is likely to lead. . . . It will be essential reading for all energy practitioners in Trinidad and Tobago and all other petroleum producer governments and companies.

This collection of papers offers an extraordinarily valuable glimpse into every important aspect of the 'Trinidad and Tobago model.' The fact that the small, two-island Caribbean state provided an example to the world on the successful commercialization of a very modest amount of natural gas reserves amply qualifies the book's insights for study and emulation in countries far bigger than ours.

About the Author

Trevor M. Boopsingh was a distinguished member of the International Society of Petroleum Engineers. He served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources from 1981 to 1987. He was a senior lecturer in the Department of Engineering at the University of the West Indies and served as chairman of its Engineering Institute from 1994 to 1998. He also served as chairman of the state-owned oil company Petrotrin from 1991 to 1995. His seminal work, Oil, Gas, and Development: A View from the South, was published in 1990. Boopsingh was awarded Trinidad and Tobago's second highest honor: the Chaconia Medal (Gold) for his outstanding contribution to the nation.

Gregory McGuire is recognized as one of the leading energy economists in Trinidad and Tobago. He has over twenty years of cumulative experience in the energy industry, with particular emphasis on negotiating gas contracts, strategic planning, and gas marketing.