By Sue-Ann Wayow
MINISTER of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young is hoping to enhance relations with top officials from other energy countries as he attends the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) 24th Ministerial Meeting in Cairo, Egypt.
Young left Trinidad for Egypt last Friday to “discuss, promote and secure TT’s natural gas-based industry,” he stated in a social media post.
On Sunday, he held a bilateral meeting with Mozambique’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Carlos Joaquin Zacarias.
Young said, “Discussions surrounded the establishment of working teams from Mozambique and Trinidad and Tobago whose focus will be on the development of gas resources and learning from the experiences of Trinidad and Tobago in our use of natural gas in the production of LNG, ammonia, methanol and other petroleum chemical products. We also discussed the current global situation with respect to the need for energy security and aspects of climate change. Looking forward to working with Mozambique as we go forward.”
He then met with Venezuela’s Vice-Minister of Gas Leonardo Graterol. President of National Gas Company (NGC) Mark Loquan is also accompanying Young on the trip along with other delegates.
The GECF established in 2001 comprises 19 countries.
Official members include Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.
Angola, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Malaysia, Mozambique, Norway, Peru and the UAE are observer countries.
