Wholly state-owned National Gas Company (NGC) has confirmed that it finalised commercial agreements with Shell Trinidad and Tobago Limited for the Aphrodite gas project, with first gas expected in the second quarter of 2027.
The agreements were finalised in early September 2026, with NGC’s pipeline and gas infrastructure expected to provide the link between Aphrodite’s offshore reserves and the domestic energy market, NGC said in a news release.
NGC chairman Gerald Ramdeen described the agreements as a major milestone for the energy sector, with the company expecting Aphrodite to add to future gas supplies for the local market and support downstream operations. “The execution of the agreements represents the results of advancing the new vision and business model of NGC directed to strengthening T&T’s energy security and providing support to our domestic energy sector,” Ramdeen said.
Ramdeen also pointed to the commercial terms negotiated with Shell, claiming they will deliver “400 per cent more value to the people of this country” than terms negotiated by the previous administration.
NGC president (Ag) Edmund Subryan said the agreement will strengthen NGC’s ability to meet commitments to downstream customers, power producers, light industrial customers and Atlantic LNG. “The execution of this agreement significantly increases the ability of NGC to satisfy its commitment to the downstream and its obligations to our power producers, light industrial customers and our allocation into Atlantic LNG,” Subryan said.
He added that NGC’s infrastructure would remain critical to moving offshore gas into the downstream sector.
NGC said the agreements followed sustained technical, commercial and legal negotiations between its teams and Shell.
The company expects Aphrodite’s gas to increase its revenue-generating capacity while adding to the supply available to the domestic energy sector.
