Young meets new Woodside Energy executive

Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young met with executives of Woodside Energy, including its incoming executive vice president on July 26 and agreed to continue its open communication and partnership.

A ministry release said Young met with incoming executive VP and chief operating officer, international, Daniel Kalms, along with the incumbent, Shiva McMahon. Also present were Woodside's country manager Kellyanne Lochan and corporate affairs manager Dr Carla Noel-Mendez.

The release said Kalms commended Young on being proactive with the industry and its resources. It said the Woodside Energy executives also congratulated Young on the recent signing of the unprecedented Cocuina licence.The release said Kalms went on to provide insight into the relationship between Trinidad and Tobago and the recent agreement for Woodside Energy’s acquisition of Tellurian and Driftwood LNG.

It said Kalms said Woodside is committed to growing its international business and that the deep-water Calypso Project is set to benefit along with market opportunities for Trinidad and Tobago, "especially due to this country’s existing infrastructure and attractive proximity to the Atlantic and Pacific routes for LNG."

Young emphasised that Trinidad and Tobago continues to work with stakeholders to meet global energy demand and intends to foster state participation across the entire natural gas value chain.