Shell Greenlights Aphrodite Gas Project in T&T

• SHELL Trinidad and Tobago Ltd has made a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Aphrodite project, an undeveloped gas field in the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA) in Trinidad and Tobago. According to Shell, the Aphrodite development will allow the company to incrementally expand its Integrated Gas business by leveraging existing developments in the ECMA.
• “Once online, this gas field will serve as a backfill for the country’s Atlantic LNG facility. The increased production will help to maximise the potential utilisation of Shell’s existing assets,” Shell stated in a release issued a short while ago.
• “By increasing the gas supply to Atlantic LNG, the project will not only serve to fortify the domestic gas market, it will also boost the local petrochemical and power-generation industries.” he added. Shell stated that the Aphrodite field remains subject to regulatory approvals.
• Once approved, production is expected to begin in 2027 with peak output projected at approximately 18,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). Once all applicable regulatory approvals are received, Shell will be the operator of Aphrodite with a 100.0% working interest under the Block 5a Production Sharing Contract & Block E Production Sharing Contract.
• This project helps to deliver on Shell’s ambition to solidify its leading position in liquified natural gas (LNG) by growing sales by as much as 5.0% per year through to 2030. According to Shell’s LNG Outlook 2025, Asian economic growth is expected to drive a 60.0% rise in LNG demand to 2040.

(Source: Trinidad Express)