Touchstone Exploration said it has delivered the first gas from its Coho facility.
Commissioning started on 27 September 2022 with the first commercial deliveries on 10 October at an estimated production rate of approximately 10.5mln cubic feet per day gross.
Coho is in the Ortoire block, where Touchstone has an 80% operating working interest and Heritage Petroleum 20%.
It is the first onshore natural gas project to come onstream in Trinidad and Tobago in more than 20 years, Touchstone said in a statement.
The group said it had also sold the 2.7-kilometre, 6-inch gathering line tying in Coho to the Baraka natural gas facility to The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC).
Paul Baay, Touchstone’s chief executive, commented: "This is very exciting for the company, as Coho production represents the first stage of diversifying our product mix in Trinidad.
“The Coho facility is capable of 24mln cubic feet of gross natural gas per day, giving us the ability to potentially add incremental production volumes through a combination of additional drilling and well optimization.
“Being the first onshore gas project in over 20 years, we have learnt from the process, which we expect will provide a strong foundation for continuous improvement as we proceed with our larger Cascadura project."