Trinidad and Venezuela Declare a New Era, With Energy in the Frame

Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar and Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez signed a cooperation statement in New York, reviving the question of cross-border gas.

Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela have declared what both sides called a new era in their relationship. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez signed a joint statement in New York committing to cooperation on trade, energy, security, and air connectivity, with reciprocal visits planned.

The statement is a framework, and no gas volumes or figures were disclosed. But the energy line is the one that matters for Port of Spain. Trinidad's gas output has been in long decline, and cross-border fields shared with Venezuela have for years been the most obvious source of new supply. A thaw, even a cautious one, revives a prospect that sanctions and politics had frozen.

The straddle is hard to miss. In the same week, Trinidad and Tobago put its name to a United States-led hemispheric statement, then warmed relations with Caracas. For a small energy economy caught between two larger powers, both moves are about the same thing: keeping the gas flowing.

Sources: CNC3, Trinidad Express, TTT News and the Jamaica Observer (September 23, 2026). The joint-statement text was not yet public at the time of writing.