特立尼达和多巴哥油气资源状况与投资环境

Oil and Gas Resources and Investment Environment in Trinidad and Tobago

特立尼达和多巴哥是典型加勒比海岛国,国土面积狭小,油气资源以海上为主,油气产业尤其是LNG出口是其重要的支柱产业和国民经济收入来源,油气基础设施以海上管线和LNG输送为主,油气产业管理制度和法律体系完善,油气产业合作政策和财税制度与国际接轨,油气产业投资环境在加勒比海地区相对良好。由于历史、储量等原因,作为该国支柱产业的油气开采和LNG主要出口到美国、西班牙、南美诸国,近年来我国从该国进口的LNG也持续增长。特立尼达和多巴哥的天然气法律法规及财税体制等对我国发展天然气工业将有较大的借鉴价值。

Trinidad and Tobago is a typical island country in the Caribbean, with small land area. Oil and gas industry, especially the LNGexport is both the important pillar industry and also the important source of national economic income. Offshore oil and gas plays importantrole in this regard, therefore, oil and gas infrastructure is given priority to with offshore pipeline and LNG transportation. On the other side,they have perfect oil and gas industry management system and legal system, and the oil and gas industry cooperation policy and fiscal andtaxation system are in line with international practice. All this efforts they have made has led to a relatively good investment environment inthe Caribbean region. Due to historical, reserves, and other reasons, oil and gas production and LNG in this country are mainly exported toAmerica, Spain, and South America states. In recent years, China's LNG import from this country continues to grow. This paper points outthat gas laws and regulations and the fiscal and taxation systems that Trinidad and Tobago have implemented will give us a great referencevalue for developing our gas industry.