Who We Are

DeNovo - From The Beginning

We make a difference through safely, rapidly, and efficiently developing and operating greenfield and brownfield assets utilising green technologies and automated processes (designed and built to industry standards) in order to deliver competitive energy molecules, all done through highly enrolled and empowered DeNovians.

DeNovo is a Trinidad and Tobago energy company focused on monetising proven natural gas reserves for use in the petrochemical sector. DeNovo currently produces natural gas from the Iguana and Zandolie fields in Block 1(a) in the Gulf of Paria, offshore Trinidad. Natural gas is then sold to the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) for use by the petrochemical sector in the Point Lisas Industrial Estate.

DeNovo was founded in 2016 commencing its first field development project, Iguana, which was a fast-tracked project delivered safely within 33 months, in November 2018. The Iguana project included the delivery of 3 producing wells, a normally unmanned installation (NUI) platform, a 45km subsea pipeline connected to DeNovo’s Gas Processing Unit (GPU) which was also constructed within the same timeframe onshore at the Pt. Lisas Industrial Estate. The Iguana 45 km pipeline was the first gas pipeline in the Gulf of Paria connected directly to the Pt. Lisas Industrial Estate. The project was delivered with Zero Lost Time Incidents (LTIs) and since commencing gas production in 2018, DeNovo has demonstrated safe and reliable operations with an uptime of over 99.8%.

DeNovo’s second field development project, Zandolie, was delivered in July 2022, within 31 months of project commencement with a one-time safe start up and zero lost time incidents. Zandolie includes a 100% renewable-powered Normally Unmanned Installation (NUI) platform that was built entirely in Trinidad and Tobago and a 17 km tie-back pipeline connected to the Iguana facility – proof of concept that Iguana can become a hub for natural gas in the Gulf of Paria. The award-winning Zandolie project is notable for its 100% renewable-powered platform and its maximisation of local content for construction and drilling.

Our HSSE Policy

  • Deliver our business with zero harm to employees, contractors, partners, suppliers and neighbouring communities.
  • Ensure that our facilities are designed, procured, constructed, commissioned and operated to enable healthy, safe, secure and sound performance.
  • Empower and require employees, contractors, partners and suppliers to stop work whenever they believe there is danger to people or the safe and secure operation of our assets.
  • Develop a culture that values good HSSE performance and recognises its link to good business performance.
  • Consult and participate with workers and worker’s representatives to drive continuous improvement in HSSE, embrace intervention in unsafe practices and conditions, share lessons learnt, work with the industry to improve practices, and learn from the experiences of others.

  • Set clear accountabilities for the delivery of HSSE activities and implement a Management System Framework (MSF) that provides a systematic risk management approach.
  • Employ a systematic approach to HSSE geared towards hazard elimination, and continuous HSSE risk reduction to business and stakeholders.
  • Deliver HSSE compliance with the law, and drive continuous performance improvement.
  • Set HSSE objectives and targets for improvement, and measure and report performance.
  • Implement environmental protection measures in our business lifecycle that are based on the prevention of pollution.
  • Ensure that contractors and consultants follow this policy when working for DeNovo in any capacity, including as our agent, on our behalf, or in our name on any business activity not excluding outsourced services.

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