The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has granted a Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) No. CEC7201/2026 to Primera Oil and Gas Limited (Primera), a subsidiary of Touchstone Exploration (Trinidad) Limited, for the drilling and production of natural gas and condensate at the existing Carapal Ridge-3 well site within the Central Block, Moruga.
This approval follows the successful performance of the Carapal-3 well and enables the development of two wells designed to increase national gas output from a newly identified gas-charged reservoir. The project will utilise an already developed surface well location, significantly reducing potential environmental risks, minimising additional land disturbance, and optimising existing infrastructure.