Published on
Sep 19, 2025
‘A defining moment’: Trinidad and Tobago at a crossroads as oil runs out
In 1930, Trinidad and Tobago produced more than 40% of the British empire’s oil. By the 1970s, the newly independent republic was producing 278,000 barrels of crude oil a day. For a country of just 1 million people, after the collapse of its sugar and …
Source:
The Guardian
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Center-left
