Energy Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal and Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries Ernesto Kesar were taken on a guided plant tour of Atlantic’s liquefaction processes and integrated safety systems earlier this week.
The tour featuring the ministers and acting permanent secretary Karinsa Tulsie was part of the LNG company’s 13th annual Process Safety Week, which was held on 29th and 30th July 2025 at its Point Fortin facility under the theme “Back to Basics: People, Process, Safety Fundamentals.”
In a release on Thursday, Atlantic said Process Safety Week has been an important part of Atlantic’s reinforcement of a culture of safety, increases process safety awareness and bringing focus to the everyday behaviours and systems that support safe, reliable operations across the organisation.
Adam Lowmass,executive vice president and country chair of Shell Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, emphasised that process safety is not a two-day event but a daily discipline critical to sustaining Atlantic’s role in the national economy. He challenged employees to focus on the basics, such as Management of Change, preparation for work, and barrier health, and to take personal ownership of safety through small, consistent actions.
Lowmass also urged greater industry collaboration and curiosity, highlighting the need to learn not just from failures, but from the practices that keep performance strong.
Shell has a 45 per cent ownership stake in Atlantic.
Jean Andre Celestain, CEO of Atlantic said, “Process Safety Week is more than an annual observance. It’s part of how we keep safety real, relevant, and rooted in our day-to-day actions.”
The release stated, ‘With continued participation from shareholders BP Shell and NGC, Process Safety Week remains one of Atlantic’s most important knowledge sharing and engagement platforms, fostering a collective sense of accountability and is a shared vision for safe operations.”
The event featured a series of presentations, refresher sessions, quizzes, and interactive booths hosted by Atlantic, Shell Trinidad and Tobago and bpTT, employees and contractor personnel had the opportunity to engage with process safety tools, apply key principles in real-time scenarios, and participate in discussions around practical safety challenges.