In a demonstration of its ongoing sustainability commitment, The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) donated lumber to the National Centre for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) for use in its woodworking and craft programme. The lumber was the by-product of trees cleared during the Cascadura Phase I construction project, which facilitates onshore gas production from the Ortoire Block in South Trinidad. First gas was delivered in September 2023.
NGC operates under a ‘no net loss’ principle, which commits the company to redress any forest loss unavoidably incurred during its pipeline construction activities. The company’s efforts have centred on restoration of degraded forest through its reforestation programme for major pipeline builds—including the Cross Island Pipeline—and its continuation, the ‘Beyond 315’ initiative.
While delivering the Cascadura project, the company saw an opportunity to extend the life of felled trees by converting them into useful lumber, which could in turn be used to generate income.
