Profile

Elizabeth Mannette, a Harvard-educated, former Senator in the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, provides legal and government relations advice to companies seeking to enter the energy sector in Trinidad and Tobago. She is a former legal advisor to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago on major energy projects, including Atlantic LNG Train 4, petrochemical, metals and power projects.

Her key strengths:

• Experience in advising on the legal, regulatory and policy implications of energy projects, and structuring project and commercial agreements, joint venture arrangements, management contracts and supply and offtake agreements;
• Ability to ensure international companies understand and work with host government’s objectives;
• Effective at building relationships with Government Ministers, public officials and regulators;
• Strong personal presence, effective speaker and communicator.

Current

• Advisor to developer of US $1.3 billion petrochemical project incorporating syngas refinery, ammonia, methanol and downstream options;
• Legal advisor to joint venture partner in Aluminium smelter and rod, wire and cable plants to be established in Trinidad and Tobago;
• Advisor to joint venture partner in full value chain LNG project proposed to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago