Cabinet is expected to consider the final report of the committee appointed to examine the restart of the refinery at Pointe-a-Pierre in early 2026.

On December 4, the committee headed by former energy minister Kevin Ramnarine presented an interim report to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Energy Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal and other officals, according to a release from the Office of the Prime Minister.

The report found that despite its 2018 closure, the refinery's restart is technically, commercially and financially viable "given the current market demands for refined products and crude availability," a release from her office on December 5 said.