The U.S. is keeping a close eye on Jamaica and Trinidad — here’s why it matters for global oil

In January 2026, the United States seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and took control of the country's oil flows. While the world watched Caracas, something else was happening — quietly, deliberately — in the Caribbean Sea south of Jamaica. A British-listed exploration company just completed the most technically decisive offshore survey in Jamaican history. 42 sediment cores pulled from the seabed. 1,189 km of ocean floor mapped. Lab results that returned the first serious scientific evidence of an active petroleum system offshore this island. At the same time, Trinidad and Tobago — the Caribbean's energy king for over a century — is watching its gas production fall nearly 50% from its peak, its biggest supply deal with Venezuela evaporated by American foreign policy, and its regional dominance beginning to crack. This is not a story about one country finding oil. This is a story about an entire region being repositioned on the global energy map — and the United States is not just watching. It is actively shaping what comes next. In this video, we break down: → Why the U.S. National Security Strategy names Caribbean energy as a core strategic priority → What the Walton-Morant seabed survey actually found — and what it means in plain language → How Trinidad's energy empire is crumbling in real time → Why Guyana's 900,000 barrel/day oil boom is the blueprint Jamaica is following → What a Jamaica oil discovery would mean for CARICOM, for the region, and for the global energy map The Caribbean you thought you knew is changing. And the people who stand to gain or lose the most are already paying close attention. Subscribe and help us reach 50,000 subscribers →    / @platinumpulse-p6y   📧 Business enquiries: [email protected] ───────────────────────────── ⚠️ DISCLAIMER This video is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All information presented is based on publicly available sources cited below. Nothing in this video constitutes financial, investment, or legal advice. The exploration programme discussed is in its early stages. No commercial oil discovery has been confirmed offshore Jamaica. Platinum Pulse makes no claim regarding future outcomes of ongoing exploration activities. ───────────────────────────── 📚 SOURCES • United Oil & Gas PLC — SGE Survey Analysis Update (April 2026): energy-pedia.com • Jamaica Observer — United Oil & Gas Completes Seabed Survey (March 2, 2026) • Jamaica Gleaner — United Oil & Gas Completes Derisking Surveys (March 8, 2026) • Jamaica Observer — Offshore Oil Test Enters Defining Phase (February 25, 2026) • United Oil & Gas PLC — Walton-Morant Licence Overview: uogplc.com • ExxonMobil — Stabroek Block Production Milestone 900,000 bopd (November 2025) • U.S. EIA — Guyana Crude Oil Production Report (December 2025) • Energy Chamber of T&T — Oil & Gas Production Data Q1 2025 • Trinidad Express — From Crisis to Cautious Recovery (May 2026) • Enerdata — Trinidad and Tobago Energy Profile 2024–2025 • Chatham House — Trump Wants U.S. Energy Dominance (February 2026) • Atlantic Council — U.S. Needs a New Caribbean Policy (March 2025) • AS/COA — Energy, Security and Trade Top Rubio's Caribbean Agenda (April 2025) • SKNIS — Rubio Calls for Deeper Energy Partnership with Caribbean (February 2026) • Council on Foreign Relations — Oil, Power and the U.S. Move in Venezuela (January 2026) • PIIE — Latin America in a Vise: Trump Corollary vs. China's 2025 Policy Paper (February 2026) • Al Jazeera — Trump U-Turn: Venezuelan Oil and Cuba (February 2026) ───────────────────────────── © Platinum Pulse. All rights reserved. #JamaicaOil #CaribbeanEnergy #PlatinumPulse #JamaicaOil #CaribbeanEnergy #TrinidadAndTobago #GuyanaOil #USForeignPolicy #MarcoRubio #OilDiscovery #CaribbeanGeopolitics #EnergyNews #JamaicaNews #GlobalOil #OffshoreOil #WaltonMorant #PlatinumPulse #CARICOMNews #OilAndGas #EnergyPolitics #JamaicaEconomy #TrinidadEnergy #CaribbeanBusiness