Santa Flora is a community in the Republic of

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

. It is located in southern

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, and is administered by the

Siparia Regional Corporation Siparia is a region of Trinidad and Tobago in the southwestern portion of the island. The Region of Siparia is a Regional Corporation, which handles local government functions. The Siparia Regional Corporation is headquartered in Siparia. Other ...

History

After the discovery of light crude in the Palo Seco oilfield, the Trinidad Petroleum Development Company (TPD) established a refinery in Santa Flora in the 1930s. British Petroleum later acquired TPD and built its head offices in Santa Flora as it consolidated its assets in the Siparia region. During the

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in 1969, BP's assets were purchased by the government. State-owned

Petrotrin Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (Petrotrin) was a state-owned oil company in Trinidad and Tobago. Its principal activities were the exploration, development and production of hydrocarbons in addition to the manufacturing and mar ...

operated a small petroleum refinery in Santa Flora from 1993 until the company's closure on 30 November 2018.

References

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