Sept 30 (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago has received

U.S. support to develop the Dragon gas field in Venezuela, and

it could include a license from the U.S. Treasury Department,

both the U.S. government and Trinidad said on Tuesday.

The announcement followed a meeting between Trinidad and

Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and U.S. Secretary

of State Marco Rubio in Washington.

Trinidad and Tobago has wanted to develop gas resources in

U.S.-sanctioned Venezuela near the two countries' maritime

border but was paused earlier this year after the initial U.S.

licenses were suspended.

The U.S. in April revoked a license that permitted Shell

and Trinidad's National Gas Company to develop the

Dragon gas field off of Venezuela, despite sanctions targeting

the government led by President Nicolas Maduro.

The U.S. supports the Trinidad government's Dragon gas

proposal and steps to ensure it will not provide significant

benefit to the Maduro regime, Rubio said in a statement on

Tuesday.

Shell's activities relating to Venezuela are conducted in

strict adherence to all applicable laws, regulations and trade

controls, including those of the U.S., the company told Reuters

in response to the U.S and Trinidad and Tobago statements.