In the face of public pressure, the government yesterday announced that sometime this month it will release the petroleum agreement with ExxonMobil subsidiary, EEGPL in its entirety which would also answer if it has received a US$20M signature bonus.
“Yes, I can say that the matter was discussed at Cabinet and what I can say also is that the Exxon contract will be made public during the month of December and that is the contract and all of its terms and conditions,” Minister of State, Joseph Harmon said at a post-Cabinet press briefing in response to questions by Stabroek News.
Since the APNU+AFC government came into office in May 2015, there have been calls from several groups for the release of the contract. ExxonMobil announced a major oil strike just days after the government entered office.
For many months, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman had
