Gaskin dismisses `chicken feed’ criticism of ExxonMobil deal

Dominic Gaskin

Business Minister Dominic Gaskin has told a local private sector oil and gas forum that the Government of Guyana will not follow opponents of the prevailing contract with an ExxonMobil subsidiary down the road of calling for it to be undone and renegotiated.

In a presentation that will doubtless serve to intensify an already heated debate between government and various local individuals and institutions, Gaskin publicly associated himself with what has been the official position that the ruling APNU+AFC administration got a good deal.

His comment came at the same forum that ExxonMobil said it was not open to renegotiating the deal.