The Public Procurement Commission says there is no merit to the Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) position that the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between the government and ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary violates the public procurement law.
“We are disputing the statement made that the Procurement Act is relevant to the issuing of licences to persons interesting in exploring for petroleum products,” Head of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Carol Corbin told Stabroek News in an interview.
“The whole area of issuing of licences for exploration and production is not a procurement of goods and services for government. The Procurement Act governs the procurement of goods services and works by government entities. Now there is a specific Act which governs petroleum exploration and production,” she added while holding the Petroleum Exploration and Production Act.
