EPA awaiting court’s written ruling before acting on Schlumberger

The EPA says it is awaiting a written ruling from the High Court on the quashing of an environmental permit to oil services contractor Schlumberger Inc before taking action.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) executive director, Kemraj Parsram yesterday told Stabroek News that his agency is preparing to review the written ruling from the court before addressing the permit. He said that while the environmental agency will act in accordance with the court ruling, for clarity they are reviewing the judge’s decision  and the orders made by the court.