Schlumberger Guyana Inc, which has rebranded itself as SLB globally, yesterday confirmed it has submitted a new application to the Environmental Protection Agency for the operation of its RA source storage and calibration building that include radioactive source storage at Houston, East Bank Demerara.
The new application comes in light of the December 2022 court ruling against it by Justice, Nareshwar Harnanan, following a legal challenge by residents of Houston.
“SLB acknowledges the ruling of Justice Harnanan in relation to the Construction and Operation Permits previously granted to SLB by the EPA and, in compliance with said order, has submitted a new application to the EPA for the operation of its RA source storage and calibration building,” the company’s Guyana office last night said in response to enquiries from this newspaper. It added that as a company operating here, it remained “committed to respecting the laws and regulations of the countries in which we work and the sustainable development of Guyana.” Efforts to contact the Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Kemraj Parsram for a comment proved futile. Calls to his phone went unanswered.
