Government should say why after three years of oil production the regulatory Petroleum Commission has not been established, Opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson says.
Patterson says that the offshore oil blocks which will go to auction soon and the regulations for the gas to shore power company, which comes on stream next year, should be guided under that regulatory body.
“It is a worrying non-development that we still have no Petroleum Com-mission, as you can recall, a draft bill was tabled in the 11th parliament (by the APNU+AFC government) and sent to a special select committee – the PPP and members of the public requested this route. Three years on, they have not amended or even presented their draft,” Patterson lamented as he called for government to update on the progress.
