Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman says he will not be speaking on any matters pertaining to contractual arrangements on oil and gas matters and will let Cabinet guide what should be made public.
“Nothing on the contract I am discussing. I would like to take this whole issue of the publication of the contract to cabinet for guidance because it is not a Trotman issue it is a government position and I won’t be able to discuss it,” Trotman told Stabroek News last week when asked about whether government collected a signature bonus from oil company ExxonMobil when a new agreement was signed with it.
“I am not giving any comment at all until I get guidance from cabinet on anything to do with the contractual relationship,” he added.
It is unclear if ExxonMobil has