While acknowledging missteps by his government, former Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson on Thursday urged the new administration to commit and act to ensure safe and environmentally-sound operations in the oil and gas sector.
During his contribution to the budget debate, APNU+AFC parliamentarian Patterson told the National Assembly that the ongoing controversy surrounding flaring by ExxonMobil and its partners in the Stabroek Block signaled that the company had no intention to live up to its promise of zero flaring from day one.