As questions continue to swirl about who should he held responsible for an oil spill off Tobago and the whereabouts of the tug that was pulling the barge that capsized, Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday continued to denied that the fuel was destined for Guyana and he said that in any event the power company only takes responsibility for cargo after discharge at its contracted location.
The Prime Minister who holds responsibility for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said that it was a coincidence that GPL received word of a delay of a shipment of procured Heavy Fuel Oil from its supplier on the same day the barge was found spilling fuel into Trinidad and Tobago waters and it does not mean that the fuel destined for GPL.
Phillips is assuring the nation that GPL won’t have a fuel shortage and that the utility company is monitoring the situation, thus there should be no reason for fear or concern of a fuel shortage.