Oil and Gas Consultant, Dr. Jan Mangal, is of the firm conviction that the award of the Kaieteur and Canje Blocks by the Donald Ramotar administration just days before the General and Regional Elections 2015 amounts to daylight robbery.
During an exclusive interview with this publication, the former Petroleum Advisor to the Government said, “The issue with the Kaieteur and Canje is one of possible corruption. No country awards these two huge blocks next to a highly prospective block like the Stabroek Block just days before the results of a wildcat well are announced (ie Liza 1), and just days before a general election.”
Dr. Mangal added, “And no country awards these blocks to completely unknown and unqualified companies like Mid-Atlantic and Ratio. If one looks at the evidence from Nigeria, Liberia, etc, what happened in Guyana with the Kaieteur and Canje Blocks was daylight robbery.”
The Oil and Gas Consultant told Kaieteur News that the people of Guyana were robbed of billions of US$ by their politicians and the private sector. He said, “The people of Guyana need to become active and take an interest in how their heritage is being squandered. El Dorado has been forfeited before our eyes. And what are we doing about it? Nothing!”
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https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2019/04/21/what-happened-with-kaieteur-canje-blocks-was-daylight-robbery-dr-mangal/