National Gas Corporation (NGC) chairman Gerald Ramdeen has praised Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for securing US backing for the cross-border Dragon gas project, calling it “the single most important and significant achievement by a sitting prime minister towards providing energy security to this nation and the region.”
“Our Prime Minister, against all odds, has delivered on her promise to return Trinidad and Tobago to its rightful position as this region’s energy hub and leader in the development of hydrocarbon resources throughout the Caribbean and wider region,” Ramdeen stated. Ramdeen made the comments as NGC issued a release congratulating Persad-Bissessar on her “historic achievement” in securing the support of the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio for the approval of the relevant Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) licences. These licences will enable the development of cross-border hydrocarbon projects with Venezuela, including the Dragon gas field.
