RE: Link17 Aug 2019 11:38
This is the letter from the link that Ivy kindly posted.
Frontera Resources makes formal complaints to US government agencies, in particular the US Department of Energy, the US Department of Commerce, the US Department of the Treasury, and the Office of the US Trade Representative for violations in determining winners of the PSA competition for the Dolphin site.
This is stated in a letter to Taylor English Duma addressed to the Minister of Energy Igor Nasalik
The law firm Taylor English Duma LLP noted that Ukraine will receive significant benefits by observing transparent and fair public competitive procedures, such as those that were first announced on the Dolphin site.
It was with this promise that Frontera Resources decided to take part and spend their time and resources in Ukraine. Unfortunately, if the procedure associated with such a public competition is not followed in accordance with established internationally recognized standards of integrity and transparency, and in return an advantage is given to local participants with dubious qualifications and backgrounds, US oil and gas companies will not be interested in introducing them in the future investments and technologies in the oil and gas sector of Ukraine.
We hope that the Commission will nevertheless properly consider the results of the tender for the Dolphin site, and the Government of Ukraine will make a final decision on September 12, 2019.