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Oil company ,, Frontera Eastern Georgia " around the noise does not stop. Frontera is demanding $ 3.5 billion in damages from the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation. The dispute is pending in The Hague Arbitration Court, which was addressed by the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation and the State Oil and Gas Agency on January 15, 2018. On the other hand, Frontera demands the repayment of 84 months of its 11 months of debt. The opposition says the Georgian government is deliberately killing the US company and trying to expel it from the Georgian market. Employees are expected to receive salaries from the company.
In recent critical letters from US congressmen, the name of the company Frontera has been repeatedly voiced twice. First Republican Congressman Markuin Malin wrote a letter to George Gakharia, referring to the decline in FDI in Georgia, citing, for example, the oil and gas company Frontera, which was cited as one of the objects of harassment by the Georgian government.
Frontera Western Georgia is an American oil and gas company that has been seeking oil and gas in Kakheti, particularly in Dedoplistskaro since 1997. The company is a member of the American Chamber of Commerce.
In parallel to the arbitration dispute between the company and state agencies, 84 employees of the company are demanding 11 months of arrears , which is being held regularly by protests and sometimes by union representatives. Against this background, the opposition is actively discussing the contents of the letters of the US Congressmen, according to which the authorities are deliberately trying to obstruct the activities of the American company in Georgia.
An agreement with Frontera Resources Georgia Corporation on an equitable distribution of oil and gas production was signed in 1997. Frontera is demanding $ 3.5 billion in damages from the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation. The dispute is pending in The Hague Arbitration Court, which was addressed by the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation and the State Oil and Gas Agency on January 15, 2018. Georgian corporation and agency accuse US company of breach of contract. A foreign company in a lawsuit alleges that it was the victim of a breach of the terms of the same contract by the corporation and the agency.
Frontera's licensing area in Georgia is 5060 sq. Km and covers Dedoplistskaro, Signagi, Sagarejo, Gurjaani and Marneuli districts. The opening of the oil well in the Tariban Valley was attended by former President Eduard Shevardnadze. The former president said that foreign specialists had found a large supply of oil in Shirak, which would have been good for the economy, with Dedoplistskaro waiting for jobs.
The partnership is owned by JSC Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation's 100% shareholder, the Partnership Fund, which in turn is based on a 100% equity stake by the state. The corporation is managed by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development. Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation and Frontera are