Sub-committee to give Petrotrin recommendations

The Energy Sub-Committee is chaired by the Prime Minister and was appointed in March after Cabinet called for a review of the operations at Petrotrin because of the company’s falling revenues, allegations of mismanagement and falling global oil prices.

The Petrotrin Review Committee is chaired by Selwyn Lashley, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy & Energy Industries. Its other members are: Prof Chandrabhan Sharma, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of the West Indies; Helen Drayton, former Independent Senator; Robert Riley, head of safety and operational risk, competency and capability development at the BP Group in London and former chairman and CEO of BPTT; Wilfred Espinet, AeroMarine Trinidad Ltd; and Gregory Marchan and David Abdulah, representatives of the Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU). The statement says members of the Petrotrin Review Committee have agreed to remain empanelled on assignment with Cabinet until December 31.