CURACAO PRIME MINISTER INTENT IN GIVIN IN THE KEY BY JUNE TO OPEN THE REFINERY
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Willemstad, Curacao. 22nd March, 2022. During an interview, Curacao Prime Minister: Mr. Gilmar "Pik" Pisas, declared that by June of this year, he will give in the Curacao oil refinery (Refineria Isla) keys to start operation again. According to previous reports, the refinery has been shut down since 2018, where the previous government was unable to find a new operator after the contract with PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. is the Venezuelan state-owned oil and natural gas company) ended and the relationship between the island and Venezuela deteriorated.
THE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
Video Transcript; 22nd March, 2022
Pisas: “One of the base that we have in these moment, about the 12 and a half percent, what is it? War! Which started (Russia and Ukraine war).”
Presenter: “Yes, because...”
Pisas: “The prices went up considerably. Your purchase power will be worsening double (2xbackward)! And now, you want me to (inaudible) here, where you want for the money to circulate and on this side you want me to cut the person's pocket making it empty, it's not in a balance! Right?”
Presenter: “And that is why the part from the liquidity sustained must stay a possibility?”
Pisas: “It must stay a possibility! And for that we are working very hard! So that for the 6 months as well, we would don't need it and there you would have a base for you to be able to argue. And if we would have gotten time, which we did not have since we sat (took power), you would have had a base within a year, because, do not forget people, I haven't spoken nothing yet! Right. The Refinery, all the binding proposals needs to be submitted on this upcoming 28th.”
Presenter: “A lot of people asked about the refinery thing.”
Pisas: “Also, on day 28, which it need to be submitted, I guarantee the people of Curacao that we will open the refinery for sure! And do you know what happened to us now?”
Presenter: “No, no, explain it one more time! Mr. Pisas, so, it means, everyone listen carefully. Speak to the camera Mr. Pisas. On the 28th.”
Pisas: “Yes, good, I will start to submit the binding proposals. Which means, the one where you show all your points and at the moment when you submit this, I will guarantee the people of Curacao that we will open the refinery for sure!”
Presenter: “When that would be?”
Pisas: “June, we have in mind to give in the key! To start. June.”
Presenter: “June, next year?”
Pisas: “No, no, June, this year! That is, because, remember well, you need to work with a time planning, if you don't work with a time planning, you won't finish! And there is one or two effects, the one that all of us know about, which are the environment and that part, must be dealt with, with high speed and remember, the refinery income, is not budgeted. I don't know if you know? Because, right now, it's on 0, right?”
Presenter: “No, let the people start flush/cleaning (spoel) the things! Flush the pipes, (inaudible), all of those things need to be done.”
Pisas: “Yes, the contractors are working. What was I saying, in between that I am not done, I won't speak on it. And now I am done! Did you check it! You know, how much criticism I got, about the refinery?”
Presenter: “The 28th is the submission of the non binding. Yes?”
Pisas: “No, right now it is the non binding, right now it will become binding. The companies will come and when the companies come.”
Presenter: “On June it will open?”
Pisas: “On June....”
Presenter: “With God will, "would like" to open the refinery!”
Pisas: “Would like.”
Presenter: “"Would like" to open it...”
Pisas: “That is what is important. So, for you to understand. Then, already, you know, when you are a positive person in life, I won't say with luck in your life, because I have always had luck in my life, a person shot at me, I don't even know where the bullet when pass by until today. Which means, when you have luck, a lot of things come. You know what...”
Presenter: “So, you went through a lot of things?”
Pisas: “A lot of things in life and I am still standing, I am still strong and look, when (inaudible)..little thing could break you. As an example, you turn and answer someone something in Parliament, and then the person feel hurt, do you know how many things are in life that could hurt you, and you let those crazy things hurt you? But that is separate! Company have come, that, separate from being interested in the refinery, they are interested in doing another type of petroleum business. Let me call it like that, petroleum.”
Presenter: “Maybe gas?”
Pisas: “Petrol chemical, gas, a lot of it! Which means, if the people can withstand strong, by the end of this year, you will find a big progress in this country and there, if we get the time, I would say to you (the Netherlands), sorry, about COHO (Netherlands concept of law), well, throw it in the garbage, then I would have tell you so!”
TRANSLATION: [Felicity: 05% - Fidelity: 95% ]
OVERALL TRANSLATION: FELICITY:05% / FIDELITY:95%
PAPIAMENTU/DUTCH : ENGLISH
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