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  • 2 years ago
A deep dry-docking facility is still coming to La Brea, but it's not going to happen overnight.

The Energy Minister gave an update on the project on Wednesday.

And, he urged people to beware of bogus advertisements, claiming to be offering jobs related to the project.
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00:00 It's full speed ahead with the Labre Deepwater Dry Docking Facility according to the Minister of Energy.
00:08 Where we are right now with that is we are in the process of going through the environmental.
00:13 You all know with the EMA Act you have to go through these processes.
00:17 So right now we've applied for the CEC.
00:20 Speaking at the Energy Matters breakfast event on Wednesday, Minister Yong issued a reminder that it's a government project.
00:28 That project is a government project.
00:31 And the government has a contractor that they've engaged with some time ago.
00:37 So sometimes you will see persons putting out advertisements.
00:41 Come and apply, come and do this, come and I understand they've been taking people's money.
00:46 That is fraud.
00:48 Yong said when it's time to begin hiring, the government and its partners will put out official advertisements.
00:55 The government is focusing on the international maritime industry as part of diversifying the economy according to the Energy Minister.
01:04 We're perfectly placed geographically when you're coming down through the Panama Canal or going up to the Panama Canal.
01:11 For ships just to come in here, do the repairs, they need to get their supplies, etc.
01:15 There are also plans in the pipeline for West Trinidad.
01:19 We're also pursuing a floating dry dock in Chagaramas, a state-of-the-art floating dry dock that we're hoping to replace.
01:28 The government purchased the carry dock facility.
01:32 Anne Selm Gibbs, TV6 News.
01:34 Fox26houston.com, and I'm
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