IPetroSeychelles, okuyinkampani kawoyela esekelwa uhulumeni, ithe izingxoxo zayo ne-oil minnow Sub Sahara Resources (SSR) kufanele ziphothulwe maduze, kanti uhlelo lokuhlela lungaphothulwa eminyakeni emibili ezayo.
I-Seychelles ingashesha ukuthola imvume yokuzingela uwoyela emanzini eqoqo layo leziqhingi ezishisayo emasontweni ambalwa, okuvula indlela yokumba ekupheleni kweshumi leminyaka.
Isikhulu esiphezulu uPatrick Joseph uthe: “Uma zingekho izingqinamba ezinkulu - engingacabangi ukuthi zizoba khona - kufanele siqedele izingxoxo kungakapheli inyanga eyodwa.
UMnu Joseph uthe iziqhingi zingabamba ukutholwa kukawoyela “okusezingeni lomhlaba” okususelwa ekumbiweni kwawo kokuqala kokuhlolwa. Isifunda sesenze imithombo yokuhlola yokuqala emine kuphela, emithathu yayo iphakamise ukuthi kunemithombo “enhle kakhulu” ye-hydrocarbon engamayadi ayikhulu ngaphansi kwezinga lolwandle.
Sekuseduze kakhulu ukusho ukuthi lezi zindawo ezigciniwe zingaba nenzuzo engakanani, kodwa ekujuleni kwamanzi kungase kube inketho ebiza kancane kubakhiqizi bakawoyela abanethemba, esho.
I-PetroSeychelles iqale izingxoxo ezisemthethweni ne-SSR esikhathini esingaphansi kwamasonto amabili edlule ngenhloso yokuqeda iminyaka embalwa enzima kuleli qembu, eselilahlekelwe inqwaba yabalingani abangase babe khona.
Isizinda sesiqhingi esishisayo bekugxilwe kakhulu kwenkampani kawoyela ehlulekile i-Afren ngaphambi kokuthi iphume esitokofeleni saseLondon ngemuva kokuthi. ukungena kwezokuphatha ngo-2015.
I-Ophir Energy kanye nozakwabo i-WHL Energy, inkampani yase-Australia, bobabili baphumile ekuzingeleni uwoyela ngemuva kokungqubuzana kwangaphakathi phakathi kwabo kubangele ukuthi isivumelwano sibhuntshile. Iqembu lase-Japan likawoyela namaminerali, elaziwa nge-Jogmec, nalo kuqondwa ukuthi lihlehlile ngenxa yentengo kawoyela ephansi kunaleyo ebilindelwe.
I-PetroSeychelles ikholelwa ukuthi i-SSR ingasheshisa umsebenzi wayo wocwaningo lokuzamazama komhlaba ngokwakha intuthuko eyenziwe ubudlelwano bangaphambilini, obungaphumelelanga. I-SSR ephethwe ngasese izinze e-Australia.
Kodwa-ke ukuvikelwa kwemvelo kwezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo zasolwandle kusengaphazamisa izinhlelo zokukhiqiza uwoyela wokuqala wezohwebo wezwe le-Commonwealth, abakhankasi besaba ukuthi kungalimaza imboni yabo yezokuvakasha ebalulekile.
IPetroSeychelles ixoxisana nohulumeni mayelana nokuthi uhlela ukuphatha kanjani izindawo zokongiwa kwemvelo, kodwa ithi akucaci kahle ukuthi izinhlelo zokulawulwa kwemvelo zizothuthuka kanjani eminyakeni ezayo, okungase kube yinselelo enkulu kubatshalizimali.
“Izinkomba zokuthi sisaphiwa kuze kube manje wukuthi izinhlelo zokuphatha zizoba yilolu hlobo esesivele sinalo. Kodwa kumele sikubone lokho kubhaliwe,” kutsho uMnu Joseph.
