WILLEMSTAD - In a press release, the owner of the refinery installations, the Curaçao Refinery (RdK) responded to the reports about forged documents in the process of finding a new operator for the refinery. RdK indicates that for some time now, they have been negotiating with Caribbean Petroleum Refinery (CPR) to reach a multi-year agreement to operate the refinery and the Bullen Bay terminal.
“During this negotiation, beginning with the process to choose a preferred bidder, transparency and caution have been two fundamental elements for both parties. To guarantee this, all documents are analyzed and verified legally, and where it is necessary there is a forensic investigation,” says RdK.
“Recently it became known that one of the possible investors has presented some documents that looked suspicious to RdK and CPR. After CPR informed RdK about this, RdK requested an investigation. The result of this investigation indicates that the chances are high that either one or more documents are forged. Nevertheless, there are no indications that CPR itself has forged these documents or is involved in this. RdK and CPR immediately stopped all communications with the investor,” RdK stressed.
Although both parties had to halt communications with this investor, they indicate that they will continue negotiations to reach a Heads of Agreement as soon as possible.