The Congo is not for sale (CNPAV) coalition held a press conference in which it denounced the opacity in the process of selecting operators for certain oil blocks. According to Lewis Yola, oil downstream expert and member of the CNPAV, the DRC could lose up to a billion USD if the opacity is not lifted. Mr. Yola cited the example of the oil company Perenco Rep, which has already cost the DRC at least 40 million USD following the non-payment of two tax headings.
He called on the President of the Republic to take an interest in this question and to allow the Republic to bail out the public treasury. The CNPAV considers it necessary that the oil sector of the DRC be subjected to in-depth studies before deciding whether or not to effectively exploit these resources.
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