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Without a feasibility study we would be at the mercy of contractors - Stabroek News

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Now that Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has decreed that the gas-to-shore project is a “no brainer”, implying that it is viable without a feasibility study, one is left to ponder how this could be the case when we do not know how much the project will cost.

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