Finding a solution to keep Aruba refinery open and running PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 16 January 2012 08:35
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A few days before Christmas, Valero executives from the head offices in San Antonio, Texas contacted the Aruba government to inform them that the refinery was suffering financial losses caused by the international economic situation.

The Aruba government is using its contacts via the network of Dutch embassies in neighboring countries Venezuela (PdVSA) and Colombia (EcoPetrol), as well as the consuls general of these countries on Aruba to reach some kind of strategic cooperation with the Valero Aruba Refinery.

The refinery accounts for 15% of our economy and the government is doing its utmost to find strategic cooperation in our region, Prime Minister Eman stated.

Minister de Meza of Finance and the Prime Minister Eman also paid a visit to Valero CEO Bill Klessee in San Antonio recently to talk about the situation.

The refinery employs some 750 people directly and further provides 4000 to 5000 jobs in the Aruban market. Regardless of the goodwill that exists between the current government and Valero "the situation remains very delicate, there must be a swift solution, but we are grateful for the time that Valero is giving us to seek for a solution," the Prime Minister said.
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