Africa-Press – Seychelles. Sale of tanker Seychelles Pride as per replacement strategy,
The Seychelles Petroleum Company board of directors has acknowledged that the government was not formally informed by the company of the sale of one of its tankers, the Seychelles Pride, and also confirmed that the sale of the tanker was as per the replacement strategy and all the proceeds associated with that sale have been received.
This came out in a communique released by the Seychelles Petroleum Company (Seypec) last night after all efforts to obtain an interview on the subject were met with disapproval.
The communique reads:
“As per yesterday’s (Tuesday’s) announcement, the Ministry of Finance has advised that Conrad Benoiton is on suspension as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Seypec and that in the interim, the Seypec board of directors has appointed Sarah Romain, general manager for commercial, as acting CEO.
“The Ministry of Finance has likewise advised that there is an investigation relating to the suspension of the chief executive officer.
“The board acknowledges that the government was not formally informed by the company of the sale of the tanker.
“The board confirms that the sale of Seychelles Pride was as per the tanker replacement strategy of Seypec and that all the proceeds associated with that sale have been received.
“Pending the outcome of the inquiry, the board of directors and Seypec management will not be making any further comments on the matter.
“Seypec remains a company where hardworking employees are its backbone and we are committed to supplying the energy needs of the country.”
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