Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar has made it clear that Trinidad and To­ba­go’s po­si­tion on the Drag­on gas field re­mains un­changed, de­spite the re­moval of Venezuela Pres­i­dent Nicolás Maduro and re­newed spec­u­la­tion about whether the stalled project may now have a life­line.

Re­spond­ing to a ques­tion from Guardian Me­dia on whether the re­moval of Maduro had pos­i­tive­ly al­tered the prospects for Drag­on gas, Per­sad-Bisses­sar yes­ter­day stressed that the re­source be­longs to Venezuela and that any de­ci­sion on its de­vel­op­ment rests sole­ly with a le­git­i­mate­ly elect­ed Venezue­lan gov­ern­ment.

“Drag­on gas is the prop­er­ty of the Venezue­lan peo­ple. When­ev­er they choose a leader through free and fair de­mo­c­ra­t­ic elec­tions, that leader will make a de­ci­sion on Drag­on gas,” the Prime Min­is­ter said.