Update 4 - Oil procurement hearings: focus on password acquisition for bids, meetings with George Farrugia

Constantly updated - Former Enemalta CEO Carl Camilleri was grilled by the Public Accounts Committee today on password procedures for the consideration of bids by the Fuel Procurement Committee. Replying to questions, he also admitted to having met Total/Totsa local representative George Farrugia after he left his post and had been seeking a new job. He also said that he had taken his office laptop and copies of his correspondence with him home after he left office, but insisted confidentiality clauses were always respected. The Public Accounts Committee resumed its hearings on the procedure followed by Enemalta and its Oil Procurement Committee regarding oil procurement in 2010. The hearings follow the findings of the Auditor-General in a report tabled some weeks ago. Mr Camilleri said he had attended all the meetings of the Fuel Procurement Committee while he was CEO, except once when he was abroad. He explained that whenever fuel was needed, the Head of Fuel sent an email to the chairman copied to him, saying what kind of fuel was needed, for which period. A call for tender was issued and sent by email to companies and agents, by the petroleum manager or the commercial...