Three months after Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar declared the Dragon gas deal “dead” —and five months after revoking two Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) licences to explore the Dragon and Cocuina-Manakin fields in Venezuelan waters—the United States government has reversed its decision. In four short months, the Prime Minister has delivered a profound and most remarkable contribution to our economic recovery! Speaking to the media then, she said: “The Dragon gas is dead. We should not have put everything into the Dragon gas. Persad-Bissessar also confirmed that Rubio had not raised the Dragon gas deal during a telephone call on May 3, reiterating “not at all, Dragon gas is dead.” On whether she would pursue the deal with Venezuela, she added: “Not at this point in time.