Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi, who is responsible for Private Public Partnerships, faced questions from the opposition concerning his connection to leaked FIAU reports which revealed the transfer of money from a company connected to Armada Floating Gas Services Malta, owners of the LNG tanker berthed in Marsaxlokk, to a Dubai-based company 17 Black.
The FIAU report investigated the alleged possibility that the company was created for the purpose of transferring kickbacks to then Minister for Energy Konrad Mizzi and Prime Minister Chief of Staff Keith Schembri.
Mizzi, along with current Energy Minister Joe Mizzi, was in parliament to present the security of supply agreement which was reached with Electrogas.
The Ministers stood by the project, insisting that the energy sector has transformed under the labour government with bills dropping and reduced emissions.
"Enemalta has begun making a profit, it is becoming a motor in the economy," Mizzi said.
However, when pressed for more specific figures with regards to the project, Mizzi once again hid behind claims that commercial sensitivity precluded him from divulging further.
Following their opening statements, the Minister was hounded by questions from PN MP Simon Busuttil, who asked him specifically about his links to 17 Black and Cheng Chen, a representative from Shanghai Electric Power (who purchased part of Enemalta and the BWSC) who was found to hold an offshore account in the BVI which was opened by Nexia BT, the same company which opened Mizzi and Schembri's accounts in Panama.
The Minister did not reply, and when faced with questions as to why he visited China 17 times during negotiations over the purchase, Mizzi said it was due to the complex nature of the sale.
Joe Mizzi questioned Busuttil's presence in the chamber, saying he should have left when he was no longer the leader of the opposition, "even though [he was] still trying to be."
He would also ask Busuttil to explain his role as a lawyer for Shell, specifically the aviation fuel contract.