. PASA noted the concerns raised about its positioning within the CEF group of companies. The consensus was that ideally it would have been much better for PASA to be positioned outside the CEF holding company in order to dispel any perception that such an arrangement favoured PetroSA. . PetroSA assured the committee that all its modern equipment was environmentally friendly. . It was however accepted by the Committee that the regulatory framework was tightly controlled such that even PetroSA could not be afforded any favours. . A further proposal was made to hold a joint session with portfolio committee on mineral resources to try and resolve the matter regarding accountability of PASA to both the department of energy and mineral resources department. . A concern was raised that PetroSA had failed to share with the Committee on its plans to have security of gas for the future. . SFF's response to keep 10.3 million barrel as strategic stock reserve to last the country for 21 days in the event of a crisis was a ministerial directive.