ACTIVIST Joseph Darville is pleased with the efforts being made by Equinor to clean up the oil spill in East Grand Bahama, but has indicated there is still lots of remediation work to be done.

On Monday, Equinor met with representatives from Save The Bays (STB) and the Grand Bahama Utility Company at the Pelican Bay Resort, where they gave a comprehensive update of the oil spill clean up.

The Tribune was informed that corporate executives at Equinor also attended via Zoom, but did not participate.

“I am very pleased with the meeting,” Mr Darville, chairman of STB, said yesterday. “I was very happy they accommodated us; it was a very cordial and comprehensive meeting.”

STB and Waterkeepers Bahamas have been closely monitoring the cleanup efforts of the oil spill in East Grand Bahama. They have made regular visits to the area to inspect, collect samples and take photographs of the affected forest and wetlands.

Mr Darville said they were informed on Monday by a technician at Equinor that their findings show no penetration of oil to the water table in the area.

“The technician… gave a detailed analysis of what has been done so far. They dug 24 to 27 wells in the area and there is no sort of penetration of petroleum or oil products into the water table from those wells that they have dug. They have been monitoring that for over a year and they plan to do so for a certain period into the future.”

However, the environmental activist noted that there was no mention of the affected wetlands.

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