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August 29, 2023
Local fuel prices nearing $6 per gallon as crude oil costs increase
BAHAMAS Petroleum Retailers Association Vice-President Vasco Bastian said an increase in crude oil prices explains why gas prices are nearing $6.
CONTAMINATION FEAR FROM BPL FUEL SPILL: North Andros residents concerned over health impact to groundwater
August 15, 2023
CONTAMINATION FEAR FROM BPL FUEL SPILL: North Andros residents concerned over health impact to groundwater
RESIDENTS fear the groundwater in Nicholls Town, North Andros, has been contaminated with diesel, potentially harming the community's health after a Bahamas Power & Light pipeline leaked large quantities of fuel.
August 04, 2023
'Substantial progress' in fuel oil spill clean-up
Buckeye Partners are reporting "substantial progress" in the recovery and clean-up of the fuel oil spill at its marine terminal in Grand Bahama.
CEO: New BPL engines not providing fuel savings
July 28, 2023
CEO: New BPL engines not providing fuel savings
Bahamas Power and Light's (BPL) brand new engines were not installed as originally planned in 2019, and therefore have not been providing the fuel savings the utility and government had hoped, BPL Chief Executive Officer Shevonn Cambridge said yesterday. Cambridge was responding to media inquiries about the engines, that stemmed from comments made in the ...
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Rising Sea Temperatures "Adds Fuel to the Fire"
July 27, 2023
Rising Sea Temperatures "Adds Fuel to the Fire"
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - We've all been feeling the heat this summer, but some are saying the more concerning temperature numbers are those coming from the seas.
FOCOL assisting BPL on contaminated fuel probe
July 24, 2023
FOCOL assisting BPL on contaminated fuel probe
FOCOL is assisting Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) with investigations into contaminated fuel, the company's Chief Executive Officer Dexter Adderley told members of the media on Thursday, on the sidelines of FOCOL's launch of its Smartpass app.
FOCOL Launches Smartpass Mobile Fueling App
July 22, 2023
FOCOL Launches Smartpass Mobile Fueling App
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - FOCOL Holdings Limited launched their new FOCOL Smartpass Mobile Fueling app that allows customers to pay for gas at the pump without having to go to the cashier.
Sears on BPL fuel charge: No relief until next year
June 21, 2023
Sears on BPL fuel charge: No relief until next year
While the sliding scale increase of Bahamas Power and Light's (BPL) fuel charge continues and is "working well" to improve the utility's fuel bills, there won't be any relief on power bills until next year, according to Minister of Works and Utilities Alfred Sears.
June 07, 2023
Saudi oil production cuts fuel concerns of soaring prices locally at the pump
SAUDI Arabia's plan to cut oil output is exacerbating petroleum retailers' concerns over their current price-controlled margins regime, according to Vasco Bastian, vice president of the Bahamas Petroleum Dealers Association.
June 06, 2023
PM on fuel margin: 'There has to be balance between profitability and affordability'
PRIME Minister Phillip "Brave" Davis said his administration believes gas retailers can profit in the current business environment despite their complaints and demands for adjustments to the price-controlled margin regime.
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