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Darville: Did Equinor pay penalties for oil spill?
Darville: Did Equinor pay penalties for oil spill?
AN environmentalist is asking whether Equinor has paid financial penalties associated with the environmental damage caused by an oil spill in 2019 and inadequate efforts to remedy the spill.
Sun Oil Limited Continues Investment in Nation's Youth
For the third consecutive year, Sun Oil Limited has supported the Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year Foundation by funding scholarships for students who ?go the extra mile?...
Cascarilla Oil To Be Used To Make Perfume
Cascarilla Oil To Be Used To Make Perfume
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation is planning on using one of our natural resources in a unique way.
Sustainability First: BREEF Weighs In On The Dangers of Oil Spill
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - For the past month, news of an oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago has dominated news in the region.
No Safe Passage: The Danger of Oil Spills
No Safe Passage: The Danger of Oil Spills
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The recent oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago has caused the government there to declare a national emergency.
Tobago Oil Spill Spreads to Bonaire
Tobago Oil Spill Spreads to Bonaire
BONAIRE - Oil from a capsized barge off the southern coast of Tobago has made its way to the Dutch Caribbean territory of Bonaire.
Appellate court denies petroleum distributor right to appeal oil leak damages award decision
Appellate court denies petroleum distributor right to appeal oil leak damages award decision
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Court of Appeal has denied petroleum distributor Rubis' request to appeal to the Privy Council a decision in which it slashed by 77 percent the damages award to a Bahamian homeowner after fuel leaks from a nearby gas station contaminated and polluted her property. On October 19, 2023, the Court of [...]
BREEF Calls For Oil Drilling Ban
BREEF Calls For Oil Drilling Ban
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - This past October, Prime Minister Philip Davis expressed his confidence that the government will meet its target of 30 percent renewable energy generation by 2030. The executive director of an environmental and educational foundation is weighing in.
Conservation advocates call on Bahamas govt to join Pacific island nations on oil non-proliferation treaty
Conservation advocates call on Bahamas govt to join Pacific island nations on oil non-proliferation treaty
CONSERVATION advocates are calling on the government of The Bahamas to join Pacific Island nations, as well as Antigua and Barbuda, among other jurisdictions, international entities and prominent individuals, in endorsing the initiative for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Shell Posts $6.2BN Profit As Oil Prices Rise Again
Shell Posts $6.2BN Profit As Oil Prices Rise Again
USA - Oil and gas giant Shell has posted strong profits helped by oil prices rising again. The energy giant reported earnings of $6.2 billion between July and September. That's up sharply over the previous quarter.