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March 12, 2024
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.

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March 07, 2024
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. 

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March 06, 2024
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.

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February 29, 2024
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.

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February 28, 2024
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 [...]

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January 03, 2024
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.

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June 19, 2019
Trans Mountain: Canada approves $5.5bn oil pipeline project

Canada has approved the Trans Mountain expansion project after a federal court sent it back for review last summer...

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December 14, 2023
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.

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November 03, 2023
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.

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September 08, 2023
Sun Oil ignites future business leaders with $10k gift to Junior Achievement Bahamas

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — In efforts to support the empowerment of aspiring Bahamian entrepreneurs, Sun Oil Limited recently announced a donation of $10,000 to Junior Achievement (JA) Bahamas. The company described the contribution as "another testament to the company's vision of fueling growth for people." Highlighting the rationale behind the donation, Fabian Fernander, Sun Oil's Marketing Ma...

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