Oil company still searching for partner to drill in The Bahamas

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Oil company, environmental groups agree to discontinue judicial review

Challenger Energy Group (CEG) and local environmental groups have agreed to discontinue the judicial review of the Perseverance #1 exploratory well, both sides revealed in recent press statements, with the environmental groups warning CEG and any other group hoping to explore for oil in The Bahamas that any project will be aggressively challenged.

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Environmentalists say ban oil drilling now that licenses expired

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Ministry of the Environment confirms oil drilling licenses have expired

The Ministry of the Environment confirmed yesterday that the licenses held by Challenger Energy Group, formerly Bahamas Petroleum Company, have expired.

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Equinor progress on Grand Bahama oil spill

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.

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Stat Oil Company brings Christmas to East Grand Bahama

Freeport, Bahamas
- Stat Oil Company provided lunch and gifts for three Grand Bahama
Island schools this week. Students from McLeans Town, High Rock and
Freetown enjoyed lunch and each received a present...

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Oil spill a direct financial risk for The Bahamas, says environmentalist

Local oil drilling opponents continue to call for drilling to be banned altogether, contending that this country would be financially liable for any oil that reaches the United States and other countries, should there be any type of spill. Executive Director of the Bahamas Reef Environmental Educational Foundation (BREEF) Casuarina McKinney-Lambert said yesterday during a virtual ...
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Florida senators want Bahamas, US prepared for oil spills

Two United States senators are urging US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to engage with the Bahamian government to ensure that both countries are prepared to respond to any oil spill threats that may occur during any future exploratory oil drilling in Bahamian waters.

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BPC still convinced commercial quantities of oil exist

Despite facing government consternation and environmental advocacy against oil drilling, Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) Chief Executive Officer Simon Potter said the company still unequivocally believes in the prospects of finding and producing commercial quantities of oil in The Bahamas.

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BNT Concerned about Oil Spill in East Grand Bahama

The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) continues to support the efforts of so many organisations and individuals, focused on trying to help our country, and especially the people of Abaco and Grand Bahama. We’re all focused primarily on the human element of this tragedy...

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