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Mystery oil spill leaves Adelaide beach blackened
September 15, 2014
Mystery oil spill leaves Adelaide beach blackened
THE Ministry of Transport and Aviation has pledged that determining the source of an ongoing oil leak in the Clifton Pier area is a "priority" for the Christie administration...
Sun Oil Responds to inaccurate Tabloid Report
September 09, 2014
Sun Oil Responds to inaccurate Tabloid Report
It is being inaccurately reported in the media that FOCOL Holdings, through its subsidiary company, Sun Oil Limited, supplies the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) with Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) and Diesel fuel for power generation...
Impact of Clifton oil pollution set to be revealed
September 01, 2014
Impact of Clifton oil pollution set to be revealed
Clifton-Western Bays Waterkeeper organization launched as part of fast-growing international clean water initiative...
Oil Drilling Not a Job Creator
June 20, 2014
Oil Drilling Not a Job Creator
Oil drilling in The Bahamas will likely generate work for no more than a handful of locals while putting thousands of tourism and commercial fishing jobs at risk, reEarth president Sam Duncombe warned...
June 17, 2014
Oil Exploration has been in The Bahamas since the 1940s
?Five oil exploration wells have already been safely drilled in The Bahamas using, by today?s standards, antiquated equipment and technology. BPC does not intend to have any incidents during its activities but in recognizing risks associated with our industry...
Oil drilling draft bills sent to Cabinet
March 31, 2014
Oil drilling draft bills sent to Cabinet
THE draft bills for oil drilling legislation are complete and have been sent to Cabinet, Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett said...
Civic group concerned over oil company deal
October 01, 2013
Civic group concerned over oil company deal
A civic group yesterday expressed outrage over recent comments made by Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) CEO Simon Potter over the company's terms with the government on oil drilling...
Oil drilling vote is still planned
September 27, 2013
Oil drilling vote is still planned
BAHAMIANS will still get the opportunity to vote on whether or not the country will allow commercial oil drilling, according to Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett, who criticised the opposition for misleading the public yesterday...
New oil regime coming
September 27, 2013
New oil regime coming
The government is looking to introduce a new Petroleum Act and regulations that would award greater royalties to the country if oil is discovered, Minister for the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett said yesterday...
FNM Misleading Bahamians on Oil Exploration
September 26, 2013
FNM Misleading Bahamians on Oil Exploration
The people of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas are very much aware that this Government has articulated in the past and I do so again, that we would allow exploration wells to be constructed to ascertain whether there is oil in commercially viable quantities ahead of bringing any referendum to them on this subject matter...
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