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Government 'Has Played Down' Oil Spill Severity
December 06, 2012
Government 'Has Played Down' Oil Spill Severity
The Government has "played down" the severity of an oil spill in Grand Bahama, according to the Maritime watchdog website "Tradewinds", which revealed in an article that "thousands of gallons" of heavy fuel oil leaked into the ocean from a damaged cargo ship Monday.
TXO Pursues Oil Recovery Plant
September 25, 2012
TXO Pursues Oil Recovery Plant
A major oil and gas investment company has bought an additional 6.54 percent stake in the Grand Bahama Group Limited (GBG) in an effort to acquire land for a hydrocarbon recovery plant (HRP).
GB Shipyard Targets Oil Rigs By 2013
August 28, 2012
GB Shipyard Targets Oil Rigs By 2013
Executives from the Grand Bahama Shipyard have returned from a conference in Houston, Texas, in a bid to secure major contracts in the oil rig business.
The shipyard anticipates it should achieve its first contracts by next summer, if the bidding process goes well.
Size of oil spill still a mystery
September 30, 2019
Size of oil spill still a mystery
FOUR weeks after Hurricane Dorian, Equinor still does not know how much oil was spilled from its South Riding Point facility in East Grand Bahama or the exact parameters of the land area that was affected, an official said...
The Great oil Debate
March 18, 2013
The Great oil Debate
If Bahamas Petroleum Company's (BPC) calculations are correct, there is a super-giant oil field lying beneath Bahamian waters. All that needs to be done to get the nearly nine billion barrels of oil it believes is likely there, is to figure out exactly where it is, and go get it without spilling a single...
January 15, 2013
BNT Public Meeting: Oil In The Bahamas - A Perspective
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island - Oil in The Bahamas - A Perspective with Neil Sealey, former College of The Bahamas senior lecturer in geography will take place on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 at The Rand Nature Centre at
7pm. This is a public meeting - all are welcome.
BREAKING: Tanker Spills Thousands Of Gallons Of Oil
December 03, 2012
BREAKING: Tanker Spills Thousands Of Gallons Of Oil
A major oil spill has occurred three miles off of Grand Bahama, The Tribune can confirm.
Government Says It Has No Answers Yet On Oil Spill
December 05, 2012
Government Says It Has No Answers Yet On Oil Spill
The Ministry of the Environment is continuing to monitor the flow of an oil slick in Bahamian waters as an "in-depth investigation" into how a cargo ship leaked the oil continues, Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin said yesterday.
Probe launched into oil spill off Eight Mile Rock
September 30, 2015
Probe launched into oil spill off Eight Mile Rock
An investigation has been launched into the source on an oil spill off Eight Mile Rock on Monday that stretched approximately a mile west
March 18, 2013
No Formal Position yet by Nat'l Trust on Oil Drilling
Bahamas National Trust (BNT) Executive Director Eric Carey said the trust has not developed a formal position on the government's plans to allow for the exploratory drilling of oil before a referendum on the issue. "There are the extreme of views," said Carey in an interview last week.
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