The Stena IceMAX drillship. (PHOTO: BPC VIDEO)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — If the government wanted to get out of the Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) deal for exploratory oil drilling in The Bahamas, it could, suggested Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis yesterday.
BPC has announced that it commenced the drilling of its exploratory oil well on Sunday with drilling expected to take 45 to 60 days to complete and with “the highest environmental and safety standard”.
During the PLP’s end-of-year press conference at the party’s headquarters, Davis was asked about accusations from the Free National Movement (FNM) that the Christie administration negotiated an oil deal that short-changed the Bahamian people.