Ferreira: Nat’l decision needed on oil drilling
Govt has made no decision on whether it would allow future exploration Romauld Ferreira. FILE
The Bahamas should have a national discussion on whether it should continue to allow exploration for oil in its waters, according to Minister of Environment Romauld Ferreira.
On Monday, Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) announced that its exploratory well in Bahamian waters failed to produce oil in commercial quantities.
While the company indicated it is plugging and abandoning the exploratory well 90 miles off Andros, environmental groups have called on the government to announce a moratorium on drilling for oil.