Waterkeeper Alliance: After Drilling Bust Off the Bahamas, Groups Call for Permanent Ban
February 12, 2021
February 12, 2021
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 -- Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following news release:
After facing months of opposition from local, national, and international environmental groups, Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) this week abandoned and sealed their exploratory well in Bahamian waters -- about 150 miles away from the Florida coastline where a ban on offshore oil drilling exists. Following this failed attempt, BPC has indicated a desire to continue exploratory drilling in Bahamian waters. Gr . . .
After facing months of opposition from local, national, and international environmental groups, Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) this week abandoned and sealed their exploratory well in Bahamian waters -- about 150 miles away from the Florida coastline where a ban on offshore oil drilling exists. Following this failed attempt, BPC has indicated a desire to continue exploratory drilling in Bahamian waters. Gr . . .