Oil spills in Trinidad and Tobago’s Gulf of Paria
On July 6, 2018, the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian reported an oil and gas well rupture in the Gulf of Paria: Fishermen are bracing for losses after an abandoned oil well ruptured in the Gulf of Paria, shooting emissions of oil and gas 40 feet up from the seabed. Up …
USVI Governor signs deal to reopen oil refinery
The island of St. Croix was once home to one of the largest oil refineries in the world. The refinery was closed in 2012, but plans are afoot for it to be refurbished and for oil refining operations to restart on St. Croix as early as 2019: US Virgin Islands …
Bahamian environmentalists oppose oil refinery plans
In The Bahamas, environmental activists are voicing vehement opposition to the plans for offshore oil exploration and the construction of an oil refinery on Grand Bahama. Tribune 242 reports: A host of environmental groups have formed an alliance to appeal to the government to reject moves for offshore drilling and to …
Offshore oil discovery in Suriname is “almost a certainty”
The CEO of Suriname’s state oil company is confident of a major oil find in Suriname’s offshore waters: “It’s not a question of whether we will find oil offshore, it’s a question of when,” says Rudolf Elias, Managing Director and CEO. “Chances of success are greater than 50% and I …
Case concerning oil company environmental permits goes before Guyana’s Court of Appeal
A court case concerning the issuance of environmental permits to companies engaged in oil exploration in Guyana’s waters went before the Guyana Court of Appeal earlier this week: The Court of Appeal on Tuesday began hearing arguments, though not yet substantive, on the High Court’s decision to throw out a …
Caribbean oil discoveries trigger big offshore technology contracts
From Offshore Support Journal, and article about the ongoing developments in offshore oil exploration in the Caribbean: A string of deep-water discoveries in the Caribbean has triggered a torrent of activity in the offshore supply industry, as one nation after another invites the exploration industry to drill for hydrocarbons in …
Oil find in Jamaica
The recent discovery of two onshore oil seeps in Jamaica has raised hopes about future oil exploration: Jamaica could be sitting on oil. Two independent live oil seeps have been discovered in different parts of the island – the first documented occurrence of ‘live’, or flowing, oil from onshore Jamaica, …