We are able to confirm that BPC is moving ahead with plans to drill in our pristine Bahamian waters in December 2020.  The Stena IceMAX vessel is schedule to arrive in Bahamian waters on December 15.

We are not happy with the response from our Minister of the Environment, knowing the social and economic value of our marine environment. 

We thank you for your support and help to push this online Petition. It has reached a milestone of over 40,000 signatures.  We need more signatures!! We need your help!

The islands of The Bahamas are only a few short miles off the Florida coast, and BPC’s plan flies in the face of recent U.S. efforts to better protect its coastline and the Atlantic Gulf Stream current from offshore drilling. In April 2020, sixteen Members of Congress wrote a letter to the U.S. State Department urging them to use their diplomatic channels to halt the proposal. And now, with bipartisan support, the U.S. federal administration has strengthened Florida’s existing offshore drilling moratorium. 

Astronauts circling the Earth have described The Bahamas as the most beautiful place on the planet. Let’s not risk community health or place these pristine coral islands at risk, along with their abundant fish and dolphins, supported by one of the largest coral reefs in the world. And let’s not threaten the beaches of the Eastern U.S., just a few dozen miles downstream of the prevailing currents.

A major oil accident in The Bahamas could devastate our exceptional coral reefs and fishing-and-tourism-based economy for decades. Marine life like bottlenose dolphins and sea turtles would be especially vulnerable as seen in the BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Disaster. The Bahamian Prime Minister Minnis has the power to stop the drilling! Let's push more to building a stronger voice to remind him of this.