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Bahamas expects to strike oil – Businessweek

Bahamas Petroleum Co is looking for a partner to raise at least $100 million to drill the country’s first exploration well in about 27 years, reports Businessweek today. BPC holds five licenses covering more than four billion barrels of potential oil resources and is seeking three more with Statoil ASA. 

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Friday, April 19, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
Eduard Gismatullin

April 19, 2013 (Bloomberg/Businessweek) — Bahamas Petroleum Co. (BPC), the only explorer searching for oil off the Atlantic archipelago, expects to find crude even after efforts off nearby Cuba failed.

A seismic study by Bahamas Petroleum, or BPC, showed that the Great Bahama Bank may have oil at shallower water depths, making it easier to drill, and a layer of salt keeping the crude in place, Chief Executive Officer Simon Potter said in London.

BPC is looking for a partner to raise at least $100 million to drill the country’s first exploration well in about 27 years. It holds five licenses covering more than 4 billion barrels of potential oil resources and is seeking three more with Statoil ASA. (STL) The nation in March allowed exploration to go ahead on the condition a referendum be called before the first oil is pumped.

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