1 September 2004
Jamaica: If at first you don't succeed ...
WHETHER THE country's hydrocarbons prospects are sufficient to attract international oil companies should become clearer by the end of the year, when Jebco will publish its findings on the subject. The UK seismic firm was hired earlier this year by state-owned Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), which promotes all forms of energy development in the Caribbean island nation, to come up with firm recommendations on how the country can revive its exploration programme. It has taken a fresh look at existing seismic data, acquired onshore and offshore over a 30-year period, as well as well logs, geo-chemical information and aeromagnetics. Between 1955 and 1985, 12 separate seismic surveys were
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