Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Fiji Grants Oil Exploration Licences

The Fiji Government has granted three companies licences to explore oil in Fiji waters while a few other overseas companies have shown interest to do deep sea mining here.

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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous2:07 AM

    Yo man, been a long time.

    This is a terrible idea. The image of Fiji with unspoilt beaches and pristine environment will take a hit if this ever becomes a promise.

    I thought we were working on cassava-based ethanol?

    Natural resources do not bring wealth... just ask the Nigerians. It only brings corruption and pollution.

    Everyone dreams of the payday that striking oil would bring... in reality, it would only bring catastrophe.

    I, for one, am hoping they find NOTHING out there.

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  2. Time will tell, aye? Thanks again for the comments.

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